Patna
Due to Urbanization and migration of peoples towards cities, the government has to consider about urban mass rapid transit systems which are also known as metro railways to reclaim much of the lost ground in urban planning. At least 10 metro projects are at the different phases of planning and implementation. These projects would need [...] Continue Reading »
Over the past seven years streets and flyovers silently invaded into the city’s green cover, intensifying the prickly heat. Since 2007, around 8,500 trees were brought down across the city for various construction and infrastructure projects, including widening of roads. Environmentalists alleged that the extensive tree-felling over the years contributed to the rise in average [...] Continue Reading »
National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC), a public sector company, planning to redevelop at least three government housing projects worth Rs 5,000-6,000 crore in various parts of the country. Also, the company is looking to expand its business in Africa and West Asia. NBCC Chairman Anoop Kumar Mittal informed that an agreement for makeover of a [...] Continue Reading »
Two orders worth Rs 721 crore are bagged by Infrastructure development company SPML from Bhavnagar Irrigation Project Division, Gujarat, and South Bihar Power Distribution Company, Patna. The company informed in a statement, in Gujarat SPML Infra has received an Rs 594-crore order for developing infrastructure for water supply to Bhavnagar along with a Rs 127-crore order in [...] Continue Reading »
Facing protests against the move to allot part of the Gandhi Maidan in Patna to a construction firm, the state government went ahead and cancelled the allotment and it asked the firm, Ahluwalia Contracts, to not to utilize the ground for the work related to the construction of international convention centre nearby. It has been learnt that [...] Continue Reading »
Patna: The urban development and housing board department of Bihar has planned to launch Patna metro or monorail system by 2015. This would put an end to the traffic congestion issues in the city. State urban development minister Prem Kumar has announced the news at an election meeting. He said that tenders will be invited [...] Continue Reading »
Kotak Securities (KS), the stock broking and distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group, reports that demand for cement would grow by 8 percent during FY13 and due to slow growth of capacity additions, capacity utilizations would be improving further. The research firm states that being driven by festive season, labor scarcity and also non-availability of [...] Continue Reading »
Without any basic facilities, Patna citizens are paying property tax to the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC). Issues like unsafe water, live in unhygienic condition and also delaying the new garbage collection agency’s functioning are still on the list for PMC to solve. The PMC standing committee decided to double the holding tax which includes 2.5% [...] Continue Reading »
This festival season, the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) is concerned about the cleanliness of the city. They have strictly asked the pooja organisers to keep the city clean while building pandals and immersing idols. Pooja organisers have asked to keep at least four dustbins near pandals, so that the sanitation workers an ollect the garbage [...] Continue Reading »
Four residents of Bhagwat Nagar in Patna have gone on fast-unto-death to protest the anti-encroachment drive by Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) and district administration. The civic authorities have started the demolition drive complying with the order of the Supreme Court. As many as 266 houses were built allegedly in the locality without their design approval [...] Continue Reading »
