Rural areas
On 23rd February 2015, farmers from riverbank villages in Andhra Pradesh joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Anna Hazare to protest against the amendments to the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. There were 5,000 and more Krishna riverside farmers who wanted more compensation for their [...] Continue Reading »
Among several infrastructure sectors – from road, to railway and power, there is a growing screech against the provisions of a new land acquisition law fearing a three-fold jump in acquisition cost due to the new legislation. The road transport and highways ministry has asked government to increase budgetary allocation for land acquisition, whereas the [...] Continue Reading »
Raipur- Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Brijmohan Agrawal visited four wards of the Raipur Municipal Corporation on the third day of Nagar Suraj Abhiyan. After performing bhumi puja, the Minister promised developmental works worth Rs 5.9 crore to the people of the ward. The minister also paid visits to Maulana Abdul Rauf ward, Pt Motilal [...] Continue Reading »
India Inc is unhappy with the Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill 2011 cleared by the Group of Ministers (GoM) fearing that projects costs may soar due to high land price, and cumbersome acquisition procedures. Rajeev Talwar, executive director of DLF said the Bill could affect business badly adding that projects costs will soar if [...] Continue Reading »
Feeder Segregation Project will be routed in Hyderabad to improve present power supply situations. This project is expected to improve three-phase power supply. The project has been estimated to cost Rs 3,014 crore which promises to improve worse power situations at rural areas. With the implementation of this project the state government is looking forward [...] Continue Reading »
Rajasthan is a water-deficient state and it seriously demands an awareness campaign to educate residents especially in Jaipur city about the judicious use of water. Planning Commission advisor Ranjan Chatterjee reported saying that the general agenda of the residents is to utilize the water for present moment but they are not at all aware of [...] Continue Reading »
Ranchi is nowhere free from water woes and proper sanitation problems, the residents here are also fed up with the maintenance act upheld by the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC). To clear the woes of the residents the state government is now working on bringing in fresh water policy, which will improve the prevailing situations of [...] Continue Reading »
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has come forward to favor its residents in Delhi in concern with recent hike in property tax has decided to take alternative measures to pull down the property tax payments. However the confusion prevailing is that the property tax payment is entirely different in comparison between the rural belts [...] Continue Reading »
The UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) in Lucknow is likely to issue an order about the consumers facing heavy power cuts and also prolonged supply of electricity. Under the provision of the State Electricity Act the power consumers are empowered to take over this issue to the higher authorities. However this law is not applied [...] Continue Reading »
There was an unanimous demand from all farmer organizations for a land acquisition bill. The revised draft of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill (LARR) has been sent for inter-ministerial consultations. It will be sent for cabinet approval in the first week of September and introduced in the Parliament soon after. The contents of [...] Continue Reading »
