Urban planning
The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) on Monday said that it has decided to develop four new smart cities along the Yamuna Expressway. The new cities, along the 185-km high-speed link that connects Delhi with Agra, will come up in state’s district areas of Aligarh, Mathura, Agra and Hathras. PC Gupta, Chief executive officer [...] Continue Reading »
In April 2013, a fire destroyed a slum cluster in Bawana. Recently, over 1,200 families – at least 4,000 people – lost their homes in a fire in Masoodpur Village. The houses in the slums are built of highly inflammable discarded stuff, including wood, plastics and frayed tent material. Most of the times, the authorities [...] Continue Reading »
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation is all set to go hi-tech. The civic body has started GIS mapping of the city. The municipal corporation is hopeful that the mapping will not only help in better urban planning but also in the effective implementation of developmental schemes by providing proper measurements, size and location of buildings. It [...] Continue Reading »
Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) has ordered its officials to survey on the prevalence of proper basic services like; roads, drinking water supply and drainage in all the parts of Vijayawada city. The main agenda behind this strict survey is to know how residents in all the areas are making use of these facilities. To discuss about betterment [...] Continue Reading »
