India's urban infrastructure is growing at a phenomenal pace, but due to improper urban planning in the past, growth is not able to match the pace of economic activities in the urban areas, says Kumar Ramesh.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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Landmark: Chennai Desalination
While Chennai city was implementing several water conservation measures, the scarcity in availability of water had to be addressed through augmentation of supply. It was in this context that the city turned to an alternative source - sea water
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JNNURM needs to be a programme, not a project
With the somewhat partial success of the first round of JNNURM, the Mission hopes to leverage the advantage of learning experiences, both of its success and stumbling blocks, as it gears up to address many more cities in the second round.
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Urban Transport would see improvements along with time
One size does not fit all. As such metro alone cannot be the MRTS solution for even the largest city as can be seen globally. BRTS and Metro are both MRTS solutions. Any of them (or mix of more than one) could be appÂlicable depending on
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Independent monitoring has improved ground action
Karnataka is poised to be the fourth most urbanised state. Shambhu Dayal Meena, Secretary, Municipalities & UDAs, Government of Karnataka, discusses with Shashidhar Nanjundaiah how the state will meet new challenges in urbanisation.
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Expertspeak: Un-wasted opportunities
For a growing nation of more than a billion people and rapidly expanding urban areas, solid waste management is an issue that demands a rapid, scientific and sustainable solution ,Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management is
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Expertspeak: On matching expansion
Although a few airport projects were completed last year, most were by AAI. The tremendous pressure on the existing airport infrastructure is a reason why more private participation is needed,
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India as an emerging refining hub
In 2010, India’s total primary energy consumption was 433.3 million tonne of oil equivalent (mtoe), an increase of 5.6 per cent over 2009. Of this, 135 mt of oil contributed 31 per cent of the overall energy consumption,
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Analysis: Natural gas infra is new buzzword
In the next four years, the natural gas transmission capacity will be doubled, placing India in a good position to accomplish the goals set by energy planners and to transport the increased natural gas availability which is expected to reach 375 mmscmd by 2015.
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Connecting rural India
Telecom infrastructure in India has been largely affected by various factors, making the erection of telecom facilities expensive. The telecom ministry is considering a range of options including grants and concessions