The Maharashtra government has decided to promote the Manori-Gorai-Uttan belt as a tourism zone. The seafront of this 18 km-long enclave will be made accessible to the public by a 5 km coastal road restricted to the beach area. It will give an impetus to tourism by allowing resorts and tourist activities in green zones as well.
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Urban amenities to four Karnataka cities at Rs 450 cr
Karnataka government would take up several urban development works in Mangalore, Udupi, Puttur and Kundapur under the second phase of Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environmental Management Project (Kudcemp) at a cost of Rs 450 crore. The Project would be taken up with a loan from the Asian Development Bank, said the State Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake on August 12.
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Govt extends JNNURM term by 2 years
The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India extended the period of JNNURM by 2 more years for completion of ongoing projects or reforms. It has further approved sanctioning of new projects upto March 31, 2014 as a transitional phase. JnNURM completed its normal tenure of 7 years on March 31, 2012
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Reduce subsidies in transport
Our urban transport systems are lacking mainly due to inefficient management and improper enforcement of the traffic rules and regulations, says Tanmoy Mukherjee, Director, Statutory Planning Unit, Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA),
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Experts want govt to develop satellite towns
Experts suggest the Karnataka government to set up satellite towns around Bengaluru and provide commuter rail connectivity to these towns in order to de-congest the IT city. According to experts, it is only the development of suburban towns around Bengaluru and provision of a rail network which can reduce population concentration in the main
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Cabinet clears Rs 10 bn outlay for industrial infra projects
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the Modified Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (MIIUS) with an approved outlay of Rs 1,030 crore for the 12th Five Year Plan period. The outlay consists of Rs 450 crore for committed liability and the remaining Rs 580 crore for taking up 14 to 16 new projects including a minimum 2 projects in the N
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Parama flyover in Kolkata likely to miss Dec deadline
In Kolkata, the Park Circus-Parama Island flyover, a crucial project under Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), which was scheduled to be completed by August 2012, has now missed its revised deadline of August, 2013. There is no way it can meet its second amended deadline of December 2013. It is going to be city's longest flyover.
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Govt to finish tender for monorail project by end 2013
By the end of 2013, Kerala government would finish tender work for the proposed Kozhikode Monorail project and it would begin construction work from January 2014. The state Public Works Minister VK EbrahimKunju informed this to media persons. He also informed that the first phase of the project would not affect traders in the area. He said this referring to the protest from the Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithi (KVVES) who took out
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Govt redrafts master plan for Jodhpur
Rajasthan government redrafted the Jodhpur master plan taking into account the fact that a stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai industrial Corridor (DMIC) would fall in the city. The state government has reportedly included several different provisions in the existing master plan taking into account the fact that the DMIC would pass through Jodhpur
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International building and construction show in Mumbai
Leveraging the unprecedented growth and opportunities for suppliers of construction products offered by the Indian market, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Ministry of Urban Development, and dmg events are jointly organising The Big 5 Construct India 2013,