In Hyderabad, Rs 870 crore civic projects have been proposed by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). GHMC had bagged the projects under the phase-I (2005-2012) of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The State-level committee on JNNURM works cleared the proposals for these projects recently and the project proposals would be sending to the Union Ministry for Urban Development soon.

Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) is proposed to set up a new integrated solid waste management (ISWM) system at a revised cost of Rs 96.6 crore in Panaji.

For four new mega projects of road network and sewerage system for Faridabad, the Haryana government has sought Centre's nod. The project work is involving an estimated cost of Rs 495.13 crore. The approval has been sought under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). This was informed in second meeting of State-level Steering Committee on JNNURM chaired by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda in Chandigarh on August 1.

Implementation of projects under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) is going on smoothly in Rajkot. Since 2006, the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) completed around 90 per cent of projects under the Central government-

In order to implement various projects in the sewerage, water supply, road, housing and other sectors in Ludhiana, Punjab government allocated Rs 2,499.74 crore. The amount includes Rs 1,352.20-crore to upgrade road infrastructure, including 8 laning of Ferozepur Road from Sidhwan Canal to MC limit, among others. The government allotted Rs 398.35 crore for upgrade of Ham

Planning Commission deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia asked Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to promote private participation in the development of physical infrastructure. Ahluwalia urged Goa to try and cover all urban areas with sewerage network using latest technology to achieve the goal of total sanitation in the state. He offered the Planning Commission's full support to Goa in solid waste management and to make Goa plastic free

Indians from smaller towns and villages yearning for a more urbane living may now see their wish coming true due to upcoming NGOs such as this ten-year-old organization in Bengaluru, namely Janaagraha Centre For Citizenship and Democracy, that has pledged to transform the “quality of life in India’s cities and towns”.

Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is preparing detailed project reports (DPR) for construction of a common effluent treatment plant for 2,500 small industries in Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation areas. This is part of a slew of civic amenity projects planned by the corporation. They include preparation of a city sanitation plan with provision for construction of toile

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa informed that her government was expecting Rs 100 crore from the central government for implementing solid waste management system across certain areas in the state. Meanwhile, the state government raised the construction cost of green houses given to its beneficiaries from