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Center to push urban growth corridors

Center to push urban growth corridors

To effectively address the emerging urbanisation challenges, the Ministry of Urban Development has come out with a multi-pronged policy framework to promote living close to mass urban transit corridors.

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Ministry of Urban Development to push dense urban growth along mass transit corridors

Ministry of Urban Development to push dense urban growth along mass transit corridors

To effectively address the emerging urbanisation challenges, the Ministry of Urban Development has come out with a multi-pronged policy framework to promote living close to mass urban transit corridors. This new initiatives seeks to promote ‘Transit Oriented Development (TOD)’ which enables people to live within walking or cycling distance from transit corridors like the Metros, monorail and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors, currently being taken up on a large scale.

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Centre to give Rs 489 cr for Delhi´s water supply

Centre to give Rs 489 cr for Delhi´s water supply

The Ministry of Urban Development has approved the Annual Action Plan of Delhi for 2016-17 under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) with a project investment of Rs 266 crore for improving water supply and sewerage networks.

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Smart Cities | Are we ready for the challenges?

Smart Cities | Are we ready for the challenges?

Like the term 'middle-class', the term 'Smart City' also lacks a definitive definition with many seeking to define it on their own terms. A coherent definition eludes both. Having said so, just as we know how the term 'middle-class' is loosely defined, Smart Cities can be defined as sustainable cities with self-containing amenities and infrastructure which give a decent quality of life to the citizens.

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Centre plans public transit hubs

Centre plans public transit hubs

An MoU has been entered into between the Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Urban Development for integrated planning of railway stations in the cities included in the Smart Cities and AMRUT scheme.

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DoNER seek liberal criteria for NE

DoNER seek liberal criteria for NE

The Ministry for Development of Northeastern Region (DoNER) is likely to approach the Ministry of Urban Development, seeking more liberal criteria for Northeastern cities to facilitate inclusion in the Smart City list.

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