Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal
approved several road infrastructure and other development projects including food court 3G fish aquarium, redevelopment of Nehru Garden, Integrated Housing Slum Development Program in Jalandhar. The minister recently explained various civic amenities projects being implemented in Jalandhar, which is the third largest
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Minister clears several infra projects for Jalandhar
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Punjab govt allots Rs 25 bn for various projects
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
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IOC to lay pipeline for city gas distribution
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) would lay pipeline from Rajpura in Punjab to Chandigarh to transport cooking gas to city homes. Besides Chandigarh, the pipeline would also be laid across Ambala in Haryana and the piped gas line will cater to Mohali, Panchkula, Baddi, Parwanoo and Nalagarh. The administration will facilitate in execution of the plan to ensure that general public does not face inconvenience during its
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Punjab cabinet clears policy to regularise colonies
At a meeting of the cabinet headed by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, it was decided to clear the policy for Compounding or Regularization of Unauthorized Colonies or Buildings. The cabinet decided to approve the policy under the Punjab Laws (Special Provisions) Act-2013. The move would enable the government to provide basic civic amenities to about 5,000 colonies and 2 lakh indivi
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IL&FS gets nod for three road projects
Concession agreements have been signed with the authorities concerned for three road projects in Rajasthan, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, IL&FS Transportation Networks has stated in a communication to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The road projects are: Kiratpur Ner Chowk section of NH 21 of 90.175 km in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
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Punjab govt to spend Rs 14 bn in 6 districts
Punjab government decided to spend Rs 1,433.97 crore on upgrading basic civic amenities like road, water, sanitation and social infrastructure facilities in six districts falling in the border areas. Specifically, the amount would be spent on improving these facilities in 18 blocks of Amritsar, Ferozepur, Fazilka, Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Tarn Taran districts in the
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HUDCO allots Rs 20 bn for cities in Punjab
On the sidelines of a review meeting of Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO), Punjab Local Bodies Minister Bhagat Chunni Lal informed that the corporation allotted Rs 2,000 crore for major cities in Punjab. The amount would be used for the overall development of major cities in the state. Lal presided over a meeting with HUDCO CMD VP Baligar to review various loan schemes of HUDCO for development of cities across the stat
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Expansion of 4 roads in Punjab to be over by March 2014
By March 2014, Punjab is all set to complete the Rs 3,284 crore project of four and six laning of four major roads of 400 km length. This was informed by State PWD Minister Sharanjit Singh Dhillon in Chandigarh on May 15.
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Foundation laid for widening work of Jandiali-Kohara road
Foundation for widening work on road leading from Jandiali to Kohara in Punjab was laid by the State PWD Minister Sharanjit Singh Dhillon on April 11. This road will serve as a bypass to the people of Dhanansu, Bhudewal, Mehlon and Paharuwal, and their distance to Sahnewal town will be cut short by several kilometres. A total of Rs 2 crore will be spent on this bypass road and it will be completed in three months.
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ADB plans to lend $10 bn to public sector
Reports suggest that Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Manila-based multilateral development bank, plans to lend around $10 billion to the Indian public sector between 2012-2017 and $2 billion to the private sector in this period. It is also learnt that the bank is holding talks with the central government on its country strategy paper for India