Smart cities will encourage sustainable development. They will also help to optimise resources, to meet the demands of growing urban populations. These cities would also encourage usage of shared services among different utility functions.
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Tag: sanitation
India signs credit agreement worth US$ 24 Million for Uttarakhand Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project
India Signs Credit Agreement Worth US$ 24 Million with World Bank for Additional Financing for Uttarakhand Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project. An agreement for credit of US $ 24 million (equivalent) from World Bank for Additional Financing for Uttarakhand Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project was signed here today by Nilaya Mitash, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Government of India and Micheal Haney, Acting Director, New Delhi off
Water incentives
Dr Smita Misra, Lead Water and Sanitation Specialist, South Asia Sustainable Development Unit, World Bank tells Garima Pant how empowerment of Panchayati Raj institutions and Urban Local Bodies can ensure better water and sanitation management programmes in the country.
Water: The challenge to India's development
It is now becoming paramount for the nation to invest in infrastructure, maintenance, revamp the effectiveness of water utilities and plan for a 24/7 safe water delivery strategy in all cities
Minister seeks funds from centre for civic amenities
Delhi Urban Development Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely is in favour of vertical expansion of the city provided the union government financially supports the development of required infrastructure. Speaking to a media agency, Lovely said there is a need to strengthen basic services like drainage, water supply and power distribution network to allow vertical expa
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
Fulfilling today without compromising tomorrow
India's water situation has deteriorated alarmingly, so conventional measures to augment water levels are not enough. As the world moved this year closer to making water infrastructure a sustainable activity, India lags behind.
Wake up call from experts: User charges and recycling not optional anymore
The Urban Development Ministry's Mission for 2011-through 2016 is to “promote cities as engines of economic growthâ€.
PPP is almost the only way for better management of water sector
A new initiative by ADB and the Government of India seeks to promote and “mainstream†PPP for inclusive growth of the country.
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