The Tamil Nadu government plans to upgrade civic amenities like drinking water supply, drainage, sewerage, solid waste management across urban areas in the state at an investment of Rs 6,654.03 crore. In this regard, the state government launched recently an integrated urban development mission which would be implemented in the city corporations and muni
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Kochi metro rail project to be executed by DMRC
Union urban development minister Kamal Nath informed media persons that Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) would have the full responsibility of executing the Kochi metro rail project, including inviting global tender and technical support. This was decided at the high-level meeting of key officials from DMRC, Kochi Metro Rail, Kerala gove
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Govt plans to link Faridabad and Gurgaon with mono rail
Addressing a rally in Faridabad, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said he plans to set up mono-rail between the city and Gurgaon in order to give a fillip to the development of the area. He said the government would work out the modalities of the project. Meanwhile, he said that under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission, developmental work
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Monorail as an urban rapid transit
The best suited approach to increase the efficiency of transport is to seamlessly integrate better and immediate modes of commuting that offer reliable and quality services, says Kanesan Veluppillai. Keeping urban infrastructure at focus, the government has announced 2010-2020 as the decade of innovation in transportation. A sustainable, cost-efficient and environment-friendly traÂnsport system is what modern India envisions of today.
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State discusses share transfer in metro project
At a recent meeting, the West Bengal government discussed with the Indian Railways the process of initiating the transfer of its 50 per cent share in the Rs 4,87
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Hyderabad Metro project gets new steel cutting unit
Andhra Pradesh Urban Development Minister Maheedhar Reddy recently unveiled an automated steel cutting and bending plant that would be beneficial for the ongo
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Naya Raipur becomes 4th planned city in India
Naya Raipur, which is about 20 km from Raipur, is set to become the fourth planned city in India after Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad, and Chandigarh
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Cabinet clears $1 tn infra investment plan
Union Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Kamal Nath informed that the cabinet has approved an expenditure of $1 trillion in the next five year
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Jaipur metro project faces land acquisition issue
Reports suggest that the phase-II work of the Jaipur Metro Rail Project, which is likely to commence may face delay because of issues with land
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NMC refuses funds under JNNURM for buses
Maharashtra government may give the funds meant for procuring 60 new buses by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to some other municipal body