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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Authorities choose wrong roads for repair
Some reports criticised the Chennai Municipal Corporation and the state government for making wrong choice of roads for repair projects. Residents complain that the civic body chose good roads for repair projects while neglecting poor quality roads for such projects. For example, the civic body chose Gandhi Nagar that already has good roads and pavements
Delhi architects plan road project
Delhi-based Ashok B Lall architects designed the Aap Ki Sadak project to pedestrianize and provide last-mile connectivity in some parts of Malviya Nagar. The project is funded by the Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, started in March last year. The foundation has taken the views of residents over the last few months and developed a number of models for mak
Delhi architects plan road project
Delhi-based Ashok B Lall architects designed the Aap Ki Sadak project to pedestrianize and provide last-mile connectivity in some parts of Malviya Nagar. The project is funded by the Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, started in March last year. The foundation has taken the views of residents over the last few months and developed a number of models for mak
Odisha govt to prepare master plan for 106 towns
Director of Town Planning in Odisha Prasant Kumar Patnaik informed that the state government would prepare mater plan for all 106 towns in the state by the end of 2014-15. This would enable the preparation and monitoring of the land use control. Comprehensive Development Plan is also required for town planning and to provide basic infrastructure to
Odisha govt to prepare master plan for 106 towns
Director of Town Planning in Odisha Prasant Kumar Patnaik informed that the state government would prepare mater plan for all 106 towns in the state by the end of 2014-15. This would enable the preparation and monitoring of the land use control. Comprehensive Development Plan is also required for town planning and to provide basic infrastructure to
NHB issues Rs 6.4 bn worth tax-free bonds
RV Verma, Chairman and Managing Director of National Housing Bank (NHB) issued tax-free bonds worth Rs 644 crore NHB was authorized to raise Rs 5,000 crore through tax free bonds during 2012-13. It had room to mobilise upto Rs 3,750 crore through the recently concluded public issue. Verma informed that the company could have mopped up more funds through this route had it not been
Experts call for special policies, laws for towns
Experts who attended the recently held Institute of Town Planners India (ITPI) congress called for a series of legislations and policies for the development of towns. For example, the Chief town planner for Gujarat PL Sharma stressed on the need for special legislations in the w
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
Govt executes SUTP with aid from global institutions
Urban Development Secretary Sudhir Krishna informed that his ministry initiated the Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP) with the assistance of Global Environment Facility (GEF), the World Bank and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to foster a long-term partnership.He informed this at the second annual meet of Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP) in New Delhi