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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Odisha govt to develop critical infrastructure
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik informed that the state would focus on developing critical infrastructure mainly electricity, roads and water to ensure faster and balanced socio-economic development. He said this after meeting Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalise the annual plan outlay for the state
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Huda sets up new pipeline to raise water supply
The areas facing water shortage in Sector 16 of New Gurgaon areas will get an additional water supply of 5-6 million gallons daily (mn gd) water as the Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) laid 2 km long 1,200-mm water pipeline. The pipeline would facilitate additional water supply to the Sector 16 boosting station. The engineers of Huda conducted trial run for a couple of days to flush out the dirty water and clean the pipeline
UP govt urges LDA to expedite riverfront project
Uttar Pradesh government has been urging the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) to expedite work on the Gomti river front project. Lack of coordination between different authorities caused undue delay in the project, which is planned on the lines of the Sabarmati riverfront development proje
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