India's urban infrastructure is growing at a phenomenal pace, but due to improper urban planning in the past, growth is not able to match the pace of economic activities in the urban areas, says Kumar Ramesh.
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Tag: World Bank
WB loan for DFC section
The World Bank has approved about Rs 4,500 crore loan for the 343 km Khurja to Kanpur stretch on the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor Project.
K'taka inks $350 mn loan deal
Karnataka Government has signed an agreement last month with the Centre and World Bank for securing $350 million loan assistance for implementing roads development under K-SHIP-II project.
Vox Pop: Experts provide solutions for urban wastewater management
From what model of PPP will work in our urban wastewater management to how they can move from a mostly secondary treatment to tertiary and make water viable, policymakers, city administrators and wastewater practitioners offer solutions.
Urban Wastewater Management: A much needed delivery system
The treatment capacity from the sewage generation from Class I cities and Class II towns is less than 30 per cent. About 80 per cent of domestic water goes out as wastewater.
AAI raises funds for upgrade
Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to raise Rs 1,700 crore through bonds and bank loans in the next two years to invest in upgrading 35 non-metro airports.
WB to grant $1.5 bn loan to build 24,000 km rural roads
The World Bank (WB) has agreed to extend a $1.5 billion loan to India to build 24,000 km of all-weather roads in rural areas.
Public agencies in cities should participate in low cost housing projects on PPP
How do you make projects in low cost housing, a social necessity, also viable and attractive to large private companies?
Green finance: The signal is amber
Funding for conventional energy infrastructure projects could become increasingly difficult to obtain as banks grow wary of environment concerns and ensuing regulatory bottlenecks.

