Urban planners suggest local consultation in plan

April 2013

Urban planning experts suggest municipal bodies to consult locals of what they want in their localities before preparing local development plan. Expe...

Tags: civic amenities, urban infrastructure, buildings, construction, city development plan, CDP

DMRC creates 1,516 m tunnel for metro phase III

April 2013

A 1,516 metre-long tunnel was excavated between Mandi House and Janpath metro station in Delhi by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) within 182 ...

Tags: metro station, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, DMRC, transport, project, metro rail, urban infrastructure

MMRDA to hold trial run for phase I of metro rail

April 2013

On May 1, the Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) would hold an official trial of the first metro rail in the city from the Versova car...

Tags: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, MMRDA, Versova, car depot, urban infrastructure, project, transport

Centre assists transport projects in state

April 2013

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development Deepa Dasmunshi informed the Rajya Sabha that under the second stimulus package announced ...

Tags: Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, JNNURM, civic amenities, urban infrastructure, buildings, construction, bus, transport, funds, funding, assistance

MMRDA to hold trial run for phase I of metro rail

April 2013

On May 1, the Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) would hold an official trial of the first metro rail in the city from the Versova car...

Tags: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, MMRDA, Versova, car depot, urban infrastructure, project, transport

Bihar govt mulls MRTS project in Patna

April 2013

Bihar government plans to introduce mass rapid transit system (MRTS) in Patna in order to upgrade transport infrastructure in the city. The state gov...

Tags: civic amenities, urban infrastructure, construction, transportation, Bihar, government, mass rapid transit system, MRTS, Patna

Berhampur corporation to set up waste plant under PPP

April 2013

Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BMC) decided to set up a Solid Waste Management Plant (SWMP) in public-private partnership (PPP) mode to process sol...

Tags: Berhampur Municipal Corporation, BMC, bids, solid waste management, SWM, civic amenities, urban infrastructure, treatment, waste

Lack of professionalism affects JNNURM projects

April 2013

Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath expressed concern that the lack of professionalism has affected successful implementation of the Jawaharl...

Tags: Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, JNNURM, urban infrastructure, project, implementation, civic amenities