Monday, May 16, 2011

NEWS UPDATE ON May 16, 2011



Beware! You are being watched at traffic junctions of Ahmedabad
Daily News & Analysis
Cops said that the exercise is being jointly undertaken by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the planning department of the traffic police. The state government owned Gujarat Narmada Fertilizer Corporation's arm nCode Solutions has also ...



Achieving sustainable transportation system for Indian cities ...
ever the policy, infrastructure and facility support are extremely poor for non- motorized transport (NMT) modes in India. Moreover, if we compare the ...
www.ias.ac.in/currsci/10may2011/1328.pdf



Demolition drive begins in Udhna for BRTS project - The Times of ...
Sources said the construction work on the 10.2 kilometre BRTS corridor project connecting Udhna Darwaja and Sachin is going on in full swing. ...



Builders face environmental blues as AMC gets strict on green clearance
Indian Express
A new GPCB rule for projects on land in excess of 20000 sq metres makes it mandatory to get environmental clearance before getting the building plan approved from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. The rule has been there for the last four years, ...



Pune needs at least 1000 bus shelters, say activists
Times of India
PUNE: Pimpri-Chinchwad and Khadki have been badly in need of bus shelters for a long long time. While bus commuter groups and activists blame the shortage on a lack of coordination between the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) and the ...



Pedestrians must be the centre of planning
Times of India
... urban areas in India, commissioned by the Union ministry of urban development, ... Higher index shows that pedestrian facilities are better in the city ..



India's towns need big money
Economic Times
Nearly 70% of India's GDP would be generated in the cities, as would 85% of our tax revenue ... In the quest for sustainable cities, environmental balance, ...



Financial aid report sought from civic body
Times of India
Dange's statement gains significance on the backdrop that several key infrastructure projects, including the BRTS and the Mutha river improvement plan, ...



Development along metro rail route halted
Times of India
UC Padia, deputy municipal commissioner, Ahmedabad said "We have received a letter from the AUDA authorities asking us not to clear any fresh project. We are asking the developers to get NOC from the GUDC before giving our final clearance." AMC ...



Pune NGO holds two-day exhibition on BRTS
Daily News & Analysis
A short film on Ahmedabad's successful BRTS project, Janmarg was shown explaining the reason behind the success of BRTS in Ahmedabad.




Stop all river bed work: Pune activists
Daily News & Analysis
Both these works are being done under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Under the river bed beautification, the PMC has undertaken channelisation of the central stream from Mhatre bridge to Kharadi. ...


After MP's fast threat, Rajkot Municipal Corporation begins house allotment
Indian Express
The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) on Sunday began allotting housing units to the urban poor under various schemes of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). This comes a week after Congress MP Kunvarji Bavalia threatened to ...

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