First phase covers a 13-km stretch from Millennium City Center to Sector 9 & 101 Dwarka; tenders will be floated by 31 January. For second phase, tenders will be out by 15 February.
The Centre-appointed committee, set up in 2022 by housing & urban affairs ministry, recommends empowering district authorities to check on urban sprawl & planning for urban transition.
Three years after its much-touted revamp, Chandni Chowk’s old chaos has returned with a vengeance. Now, it is ‘as congested & dirty as before’ right under signboards that promised change.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, which invited proposals in March 2022, received 26 proposals from 21 states including MP, Maharashtra, Bengal, Kerala till January last year.
Work under Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Satellite Towns was marred by poor monitoring, lack of impact assessment, delays, finds audit. CAG has shared report with Centre.
These plans, which entail mapping of entire existing infrastructure, are helping cities plan new development. But urban planners say accountability must be fixed to ensure success.
Urban Infrastructure Development Fund's annual allocation can be used for building bridges, water supply network, solid waste management plant etc. States to submit proposals by Sept.
Narela was expected to be Delhi’s next Rohini or Dwarka, a bustling city within the city. But instead, it is a shell of a town. Those who do live here want escape. What went wrong?
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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