The projects would be finalised and sent for central approval by month-end

The Uttar Pradesh government is preparing a blueprint for 'slum-free cities' in 21 urban centres under the centrally-sponsored Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY). The projects estimated at Rs 1,000 crore would be finalised and sent for central approval by month-end.

'Second phase of Kudcemp work will deal with water supply'

The urban development department is pursuing the proposal to include Mangalore under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM), said Urban Development Minister Vinaya Kumar Sorake.

Rajahmundry: Urbanisation and migration of wage seekers is the cause of the sharp rise in slums in the city.

In East Godavari, both the commercial city Rajahmundry and port city Kakinada are plagued with increasing slums in the last decade. As per Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (MEPMA) statistics gathered by East Godavari unit, 92 slums exist in Rajahmundry and 98 in Kakinada.

INDORE: Under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), the state going to conduct health screening of kids up to the age of 18 years from July 1.

JAIPUR: In an attempt to woo the electorates ahead of assembly polls, chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday laid the foundation stone of a rehabilitation housing scheme for the residents of Sanja

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report, released recently, has states that the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has failed to implement housing projects taken up under the Basic

All slums in the capital will have access to water supply service by the year 2015, said Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority managing director Taqsem A Khan on Thursday.

Recognizing the dearth of toilets in JJ clusters and slums of Delhi, whereon an average 37 persons use the same toilet, the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has decided to come up with

The development of Mumbai’s airport has taken another big hit with Housing Development and Infrastructure (HDIL) announcing on Wednesday that Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) had terminated the

ALLAHABAD: The city slums are set for a makeover. The slum dwellers would be provided concrete houses under a comprehensive project under the Rajiv Awaas Yojana.