Slum improvement project under BSUP

The city Corporation will launch a slum improvement project under the Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP) project at Kalladimukham by February-end.
As many as 318 housing units will be constructed in two phases under the Rs.10.5-crore project. This includes 105 units for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes families and 213 units for general category families. The project will be implemented by COSTFORD.

Roads play important role in communication system, development process and promotion of economic activities of the nation.

The present government has undertaken efforts and chalked out a plan to not only improve the existing road network of the province but also provide big roads under Sindh Road network Master Plan.

This was stated by the Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, while presiding over a high-level meeting regarding provision and construction of roads in Sindh province held on Thursday at CM House.

The Sri Lankan Cabinet of Ministers has given permission for the government to conduct negotiations with the International Bank for Reconstruction & Development (IBRB) of the World Bank to obtain US $213 million loan for the implementation of the Metro Colombo Urban Development Project.

The President, as the Minister of Finance and Planning, has submitted the proposal seeking the financial assistance.

The roads are in new areas of the Chennai Corporation

As many as 172 roads in the new areas of Chennai Corporation will be taken up for integrated redevelopment. Stormwater drains, pavements, streetlights and ducts for electrical cables would be provided besides re-laying of the roads under the project.

NEW DELHI, Jan 31 – After showcasing wildlife and culture, Assam tourism is all set to focus on river tourism. The biggest and most modern cruise liner is being launched next month. Briefing newsmen, State principal secretary, Himanshu Shekhar Das announced this adding that the cruise ship has already reached Guwahati. The principal secretary was briefing newsmen on the eve of the inauguration of the 26th Surajkund Craft Mela, where Assam is the Theme State this year.

The cities of the State will be given a facelift. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has instructed to chalk out two-year action plan for developing beautiful and clean cities with ultramodern basic amenities. He also instructed to give top priority to works for purifying Maa Narmada River at Amarkantak and Pashvani River at Chitrakoot.

Smaller Indian cities, as they grow, have the chance to avoid the pitfalls of the megacities. Early experiments in low-carbon city planning in Mysore, Madurai and Jaipur could offer interesting lessons, writes Hari Pulakkat

JAIPUR: The entry and exit of vehicles at the multi-storey underground parking at Ramlila ground is proposed from the Ramniwas Bagh by interconnecting both parking spaces of the two areas.

"To reduce traffic problems and utilise space, suggestion has been made to interconnect both the parking and allow entry and exit of vehicles from Ramniwas Bagh," Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) director (town planning) N K Khare said.

A Rs.1,000-crore project of building one lakh concrete houses in cyclone-hit districts such as Cuddalore and Villupuram was the highlight of Governor K. Rosaiah's address to the Assembly on Monday.

Mr. Rosaiah, who delivered his first address as Governor since assumption of office in August, said the State would take up the construction immediately to replace the damaged huts in the districts

Tamil Nadu Government would construct one lakh concrete houses at a cost of Rs 1000 crore to replace damaged huts in the Cyclone Thane affected districts of Cuddalore and Villupuram, Governor K Rosaiah said on Monday.

The state government has also presented a memorandum spelling out the quantum of damage and has sought an assistance of Rs 5248 crore from the Centre, he recalled.