Visits to seven small towns in north India reveal how paucity of funds, slipshod planning and a dearth of capabilities have contributed to poor civic services and inadequate infrastructure. Citizens in some areas have organised themselves into neighbourhood committees to tackle problems that the urban bodies neglect, but this has its limitations and cannot substitute for efficient local government. The keys to tap the rich potential in these small towns are purposeful research, participative planning, responsive governance and healthy finances.

Report Tabled In Assembly, States Staff Strength Grew 10-Fold In One Dept

New Delhi: For the past one week, shoppers at the Sarojini Nagar market are having a hard time parking their vehicles.

JORHAT: The district administration imposed ban on the use of polythene carry bags, plates, water glasses made of thermocol. In this regard a meeting was held yesterday in the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner, Jorhat to discuss the cleanness of Jorhat city.

In the meeting besides the Deputy Commissioner Ramesh Jain, the Chairman of Jorhat Municipal Board, representatives of the conscious citizen forum, officials of Chambers of Commerce, retailers and whole sellers, Drug Dealers’ Association, the Fish Seller Association, representatives of different NGOs took part in the meeting

Officials Blame Process Of Penalizing, Lax Implementation For Ban’s Failure.

New Delhi: A new multi-level automated parking lot might reduce parking woes in Connaught Place considerably.

New Delhi: Keen to ensure that there is no further delay in construction of a multilevel parking in Khan Market, the Delhi high court has asked the authorities to quickly finalize a layout plan.

Court Refuses To Deal With Regulation Of Vendors In Sarojini Nagar, Khan Market.

Ranchi, Jan. 29: Get prepared to pay an extra buck for quenching your thirst with running tap water..

Kaithal: Despite the SC directions issued following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), the solid waste management project had been hanging fire for the past one decade.

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