Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Samsuddin Jainulabiddin Shaikh & Others Vs The State of Gujarat & Others dated 06/05/2025. A petition was filed by 58 people who are residing near Chandola lake, Ahmedabad. The petitioners have constructed hutments along the periphery of Chandola lake. …
Giving priority to drinking water projects, housing projects and efficient waste management schemes, the Paravoor Municipality presented its annual budget 2014-15 on Monday. Vice-chairman and chairman of the standing committee of finance, K S Shahul Hameed presented the budget in which Rs.79.61 crore has been projected as income, the expenditure …
The quest to secure economic growth, after a financial crisis that raised serious questions about capitalism's ability to protect and sustain the wellbeing of populations in rich and poor countries alike, is the overriding political priority for many governments today. And those prospects for growth seem good. The World Bank …
The Centre has approved 12 projects of around 6,300 pucca houses under Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) for Phailin-hit slum dwellers here. The houses to be built in 68 slum clusters will cost around Rs 194 crore. "We will submit three more projects for 15 slum clusters to the Centre on …
The housing sector may not be shining for the metros due to slow economic growth, but small cities are making a big impact in the newly-launched Housing Start Up Index (HSUI) . While the index has shown a declining trend in the sector in cities such as Kolkata, Chennai and …
As a part of on going campaign of making Surat 'Zero Slum' city, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has started construction of 2,500 houses at 11 places in the city. Construction for another 2,000 homes of 1 BHK in economically weaker section (EWS) and low-income group (LIG) category would begin …
Ninety-five per cent of the houses in Nepalgunj municipality are at high risk from earthquake, the Nepalgunj Municipality stated. According to the municipality, only five per cent of some 14 thousand houses constructed so far in the municipality area have been built by using the earthquake resistant technology in accordance …
NDMA urged concerned officials to submit detailed note on preparation, operations carried out and post cyclone restoration The Odisha government's exemplary handling of the severe cyclonic storm Phailin has earned it accolades from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Impressed with the state government's massive evacuation and restoration efforts, the …
After a gap of four years, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) is coming out with a general housing scheme in the southern belt of the city. An exercise to identify the land in Sectors 53 and 54 has already been carried out by housing board. Under the scheme, three-bedroom, two-bedroom …
The housing shortage in the urban areas has touched 18.78 million units, where 95% of the shortage is in the economically weaker section and low income group, a report by the National Housing Bank (NHB) said. The Report on Trend and Progress of Housing in India - 2013 said the …
The government would prepare a database for the people and their households by conducting a census aimed at identifying the real status of their poverty, officials said Monday. The national statistical body --- Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) --- will conduct the census across the country by December 2017. "We …
Owners of environment-friendly homes and those who plan to build such homes have something to cheer about. And, the houses that are not environment-friendly have reasons to go green with envy. The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development plans to reward the owners of such homes. “We will launch …
Patna is at the bottom of the 50 liveable cities of India, while Mumbai is at the top. According to the latest survey by Institute for Competitiveness, an international agency, Mumbail is followed by Chennai, Hyderababad, Bangalore, New Delhi, Kolkata, Noida, and Gurgaon. Pune and Nagpur which were in the …
The statistical year book being published by the Central Statistics Office for past several years is one of the vital instruments designed to meet the ever growing diversified range information requirement. The publication provides data sets, not only on the various facets of the economy of the country, but also …
New Delhi: Government spending of over Rs 46,000 crore on infrastructure augmentation under UPA’s flagship JNNURM scheme seems to have improved key indicators of urban life in India and reached the poorest of poor. The recent National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) data shows that over 90% of slumdwellers feel water …
Sikkim has launched a Rs 390-crore project to build earthquake-resilient houses to minimise the loss of life and property in case of natural calamities. A devastating earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale hit northeastern India Sep 18, 2011, killing over 100 people, 70 of them in Sikkim. Sikkim is …
Even as construction of houses under Integrated Slum House Development Project (ISHDP) is going on in the city, Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken up a project to construct 6,000 houses under Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) for the slum dwellers. According to BMC records, there are 137 slums in the …
Govt In For More Trouble, BJP To File 3 Writ Petitions Apublic interest litigation has been filed before the Bombay high court seeking directions to the CBI to consider the judicial commission report in the Adarsh case. It also asks that the investigation agency prosecute the state cabinet for attempting …
59.4 per cent and 8.8 per cent households in rural India and urban India, respectively, had no latrine facilities, says this 69th round NSSO survey report on drinking water, sanitation, hygiene and housing condition in India. The National Sample Survey (NSS), set up by the Government of India in 1950 …
This “Key Indicators” document presents estimates of some key characteristics of slums such as number of slums, approximate number of households living in the slums, proportion of slums without electricity, proportion of slums without drainage facilities, proportion of slums without a garbage disposal system, proportion of slums with the majority …
Department of Census and Statistics conducts Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) once in every five years. This survey provides information on Household Income and Expenditure to measure the levels and changes in living conditions of the people. Data collected from this survey is used to observe the consumption patterns …
