एनपीआर को जगमग करने का प्लान तैयार

उच्चाधिकारियों को भेजा 13 करोड़ का प्लान एनबीटी न्यूज॥ गुड़गांव नॉर्दर्न पेरिफेरल रोड (एनपीआर) को जगमग करने का प्लान हरियाणा अर्बन डिवेलपमेंट अथॉरिटी (हूडा) की इलेक्ट्रिकल विंग ने तैयार कर लिया है। इस पर करीब 13 करोड़ रुपये खर्च किए जाएंगे। इस प्लानिंग से उच्चाधिकारियों को अवगत करा दिया गया है। उनकी मंजूरी मिलने के बाद इस रोड पर स्ट्रीट व हाई मास्क लाइटें लगाने का कार्य शुरू कर दिया जाएगा। मुख्य रोड होने की वजह से इन्हें इंडिपेंडेंट फीडर से जोड़ा जा सकेगा जिससे यहां की बिजली गुल नहीं होगी। इलेक्ट्रिकल विंग के इग्जेक्युटिव इंजीनियर अरुण धनखड़ ने बताया कि इस रोड की लंबाई करीब 18 किमी है, जिसमें [...] read more »

Cabinet OKs draft rules for illegal religious structures

PATNA: The state cabinet on Thursday approved the draft proposal of ‘Bihar Unauthorized Religious Structure and Constructing Survey and Its Regularization, Relocation and Removal Rules, 2013′ suggesting that unauthorized religious structures obstructing roads and public places may be demolished. But any such illegal religious structure more than 30 years old would not be demolished, it clarified. The rules have been drafted in the light of the Supreme Court directive that all illegal structures, including places of worship, should be demolished. The Centre and states recently reached a consensus that no place of worship would be constructed in public spaces. Briefing newsmen, cabinet secretariat department secretary Brajesh Mehrotra said the government [...] read more »

GLADA once again postpones draw, 1984 riot victims protest – See more at: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/glada-once-again-postpones-draw-1984-riot-victims-protest/1116273/#sthash.owJoD6mi.dpuf

Victims of the 1984 Sikh riots on Wednesday protested outside Greater Ludhiana Development Authority (GLADA), as the draw of lots for allotment of homes to riot victims was once again postponed. However, GLADA claimed that ‘due to administrative reasons the draw was postponed’. GLADA had to draw lots for 800 homes, for which around 6,300 victims had applied to the Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA). While homes have been built by GLADA in Ludhiana, victims from across the state have applied, whose verification GLADA sought from deputy commissioners of all the districts. Talking to Ludhiana Newsline, Rakesh Popli, GLADA estate officer, said, “We are yet to receive verification of around [...] read more »

Maharashtra agrees to examine issue of 1% cess on deemed conveyance

PUNE: Flat owners who want to register for deemed conveyance of their housing societies can hope for some relief from paying 1% additional local body cess on the value of flat. Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan has agreed to look into the matter of this additional burden of 1% local body cess, the collection of which was mandated by the office of Inspector General of Registration (IGR) of the state. The office of the IGR has been collecting 1% additional cess by way of stamp duty on the documents registered from April 1, 2013 as per the notification issued by the state government. However, the additional cess is being collected under [...] read more »

Win for wetland warriors

KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court has ordered the state government to ensure that the character of Mullarbaer in Dankuni off Durgapur Expressway, is not changed, raising hope among locals as well as environment action groups that the sprawling wetland that was being filled up may yet be saved. Responding to a public interest litigation filed by PUBLIC with the support of other NGOs, Chief Justice of Calcutta high court Arun Kumar Mishra and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ruled on Wednesday that status quo be maintained and the nature and character of the land not be changed. Pleading for the petitioners, Mr Sidhartha Mitra showed the court pictures of the destruction , [...] read more »

Tribunal orders closure of ‘highly’ polluting industries

NOIDA: Acting upon the findings of a high-level expert committee, the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday issued shutdown orders to industries in Noida categorized as ‘highly polluting’. These industries have been operating without adhering to prescribed terms and conditions for keeping pollution levels within permissible limits. The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) said that around four industries would be affected by the order. The tribunal ordered that polluting industries shall not operate till they comply with specified standards and bring down pollution levels to prescribed levels. The report compiled by the committee had been submitted to the tribunal in March. The expert panel had inspected 35 industries from 3,239 [...] read more »

Environment impact assessment process could delay Mopa airport to beyond 2017

PANAJI: The state government’s hopes of throwing open the Mopa Greenfield airport by late 2016 or early 2017, may not happen as no work can start on the project unless the environment impact assessment (EIA) is completed, a process that will take not less than a year. Sources said any agency will require at least a year to conduct a “thorough environment impact study” as it needs to be an all-season study, as per Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) guidelines. This would mean that an agency beginning work this monsoon will complete it next summer, sources said. After the report is submitted, a public hearing will have to [...] read more »

Demolition drives stuck as Gurgaon cops refuse to help

In the absence of police support, the district town planning department’s enforcement wing once again failed to go forward with demolition drives in various parts of the district on Tuesday. “This was the second time in a row that the police did not provide us the assistance. We are disappointed and fail to understand why the police withdrew support in the eleventh hour,” said Anil Dabas, district town planner (DTP), enforcement, adding that encroachment was a major concern. “We had planned the demolition drive nearly a week ago and informed the Gurgaon police with details of the sites. We were supposed to remove unauthorised constructions in Garhi Harsaru, Sadhrana and [...] read more »

Work on MDI Chowk flyover to begin in July

Thousands of motorists commuting through the busy MDI Chowk can expect a sigh of relief. The construction of a 600-metre-long flyover is expected to begin anytime in July, a senior public works department (PWD) official said on Thursday. The intersection connects Old Gurgaon areas with the New Gurgaon through Iffco Chowk and Signature Tower Chowk. According to officials, the PWD’s headquarters in Chandigarh has already given its nod and asked the Gurgaon office to float tenders for the facility. “We have not seen the design to date but all the papers are with the office of the chief engineer in Chandigarh. Once we get the documents, we would need to [...] read more »

GLADA auctions commercial site for Rs 50.33 crore

The Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) on Thursday auctioned one of its commercial sites located near Westend Mall. The auction for this one-acre site was held at GLADA office. The site’s reserved price was kept at Rs 48.15 crore and it was auctioned for Rs 50.33 crore, registering a hike of only 4.52%. Only five bidders participated in the process. The auction was led by additional chief administrator, GLADA, Baldev Singh and R K Popli, estate officer, GLADA. Canal water system: Verma meets CM, World Bank officials At a meeting held with Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in Chandigarh on Thursday, MC Commissioner R K Verma discussed canal-based water [...] read more »