According to the Economic Survey 2023-24, as of January 18, 2023, 110 million have been provided tap water supply out of a total of 194 million. Four states, namely Goa, Gujarat, Telangana and Haryana, and […]
In the Union Budget 2023-24, the Ministry of Jal Shakti has received an allocation of Rs 972.77 billion. The allocation is 12.86 per cent higher than the budget estimate of Rs 861.89 billion for 2022-23. […]
Kochi Metro Rail Limited has commenced preparatory works, including geotechnical survey for Kochi Metro Rail Project-Phase II. Besides, the soil testing on the Palarivattom-Kakkanad stretch and land acquisition has also commenced. The project involves development […]
The central government inaugurated the Mumbai Metro Phase I Line 2A and Mumbai Metro Phase III Line 7 projects on January 19, 2023. The Mumbai Metro Phase-I Line 2A project involves the construction of a […]
Work on the Kasheli creek bridge on Line 5 of the Mumbai metro Phase II (Kalyan-Bhiwandi-Thane) has been completed. Line 5 of the Mumbai metro project involves the development of a 24.9 km long metro […]
The Commissioner of Railway Safety has granted safety clearance for the New Garia station-Ruby station stretch of the Kolkata metro expansion project. The project involves the expansion of the existing metro rail network in Kolkata, […]
The Central government has proposed the roll-out of high speed Vande Bharat Metro trains for short distances. They are expected to be rolled out by end 2023. Vande Bharat Metro is a scaled-down version of […]
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has received an allocation of Rs 764.32 billion in 2023-24. The allocation is 2.53 per cent higher than the revised estimate of Rs 745.46 billion for 2022-23. […]
South Western Railway (SWR) has signed an agreement with Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Limited (K-RIDE) for the transfer of 157 acres of land for the Bengaluru suburban rail project (Bengaluru commuter rail system). The […]
City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) conducted trial run on the 5.96 km Central Park – Belapur stretch of the Navi Mumbai Metro Rail Project (Corridor I- Phase I) on December 30, 2022. Besides, commercial […]
The tunnelling work on Venkateshpura-Shadi Mahal stretch under package RT-04 of the Bengaluru Metro Rail Project – Phase II was completed on December 16, 2022. Additionally, the tunneling work on 2.884 km long Shivajinagar –Tannery […]
The central government has inaugurated the 6.5 km long Joka-Taratala stretch of the Kolkata metro expansion project on December 31, 2022. Commercial operations on the stretch commenced on January 2, 2023. The project involves the […]
The Karnataka government has approved 22 detailed project reports for water supply schemes submitted by urban local bodies in the state under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0. These projects are expected to […]
The Executive Committee (EC) of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved 12 projects entailing an estimated investment of more than Rs 27 billion for developing sewerage infrastructure in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, […]
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has decided to distribute water quality testing kits to 1 million people in the city. These specially designed kits will enable residents to check the quality […]
The Gurugram administration has decided to reuse sewage treated water by supplying it to the parched villages of Gurugram and neighbouring districts for irrigation purposes, making it a first-of-its-kind initiative. Around 550 mld of treated […]
The Uttar Pradesh government has inaugurated the Ganga Water Supply Project (Phase III) in Greater Noida. The project is being executed by the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority in three phases with Phase III involving the […]
The Uttar Pradesh government has inaugurated a sewerage treatment plant at Manpur, Etah. The scope of work involved construction, erection, testing, including required survey and design work, commissioning, startup, operation and maintenance including monitoring and […]
Gujarat has achieved 100 per cent Har Ghar Jal status under the Jal Jeevan Mission. According to the government, the state has connected all villages (18,187) to the tap water supply. As a result of […]
The union cabinet has approved an MoU between India and Denmark for cooperation in water resource development and management. The areas of cooperation proposed include digitalisation and ease of information access, integrated and smart water […]
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