Urban Infrastructure

Phase II of the Gurgaon Metro Rail Project has been formally inaugurated. The project, however, had already commenced commercial operations in March 2017. It involved the extension of the metro line for 7.1 km along the […]

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has increased the Delhi metro fares after a gap of seven years in a bid to sustain its operational costs. The new fare structure is divided into six slabs, […]

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved 26 sewage treatment projects worth Rs 21.54 billion for the states of Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand. These projects will entail the creation of 188 million […]

The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has inaugurated a 15 km water supply pipeline under the Gurgaon Water Supply Augmentation Project. The pipeline has been laid from the Basai water treatment plant (WTP) to Sector […]

The Tamil Nadu government has sanctioned 893 water supply augmentation works to mitigate drought conditions in the state. The works have been sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs 212.9 million. Of these, 30 projects […]

The Ministry of Urban Development has announced the results of Swachh Survekshan 2017. The survey has ranked 434 cities and towns based on their sanitation levels. Indore has topped the list, followed by Bhopal and […]

Commercial operations have commenced on Phase II of the Gurgaon Metro Rail Project. Works on the project were completed in December 2016 and it was recently granted safety clearance by the Commissioner of Rail Safety. […]

The New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has inaugurated a waste-to-energy plant under the Narela Bawana municipal solid waste management project. The plant has the capacity to treat 2,000 tonnes of waste per day, using two […]

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) in Karnataka is planning to supply treated sewage to industries in the Kolar and Chikkaballapur districts. The civic agency will convey about 8,000 million cubic feet of […]

Rajasthan-based Jaipur Smart Mission Limited (JSML) has prepared a project plan for the provision of 24×7 water supply to the walled city area in Jaipur. The Rs 520 million project is being executed under the […]

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved 20 water supply and sewerage projects. These projects have been approved for implementation in the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Delhi. A total […]

The Nigdi-Dapodi corridor (Corridor 1) of the Pimpri Chinchwad Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project is likely to be commissioned by end-April 2017. The corridor was earlier expected to be operational by March 2017, but is […]

The Andhra Pradesh government has approved the implementation of 11 waste-to-energy (WtE) projects under the government’s Swachh Andhra programme. While land has already been allocated for development of these projects, the required machinery for project […]

The Karnataka government has approved Phase 2A of the Bengaluru metro rail project. Phase 2A involves the development of a metro rail network from Krishnarajapuram  to Silk Board in the city. It will cover a […]

The central government has awarded contracts worth Rs 10.5 billion for the development of sewage treatment infrastructure in Patna, Bihar, under the Namami Gange programme. Under the programme, the centre has awarded a contract worth […]

The Odisha government has launched a new water supply scheme called Buxi Jagabandhu Assured Water Supply to Habitations (BASUDHA) under its state budget for 2017-18. The government has prioritised water supply as a core focus […]

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) is planning to construct two new reservoirs to meet the city’s future water requirements. These reservoirs are planned to have a capacity to hold 20 thousand […]

Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) in Kerala has conducted trial runs on the Aluva-Palarivattom stretch of Phase I of the Kochi Metro Rail Project. Test runs have been conducted at minimum speeds to assess parameters […]

The state cabinet has granted approval to Phase IV of the Delhi Metro Rail Project. The project involves the development of six metro corridors and 72 stations across the city. Phase IV of the project […]

The Gujarat government has laid the foundation stone for a waste-to-energy project in Jamnagar. The proposed 5 MW plant will be equipped to handle 250 tonnes per day of solid waste. The project will be […]