The total estimated cost of the Kolkata East-West Metro project has escalated to Rs 89.97 billion from the earlier estimate of Rs 80 billion. The key reasons for this escalation include delays in land acquisition […]
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation conducted trial runs on the Kalindi Kunj-Okhla Vihar stretch of the Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden Corridor, under the Delhi Metro Project, Phase III, on June 8, 2016. The trial runs were […]
The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) in Gujarat is taking steps to develop alternative sources of potable water to meet its growing water requirements. The city is likely to face water shortages in the coming months […]
The central government has announced the names of 13 more cities that will be developed under the Smart Cities Mission. Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh tops the list, followed by Warangal in Telangana, and Dharamshala in […]
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra has commissioned the Rankala lake water purification plant. The plant, which has the capacity to treat 1 million litres of water per hour, was set up at a cost […]
The city council of the Belagavi City Corporation in Karnataka has approved a Rs 1.9 billion sewerage project in the city. The project is proposed to be undertaken under AMRUT. Of the total funds, Rs […]
The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) in Gujarat is planning to construct a 78 mld sewage treatment plant (STP) in the city, at an estimated cost of Rs 1.04 billion. At present, there are seven STPs […]
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) in Karnataka has approved the technical report of the Cauvery Water Supply Scheme Stage V. The report will now be sent to the state government for approval. […]
The Darjeeling Municipality in West Bengal is planning to upgrade the town’s water supply system under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT). Estimated to entail an investment of Rs 2.05 billion, the […]
The Karnataka government has issued an order restricting the utilisation of fresh water from the Netravathi river (between the Thumbe dam and AMR Power Private Limited’s vented dam) in Mangalore for non-drinking purposes. The order […]
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has invited bids for independent safety assessment services for train control and signalling systems for the Noida-Greater Noida metro rail project. The last date for bid submission is June 20, […]
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has approved the draft plan for the DN Nagar-Mankhurd corridor (Phase 2B) of the Mumbai Metro Phase I, Line 2 project (Dahisar-Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd). According to the draft plan, the […]
The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) in Rajasthan and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) in Karnataka have signed tripartite agreements with various private companies for effective solid waste management in the respective cities. The agreements have […]
The Commissioner of Rail Safety has granted safety clearance to the East-West Corridor of the Bengaluru Metro Rail Project Phase I in Karnataka. The clearance has been granted subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions, […]
The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance and German development bank KfW have signed a loan agreement worth Rs 37.5 billion (Euro 500 million) for the Nagpur Metro Rail Project in Maharashtra. The project […]
Kochi Metro Rail Project Phase I, in Kerala, is likely to be operationalised by November 2016. The project involves the development of 36.78 km of the metro rail network at an estimated cost of Rs […]
The trial run on the Kalindi Kunj-Botanical Garden stretch (Corridor 2) of the Delhi Metro Project Phase III is expected to commence by end-September 2016. The stretch is likely to commence commercial operations by end-December […]
The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has approved projects worth Rs 4.95 billion under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) (2015-16) for 13 cities in Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Goa, Tripura, Meghalaya […]
NITI Aayog has granted in-principle approval for the implementation of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project Phase III. The approval has been granted subject to the condition that Indian Railways will undertake “fare reform” involving automatic […]
The Delhi government is planning to develop an elevated bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor connecting Anand Vihar to the Tikri border via the Income Tax Office (ITO). Though the final project cost is yet to […]
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