Several government projects have ‘technically’ flouted regulatory norms

From bureaucratic tangles, lack of awareness – even by some government departments – to staff shortages, the implementation of Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) norms in the district is hit by administrative issues.

Net Present Value was not realised from user agencies in seven cases

Tamil Nadu has its share of adverse comment in the findings of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) relating to diversion of vast tracts of forest lands for development and industrial projects, mismanagement in realisation of Net Present Value (NPV) from user agencies and in managing compensatory and penal funds for afforestation.

The Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link project has got a coastal regulation zone clearance from the ministry of environment and forest (MoEF). The state will now make another attempt to build the bridge.

In the first phase, it has sanctioned a loan of Rs 113.70 crore to the state government for construction of 354 roads stretching 510 Kms and 22 bridges of 424 meters

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has allocated Rs 900 crore for various rural and agricultural infrastructure projects in Karnataka.

The MMRDA is considering four options for constructing the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL) after the latest round of bidding failed to elicit interest from construction firms.

Construction Of The First Phase To Start This Month-End

The much-delayed SmartCity project received a shot in the arm after the single window clearance board, which met in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday, granted building permit for the construction of first IT building.

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) wants the state to create a framework that will make it mandatory for all buildings to strictly adhere to safety norms laid down by the Bureau of Indi

In a bid to speed up development in naxal-affected areas, the environment ministry has decided to exempt public infrastructure projects from seeking forest clearance in 35 additional districts.

After announcing Rs 336 crore to rebuild 82 roads and 27 bridges in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, the rural development ministry has offered to build 14,000 additional houses under Indira Awas Yojana.

The ministry has also offered to help upgrade roads not covered under its rural roads scheme, the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.

The Public Works Department (PWD) is gearing up to initiate work on the four-laning of two important national highways allotted to it by the Union Ministry for Road Transport and Highways.