JAIPUR: A division bench of the high court while disposing of a PIL concerning heavy vehicular traffic at B-2 bypass on Friday directed the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) to complete the BRTS corridor and open it to public in the next six months.

The bench of Chief Justice Arun Mishra and Justice N K Jain-senior further directed JDA to complete the outer ring road project in the next two years to ease heavy vehicular traffic movement from B-2 bypass. The bench directed that the disputes regarding taking over of the possession of land acquired for ring road project should be expedited and completed within three months.

Jaipur: The state capital of Rajasthan will soon join the club of top ten most populated cities of urban agglomerations in the country.

Affected Families Can Opt For Plots Or Choose From LIG Flats, Affordable Housing Plans

Jaipur: The much-awaited special rehabilitation policy for the affected house owners of Amanishah Nullah was finalised by the state government on Friday. The policy draws separate rules for the Below Poverty Lines (BPL) and Above Poverty Lines (ABL) families, which have houses constructed in the catchment areas of the nullah. The policy has provisions of allotting land and financial assistance along with shifting facilities for replacement. The constructions at the nullah are to be demolished following a recent high court directive.

JAIPUR: The contract firm responsible for door-to-door garbage collection in the city is finding it difficult to implement the scheme due to the ongoing protest of Rajasthan Mehtar Mazdoor Sangh.

JAIPUR: In a rare feat for Jaipur Municipal Corporation, the Sewage Treatment Plant at Delawas (STP) has been included in the Asian Development Bank (ADB) best practices projects list. To promote similar practices in other countries, ADB is now sending teams to study the model. The 125 million litre per day (MLD) capacity plant is currently operated by JMC.

This was discovered during an awareness drive in two Jaipur slums recently

The daily struggle of slum dwellers for getting basic amenities and the glaring deficiency in the reach of the much-touted urban poverty alleviation schemes as well as other programmes for welfare of widows, disabled people and destitute children were revealed during an awareness drive launched by two voluntary public service institutions in slum colonies here this week.

Air pollution in Jaipur has reached a critical level as a result of growing number of vehicles and resultant congestion. The air quality is affected by rising levels of particulate and nitrogen oxide contamination. Moreover, rapidly growing number of vehicles may undo any gains the Pink City might have made.

These are some of the findings of a new study-cum-citizens' survey conducted by the Centre for Science & Environment which were released at a city-level dialogue organised in association with the Jaipur Development Authority here. The survey found a belief among 88 per cent of Jaipur residents that the city's air pollution levels have worsened.

JAIPUR: The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) citizen's survey findings have offered the authorities real-time data to take some urgent steps to check rising pollution levels and encourage walking and cycling as feasible options for residents to travel small distances.

The report stated that 40% residents prefer to walk or cycle to nearby destinations in the city. This is an indication enough for the state to realize that given an option of walker-friendly roads, many would prefer to walk over using private cars to travel.

JAIPUR: With nearly 400 vehicles being added to the city's burgeoning fleet of private cars and commercial vehicles, the level of air population has sharply gone up along with a corresponding rise in the number of people suffering from respiratory problems.

In an alarming report prepared by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the air pollution in Jaipur has reached a critical level. The report also highlighted the deteriorating air quality of Jaipur, and stated that the pollution level is 2.8 times higher than the normal. A citizen's survey conducted by CSE found out that nearly 88% residents of Jaipur believe that the city's air pollution levels have increased. Nearly 94% said the cases of respiratory diseases are on the rise.

JAIPUR: To expedite the completion of the project, the Jaipur Development Authority will provide financial assistance to companies involved in construction of Durgapura elevated road.

With companies facing financial crunch, the project has suffered delay and the deadline has now been extended from July to December 2012. JDA has already changed the deadline thrice.