JAIPUR: The Jaipur Development Authority's (JDA) dream to launch its biggest housing scheme at Ninder fall flats as the authorities are facing problems in acquiring land, a majority of whom are private land owners. In December 2010, the JDA had proposed this scheme on 1,100 bighas of land at Ninder on Sikar Road for which the authority had to acquire 900 bighas from the private owners.

JAIPUR: At a time when Pink City is facing acute scarcity of drinking water, lakhs of litres were wasted on Sunday when a water tank valve failed around 7.30 am at Sector 8 of Vidhyadhar Nagar. The tank supplies water in Sectors 6, 7 and 8.

Public Health Engineering Department executive engineer V S Mahecha, said, "The valve failed before the morning water supply could be made.

JAIPUR: Another swine flu death was reported in the state on Sunday. An 18-year-old man, resident of Karauli district, died of the disease. A quack in Karauli district was responsible for his slowly bleeding to death.

This is the second consecutive swine flu death in the past two days.

The report is organized into three major sections. A detailed analysis of migration and settlement patterns in Jaipur’s urban and peri-urban areas is discussed first, to provide context to the overall water supply situation.

JAIPUR: City residents facing the shortage of drinking water have a good news as rains over the past couple of days increased the level of water in Bisalpur dam, which is a key source of drinking water.

The water level was recorded at 306.45 metre on Monday. Around two days ago, the water level was recorded at 305.58 metre.

Almost a year ago, the Ashok Gehlot government in the state enforced a blanket ban on the use of plastic bags in the state. The move was much appreciated and welcomed.

The Rajasthan Government is constructing over 10,600 houses under 15 housing schemes as part of affordable housing policy at a cost of Rs.363 crore this year. The construction work is in progress at Jaipur, Chaksu, Bhiwadi, Kuchaman and Dausa.

According to State Principal Urban Development and Housing Secretary G. S.

Final touches being given in to draft document in Rajasthan
A draft document on integrated solid waste management through door-to-door garbage collection, transport, processing and cleaning in ten major towns of Rajasthan will shortly be submitted for approval to the State Government.

The State Urban Development Department is presently giving final touches to the document.

A high-power comm

JAIPUR: Metro Man E Sreedharan on Tuesday asked the state government to start recruiting staff for running the Jaipur Metro trains that will start rolling by June 2013.

JAIPUR: Every drop of water counts in the city, as the deficit between the demand and supply is 220 million litres per day (MLD). In fact, the tubewells are drying and groundwater is depleting. Now, to keep a check on every drop, the public health and engineering department (PHED) has started water audit in four municipalities

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