Vinayak Chatterjee: The tale of our cities

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair ...

The process for availing funds under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Development Mission (JNNURM) for Corporation of the City (CCP) has finally got moving.
The sub-committee of the State Steering Committee formed for considering and approving projects to be forwarded to JNNURM has approved in- principle Solid Waste Management (SWM) plant for CCP. The proposal for SWM was pending for too long.

Pune Civic body claims poor response to volunteer corps, while citizens say

New Delhi: If the Union urban development ministry has its way, you can commute soon by bus, metro and local train, thanks to a single smart card.

KUMUD JENAMANI
Drivers and contractors of the city bus service protest at Baridih depot in Jamshedpur on Thursday. (Bhola Prasad)

Jamshedpur, Oct.

KOCHI: South division is right in the middle of the city with more commercial space than residential area. Represented by K V P Krishnakumar the division is considered to be a solid UDF bastion. The division which was in the general category during last election, will be reserved for women in the coming elections.

It can sound like a dream but the local Municipal Corporation (MC) plans to provide round-the-clock water supply in four wards of the city on an experiment basis. If it succeeds, it will be implemented in all 25 wards.

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Exposed, untreated excrement can kill by the million. One of the hardest-won UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is a 2015 target of halving the proportion of those without sustainable access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation. Even if achieved, the target would still leave some 500 million on the planet without this basic requirement for survival and dignity.

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KOCHI: The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) projects, if executed properly, are adequate enough to make a drastic change in the concept of city development.