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Vijayawada, June 1: Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) buses will ply on city roads after the laying of BRTS roads.

Bhopal: The development plans of 96 cities of the state will be completed by the month of July while those of ten municipal corporations by December. By the year 2013-14, development plans of all the civic bodies in the state will be completed. Madhya Pradesh is the first state in the country where urban development plans are being made on such a large scale.

Vijayawada, May 30: Land problem for the construction of houses under Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in Vijayawada will be solved very soon.

With the State government cold shouldering the ambitious plan to seek Rs 1000 crore loan to finance the sewerage scheme, the Goa Sewerage Corporation has set the process to obtain funds from Central agencies, JNRRUM and NRCD amounting to Rs 900 crore.

The Union urba May 23: The Union urban development ministry has asked the states to expedite setting up of Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) to ensure better traffic management in the cities having a population of more than one million.

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet committee finally cleared the interceptor sewer project for Rs 1,357 under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) funding. With bids expected to be invited for it soon, Delhi government

The Union Cabinet Committee on Wednesday approved the ambitious Rs 1,357-crore Yamuna cleaning Interceptor Sewer project of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB). In what is termed as the largest fund approval for Delhi under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the project was cleared after extensive examination by the ministries concerned.

Projects worth over Rs 300 crore have been mooted by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to ensure a comprehensive solution to the water scarcity problem in different pockets of the city, but faulty planning coupled with lethargy and legal complications have ensured non-completion and faulty implementation of these schemes.

The World Bank~ which has earned sharp criticism from the Left parties over the years~ seems to be the only hope for the CPI-M led state government to win back hearts of urban and rural populace ahead of 2011 Assembly polls.