Habitat And Urbanisation

Under govt’s rehabilitation plan, flats and jobs for slum dwellers

Sites in Dwarka, Sultanpuri and Bhalsawa have been earmarked for the rehabilitation scheme, said sources.

Publication Date: 
08/07/2015
Pragya Kaushika
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Slums, Rehabilitation, Population, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Habitat And Urbanisation
Natural Disasters

Govt to allocate budget under separate heading for reconstruction of quake-hit properties

Kathmandu, July 5: Minister for Finance Dr Ram Sharan Mahat has said that budget would be allocated in the budget programme of the fiscal year 2072/73 BS under a separate heading for the reconstruc

Publication Date: 
06/07/2015
Nepal News (Nepal)
Tags:
Natural Disaster, Earthquakes, Budget, Disaster Management, Rehabilitation, Nepal, South Asia
Dams/ Irrigation

Residents write to PM against proposed Pancheshwar dam

Residents of the Pancheshwar valley have written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to visit the area to ascertain whether the construction of a mega dam on the Kali river at P

Publication Date: 
06/07/2015
BD Kasniyal
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Dams, Kali, Rehabilitation, Displacement, Dams/ Irrigation
Energy

Draft Guidelines for Development of Solar Parks under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission

MNRE has rolled out a scheme plans to set up 25 solar parks, each with a capacity of 500 MW and above; thereby targeting around 20000 MW of solar power installed capacity. These solar parks will be set up within in a span of 5 years commencing from 2014-15 and the solar projects may then come up as per demand and interest shown by developers.

Publication Date: 
03/07/2015
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Tags:
Solar Energy, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), India, Power Transmission, Rehabilitation
Housing

Housing for All (Urban): scheme guidelines 2015

At the slum decadal growth rate of 34%, the slum households are projected to go upto 18 million. 2 million non-slum urban poor households are proposed to be covered under the Mission. Hence, total housing shortage envisaged to be addressed through the new mission is 20 million.

Publication Date: 
25/06/2015
Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
Tags:
Housing, Urban Housing, Slums, Slum Upgrading, India, Rehabilitation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Delhi Assembly passes 3 Bills on first day of Budget session

The Delhi Assembly passed three Bills, including one according university status to Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology and the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement (Amendment) Bill, on the first day

Publication Date: 
24/06/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Urban Development, Slums, Rehabilitation
Forests

Rehab package for forest land encroachers in the offing

The State Cabinet on Saturday decided to work out a package to rehabilitate those who have encroached upon less than three acres of forest land.

Publication Date: 
22/06/2015
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Forest Encroachments, Rehabilitation, Land, Forests
Habitat And Urbanisation

UN-Habitat global activities report 2015: increasing synergy for greater national ownership

With cities increasingly in the spotlight on the international stage, urban planning and development has become a critical issue in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Publication Date: 
18/06/2015
UN HABITAT
Tags:
Urbanisation, Sustainable Development, Unemployment, Urban Planning, Urban Land, Economy, Urban Water Supply, Urban Sanitation, Urban Housing, Slums, Rehabilitation, India, Global
Habitat And Urbanisation

Govt. plans 20 million houses for urban poor

The Union Cabinet approved on Wednesday the launch of the “Housing for All by 2022” programme for the rehabilitation of slum-dwellers and promotion of affordable housing for the urban poor.

Publication Date: 
18/06/2015
Jayant Sriram
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Housing, Poverty, Lowcost Housing, Rehabilitation, Subsidies, Housing Construction, Habitat And Urbanisation
Natural Disasters

Landslides damage houses, cut off roads in Itanagar

Itanagar, June 15: Landslides triggered by incessant rain has wrecked havoc in various parts of the state capital with reports of damages of several houses continued to pour in.

Publication Date: 
16/06/2015
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Arunachal, Landslides, Tirap, Rainfall, Rehabilitation

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