COIMBATORE: Kurichi Municipality has drawn up a slum development programme that will be funded partly by the Central and State Governments under the Basic Services for the Urban Poor.
Mumbai: In a bid to eradicate slums from the city, the state Government has set up a core committee to prepare a concept plan for providing cheap housing in the region. The concept plan, a longterm initiative, will aim at building more affordable houses and houses on moderate rents.
Mumbai: Although the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has promised 24X7 water supply to the city in its annual budget, the fact is that Mumbai will have to wait for almost two years, till 2011, for that to happen.
At present, the BMC simply cannot provide more water to the city, according to a white paper that is to be tabled soon.
So far the slum dwellers had been fulfilling their dream of having a roof over their heads by propping up corrugated sheets on semi-pucca structure. And sometimes even polythene sheets would do. But if the Delhi Development Authority
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The new sewerage treatment plant to be set up by the City Corporation at Muttathara for 107 MLD activated sludge process will be inaugurated by Chief Minister V.S.Achuthanandan on March 2.
Over 500 slum-dwellers have become proud owners of flats in the upmarket Dadar in Central Mumbai.
Mumbai : Over 500 slum-dwellers on Sunday became the proud owner of flats in the upmarket Dadar in Central Mumbai.
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Manohar Joshi handed over the keys to the slum-dwellers of Shroffwadi in a colourful function at the sprawling Kamgaar Kreeda Maidan.
The foundation ceremony for the in-situ rehabilitation of the Kathputli colony in Shadipur Depot on Sunday saw Union Minister of State for Urban Development Ajay Maken, and local MLA Ramakant Goswami, among other dignitaries in attendance.
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KOLKATA, Jan 19: Slum dwellers who have been rehabilitated under various schemes of the civic body should form co-operatives so that they can take over the responsibility of maintaining their flats, mayor Mr Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya said this today.
Mumbai: Will the high court-appointed committee to clear the backlog of Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) cases be of any help?
Apparently not, as the panel has not been given legal powers, say experts. They also point out that the committee is no different from the one set up last year which could dispose of only 42 cases.
