Environment

Noida Development Authority proposes to encroach the Yamuna flood plain

The CSE news report on proposal of Noida Development Authority to construct multi storey buildings on a site that is part of the Yamuna flood plain and is defined as agricultural land. It is feared that, this will reduce groundwater recharge & also disturb biodiversity of the Okhla bird sanctuary.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Land Use, Yamuna, Mixed Land Use, Urban Housing, Sanctuaries, Noida
Habitat And Urbanisation

Delhi Congress leaders hail Union Budget

NEW DELHI: The Union Budget 2009-10 was hailed by Congress leaders in Delhi on Monday as a development-oriented and pro-poor budget which would take the country forward.

Publication Date: 
07/07/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Urban Development, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Urban Housing, Urban Roads, Delhi, Budget, Infrastructure Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

Rs 4,000cr for urban poor housing

PAWAN BALI
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday allocated around Rs 4,000 crores for providing housing and basic amenities to the urban poor

Publication Date: 
07/07/2009
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Urban Housing, Poverty, Budget
Habitat And Urbanisation

Housing scheme runs into bad weather

GOVT

Publication Date: 
06/07/2009
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Housing, Urban Housing, Delhi
Habitat And Urbanisation

Urban housing: Standing Committee on Urban Development (2008-2009)

Housing is one of the three basic human needs, next only to food and clothing. It is an essential element in the overall socio-economic development of the country and its citizens, and for the satisfaction of social and cultural aspirations of the people. Construction activity accounts for more than 50 per cent of the development outlays.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2009
Lok Sabha Secretariat
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Urbanisation, Urban Housing, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, India
Habitat And Urbanisation

HUDA to construct houses for the poor

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Tuesday that the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) would construct 37,513 houses in phases for people belonging to weaker sections of society.

Publication Date: 
24/06/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Housing, Urban Housing, Poverty, Haryana
Habitat And Urbanisation

Cuncolim locals against housing project near govt acquired land

The Cuncolim Citizens Action Committee has urged the Chief Town Planner not to issue any clearances for the mega housing project proposed at Panzorconne-Cuncolim adjacent the 1.26 lakh sq mts of government acquired land.

Publication Date: 
20/06/2009
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Housing, Urban Housing, Goa
Habitat And Urbanisation

1,028 urban poor families to get housing facilities at Amingaon

GUWAHATI, June 14

Publication Date: 
15/06/2009
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Urban Housing, Poverty, Guwahati
Habitat And Urbanisation

Snapshot of the homeless in Ludhiana city: A reflection of urban poverty

Poverty is a multidimensional concept and cannot be defined unidimensionally. Poverty means non-fulfilment of the human right to a range of basic capabilities, e.g. nourishment, shelter, education, security, justice, earning a livelihood. One of the important components of the right to live with dignity and also a significant constituent of the right to equality is the right to adequate housing.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2009
Bindu Duggal
Social Change
39
2
239
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Migration, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Urban Housing, Poverty, Punjab, Ludhiana (T), Statistics
Habitat And Urbanisation

Vertical aspirations

Replicating Manhattan with all its imposing skyscrapers in Mumbai does sound like a dream come true. But do highrises offer a sustainable solution for our land starved metros that are rapidly suffocating under the weight of an ever increasing populace and a crumbling infrastructure?

Publication Date: 
01/06/2009
Rajesh Kulkarni
Construction Week
1
9
39-42
Tags:
High Rise Building, Mumbai, Green Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Construction Industry, Infrastructure Development, India, Urban Housing

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