The Dhaka Elevated Expressway Project (Land Acquisition) Bill-2011 was passed in parliament on Monday with provision of compensation for those whose land would be acquired for implementing the project.

Earlier, land minister Rezaul Karim Hira placed the bill for the 26-kilometre elevated expressway in parliament on June 21.

According to the new law, none can claim compensation if any install

Environmental degradation and growing scarcity of natural resources has marred India

The financial capital of India, Mumbai, though one of the major job providers, ranks among the lowest in financial penetration, according to a report on urban indicators of the top 200 cities in India.

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The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) has cleared project worth Rs.1,255 crore for widening the strategic Nechipu-Hoj road to two-lane national highway standards on BOT (annuity) basis under the Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads and Highways.

The cost of the project including civil cost, land acquisition and preconstruction activities and supervision and management is Rs.1,524 core, of

To bridge the infrastructure deficit in both quality and quantity, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked the road transport and highways ministry and NHAI to expedite the awarding of projects.

There are 20 monorail systems in Asia; Metro networks are in operation in 178 cities around the world
CHENNAI: With the State government recently announcing a proposal to construct a crisscrossing network of monorail corridors in the city that would be 300 km in length, Chennai has been put on the road to having the largest and most extensive monorail network in the world.

TAMBARAM: Despite legislations in place for more than a decade, there was no visible improvement in the area of solid waste management throughout the country, speakers said at a seminar here on Tuesday.

Academicians, experts, government representatives, municipal engineers, students and young researchers came together at a seminar on waste management organised by the Centre for Waste Management