Conflict between govt, MCD hampers development in illegal colonies: BJP

Written by Jayanta Thursday, 29 August 2013

( 0 Votes )Tribune News Service New Delhi, August 13 Development work in 895 unathorised colonies is affected due to tussle between the Delhi Government and Municipal Corporations of Delhi. No major development has taken place in these colonies after notification was issued by the government for regularization of the colonies. The government seeks Rs 50, 000...

To decongest Outer Ring Road, a parallel road

Written by Jayanta Thursday, 29 August 2013

( 0 Votes )With the government laying major thrust on inaugurating infrastructure projects in the run-up to the Assembly elections, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for a nine-km road that will run parallel to the Outer Ring Road. The new road will lessen the traffic burden on the Outer Ring Road by 40 per cent and help...

Widening project hits roadblock

Written by Jayanta Wednesday, 28 August 2013

( 0 Votes )The project to widen the Mehrauli-Mahipalpur Road from Andheria More to Masoodpur has come to a standstill. The road, which is expected to provide an alternative route to the airport and Gurgaon, had got financial clearance from the Delhi government in November last year. While first phase of the project from Andheria More to Masoodpur has got...

City colonies regularized only on paper: CAG report

Written by Jayanta Monday, 26 August 2013

( 0 Votes )NEW DELHI: Expressing concern that Rs 542 crore spent by the Delhi government on development of unauthorized colonies might be in vain, the comptroller and auditor general has said regularization of these colonies remains only “on paper”. The CAG report, currently awaiting the Delhi government’s response, questions almost every...