‘Commuters waste fuel worth Rs. 54 crore every year due to jams’

Written by Jayanta Wednesday, 21 August 2013

( 1 Vote )As told by Chetan Agarwal, environmentalist and resident of Gurgaon, to HT Tolls play an important role in financing highway projects but if traffic is beyond a certain level, then the externalities of toll plazas in terms of time wasted, fuel consumed and incremental air pollution make them an inefficient and counterproductive instrument for...

Flat to every slum dweller in Delhi if BJP comes to power: Vijay Goel

Written by Jayanta Monday, 19 August 2013

( 1 Vote )Vying to return to power in the national capital after 15 years, Delhi BJP today promised to provide flats to each and every family living in over 600 slum clusters if it wins the assembly polls slated for November. Addressing a ‘Jhuggi-Jhopri’ convention at Talkotara stadium organised by the party, Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel said...

BJP seeks colony no-objection certificate for growth

Written by Jayanta Monday, 19 August 2013

( 0 Votes )NEW DELHI: The BJP MLAs on Sunday met the lieutenant governor of Delhi, Najeeb Jung, and sought no-objection certificates (NOCs) for unauthorised colonies on DDA land for speeding up development work in these colonies. The MLAs, who were led by Vijay Kumar Malhotra, leader of the opposition in the Assembly, raised before Jung the issue of...

Connaught Place project needs more time

Written by Jayanta Sunday, 18 August 2013

( 0 Votes )NEW DELHI: Over a month after the Rs 671-crore CP redevelopment project missed another deadline on June 30, parts of Connaught Place still look like sites under construction. Power, water and sewage lines are exposed and there is a mesh of cables across Middle Circle lanes, creating hurdles for pedestrians. New garbage stations are overflowing,...