A Report on National Conference on Infrastructure Sector in India In the past few years, the pace of constructing infrastructure projects has increased manifold through national programs including smart cities mission, Bharatmala, Sagarmala, inland...
The Centre had committed Rs 48,000 crore for the mission but only Rs 41,544 crore was allocated till the end of the last financial year. The Narendra Modi government launched the Smart Cities Mission...
Smart Cities Mission, the first mega project of the NDA government, has turned out to be a flop. The 2 lakh crore project even after 7 years of work is far from completion, with...
The Smart Cities Mission (SCM) was launched in 2015, and was meant to conclude in five years. Centre for Financial Accountability has been researching and documenting various aspects of the mission. Reports are currently...
ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಮೊದಲನೇ ಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳಿದಂತೆ ತುಮಕೂರಿನ ಸ್ಮಾರ್ಟ್ ಸಿಟಿ ಯೋಜನೆಯು ಮೊದಲನೇ ಸುತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರಾಕರಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿತು. ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಕಾರಣವೇನೆಂದರೇ ಯೋಜನೆಯು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಪ್ರದೇಶವನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿತ್ತು. ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ೨.೫ ರಷ್ಟು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಇರುವ ಶೇ.೮ ರಷ್ಟು ಭೂ ಪ್ರದೇಶವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಯೋಜನೆಗೆ ಸೂಚಿಸಲಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಆಯ್ಕೆಯಾದ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳೆಲ್ಲವೂ (ವಾರ್ಡ್ ೫,...
೨೦೧೪ರಲ್ಲಿ ಮೋದಿ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಅಧಿಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದಾಗ ಜೆಎನ್ಎನ್ಯುಆರ್ಎಂ ಹಾಗೂ ರಾಜೀವ್ ಆವಾಜ್ ಯೋಜನೆ ಎಂಬ ಎರಡು ನಗರೀಕರಣ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳು ಚಾಲನೆಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದವು. ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಇತರೇ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳಲ್ಲೂ ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಏಕ ಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ಜಾರಿಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗಿತ್ತು.
Introduction When the Modi government came to power in 2014, two urban programmes – Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) – of the union government were being implemented...
It was in November 2020, soon after cities unlocked based on the guidelines from the Ministry of Home Affairs directing states and Union Territories to take a decision on removing restrictions on travel, gatherings...
यह कोर्स विशेष रूप से नागरिक समाज समूहों, कार्यकर्ताओं और मध्यम एवं छोटे शहरों के छात्रों को उनके आस-पास के क्षेत्र में इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर में बड़े पैमाने पर निवेश, शासन संरचना में परिवर्तन आदि के...
Mumbai: Imagine clean air all-year round in currently pollution-racked New Delhi, with sensors monitoring its air quality 24x7. Think of parched Chennai receiving 24x7 water supply through a smart metering system that conserves water....
The case study of Smart Cities Mission in Bhopal provides an overview of the projects being implemented under the mission in the city. The case of Bhopal Smart City is quite distinctive in the...
While the 2015 idea of ‘100 Smart Cities Mission’ promised improved standards of living, the reality is that it has forced many people into poverty. Instead of acting as a role model for the...
Cities are ever dynamic. The dynamic landscape of cities is a reflection, a miniature representation of societal interactions throughout history, static in its built forms and but constantly reinventing in contemporary ways of living....
Ashok Datar is associated with Mumbai Mobility Forum and heads the Mumbai Environmental Social Network. He has been active in the area of urban transportation and solid waste management. His writings cover issues such as...