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This was stated at a meeting chaired by Haryana Chief Secretary Urvashi Gulati here on Tuesday.

The meeting was held to review the progress of these schemes, an official release said here.

As Haryana has border with Delhi on three sides and a large portion of the state's area is under National Capital Region (NCR), these schemes would further accelerate the pace of development in this area, Gulati said.

It was also informed in the meeting that the development of the core infrastructure was being carried out at the regional level in the NCR area in the form of power generation, transmission and distribution of power, transportation (both road and rail), telecommunications and the development of new township, strengthening of water supply and sewerage works.

अब तक गौतमबुद्धनगर में एपीएल , बीपीएल और अंत्योदय कार्ड होल्डरों को राशन की जानकारी लेने के लिए डीलर के पास जाना पड़ता था। अब सप्लाई विभाग एक राशन डीलर से अटैच करीब दस लोगों को एसएमएस भेजकर डीलर तक राशन पहुंचने की सूचना देगा। डिस्ट्रिक्ट सप्लाई ऑफिसर संतोष निरंजन ने बताया कि चारों ब्लॉक बिसरख , दादरी , दनकौर और जेवर से डेटा कलेक्ट कर लिया गया है। इनमें से तीन ब्लॉक के डाटा फिडिंग का काम पूरा हो चुका है , जबकि एक ब्लॉक पर काम चल रहा है। एक हफ्ते में डाटा फिडिंग का काम पूरा कर लिया जाएगा।

इसके बाद इसकी रैंडम चैकिंग होगी। रैंडम चैकिंग में जो भी त्रुटियां होंगी उसे दुरुस्त कर अगस्त के अंतिम हफ्ते में एसएमएस सर्विस शुरू कर दी जाएगी। सर्विस शुरू होने के बाद अगर कोई राशन डीलर गोदाम से माल उठाता है तो तत्काल इसकी जानकारी एसएमएस के द्वारा उसके शॉप से अटैच कम से कम दस लोगों को दे दी जाएगी। इसके लिए विभाग ने लोगों के नाम , मोबाइल नंबर , गांव , कस्बा या शहर का नाम और संबंधित राशन डीलर का नाम कलेक्ट कर लिया है। इसके बाद भी अगर कोई व्यक्ति इस सुविधा को पाना चाहता है तो वह सप्लाई विभाग के ऑफिस में अपना डिटेल नोट करा सकता है।

Yashpal Singh, an official of the Kulesara Bridge project, says, "Construction started in April and the project is expected to finish by the end of September."

Four Buddhist towers will be imported from China and they will be placed on the side of the road. Around five to six big stones will be carved into beautiful sculptures and colourful fountains will be laid on the side of the road.

Arjun Thapar, a daily commuter crossing Kulesara Bridge, says, "The beautification of Kulesara Bridge will boost the beauty of Greater Noida. I am eagerly waiting to see the changed look."
For commuters, the road on the bridge has already been broadened for the smooth flow of traffic. Thick landscaping and a greenbelt will beautify the area surrounding the bridge.

GNIDA officials claim people will be able to see the difference from a distance by August. A 1.20-metre footpath will also be laid along the roads for pedestrians to enjoy the view. Earlier, the level of the surrounding area near the bridge was quite low and so GNIDA's first task was to fill the place with soil and level it with the height of the Bridge.

Yashpal Singh added, "People coming to Greno area from this side will love our Kulesara bridge project, as it will be one of its kind."

A day before the Supreme Court's Green Bench led by Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia is to hear the Noida Park matter, Mayawati's application in Supreme Court on Thursday criticised the ministry's affidavit filed on July 20 seeking more time to conduct an "integrated and holistic" environment impact assessment of the project.

The MoEF's stand had come as quite a shock because the same ministry, on October 21, 2009, had concluded before the court that the Noida project was much below the "threshold limit" required for its environmental clearance. In the July 20 affidavit, the MoEF did a U-turn, saying environment impact of the Noida project was indeed "grave" and of a "complex nature".

The ministry, through its lawyer Harris Beeran, informed that though the MoEF's Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) reviewed various expert reports at a meeting on June 28-29, more time is needed to "arrive at a final and conclusive decision" on the fate of the project.

Source: The Indian Express By Krishnadas Rajagopal Centre delaying Noida park: Maya in SC

अथॉरिटी की प्लानिंग के अनुसार , नोएडा की ओर से डीएससी रोड के जरिए ग्रेटर नोएडा आते समय सूरजपुर एंट्री पॉइंट को इस तरह से बनाया जाएगा कि वह आपका मन मोह लेगा। अथॉरिटी ने इस जगह को संवारना शुरू कर दिया है। कॉमनवेल्थ गेम्स को देखते हुए यहां का चेहरा बदला जा रहा है। पुराने फाउंटेन को यहां से हटा कर , गोल चक्कर को और भी चौड़ा करने के लिए खुदाई शुरू हो गई है। कॉमनवेल्थ गेम्स से पहले इस स्थान को खूबसूरत बना दिया जाएगा।

अथॉरिटी अफसरों के मुताबिक , यहां लगी 25 फिट ऊंची बौद्ध बेल टावर दूर से ही दिखाई देगी। बेल टावर के चारों ओर खूबसूरत पिलर होंगे। स्पेशल लाइट इफेक्ट के जरिए यहां रात का नजारा देखने लायक होगा। ग्रेटर नोएडा की ओर जाने वाली सड़क पर दोनों ओर चार - चार स्तंभ बनाए जाएंगे। इन पर हाथी और हिरन की मूर्तियां लगाई जाएंगी। इसके अलावा , यहां रंग - बिरंगे फव्वारे भी लगाए जाएंगे।

The condition of the area is getting worse day by day. Besides water and electricity woes, a cleaner environment, better parking facilities in nearby evergreen market and safer security systems are the utmost needs of the area.

Mamta Tiwari, member of RWA of Gama-II says, "We are worried over the rising incidents of chain snatching and burglaries in broad daylight in our area. Residents are outraged over the casual approach of police. We have approached the authority to seek permission for fencing and to create a boundary wall in the sector for safety reasons."

An official of Civil Department of GNIDA says, "We know the issue and we will try to grant permission in the coming week to allow the residents to build a fencing to secure their place."

"Parks here are in a terrible condition," says another resident. The pre-monsoon rains have already started affecting the drainage system in residential areas. The drains are choked and water is flowing on to the roads.

Evergreen market, next to Gama residential areas, is facing severe parking problems. The inadequate parking place in city market, congestion on the roads and footpaths and long traffic jams due to the unorganised parking in the crowded market could be a major security threat for people. Kuldeep Sharma, resident of Gama-I says, "In the past there have been many instances of accidents in the Evergreen market due to no proper parking places for vehicles."  

Rupa Gupta, president of Mahila Shakti Samajeek Samiti says, "We have filed numerous complaints regarding the parking problem and requesting for appointing a guard in the market to check the vehicles from both sides and help the visitors to park in an appropriate pattern."

Officials of NA have a plan to discuss the new layout design with residents in next meeting, so that all errors can be removed before the project starts. Bad roads will be a thing of the past so will be the most of the red light crossings and other frustrating and irritating features for the drivers and the pedestrians. Many of the features in the Noida Authority's new proposed road project which costs Rs 1,200 crore, will not only improve its road and transport infrastructure by 2012, but will give the city new look and road landmarks like flyovers, underpasses, elevated roads and parking lots, most of which are slated to be completed well before the 2010 Commonwealth Games.Noida Authority has prepared this project according to complaints of residents of city. Residents have made complaints that they have been facing a lot of problems due to bad roads.

According to chief executive officer (CEO) of Noida Authority Mahinder Singh, "A Rs 1,200 crore traffic and transportation plan has been prepared for Noida. It is a three-in-one plan as it mainly comprises a road infrastructure development plan, a traffic management plan and a public transport plan."

Singh said six major roads would be widened, 21 crossings would be made signal-free, new road corridors would come up along the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. These are besides 25 foot overbridges and multilevel parking lots, 348 buses will also be added for a better public transport system.

"Major arterial roads will be widened from four to six lanes in the first phase of implementation by 2010 end. The projected roads include the Delhi Noida Link Road, Harsinagar Marg, MP Road No 3, etc," he said.

Source: jagranctyplus.com By Rohit Babbar NOIDA All Set To Get Facelift

The new vision plan drafted by the union rural development ministry seeks to make the IAY more purposeful, rather than being merely ritualistic, as has been till now. The Centre had an all-important role to play, rendering its task difficult, and cumbersome.

The vision plan hopes to change all this. Working on the target of providing affordable housing in rural areas and thereby ensuring homestead plots to all rural poor by 2011-12 and replacement of all kutchcha houses by 2017-17, it makes out a strong case for expanding the scope of the programme.

"The scope of IAY is limited to providing grant as per budget allocation. There is need to address concerns of rural housing for all and to expand its scope to include sustainable habitat development. In such an effort, states need to partner with the Centre and there is need to launch the National Rural Housing and Habitat Policy,'' the document says.

Aware that the central government could not have an omnibus rural housing policy for all states, the recast IAY hopes to involve states as a crucial partner. "Every state should come out with its own plan, keeping in mind its specific local requirements,'' rural development secretary B K Sinha told ET.

Source: Economic Times By Devesh Kumar House Of Commons : Indira Awaas Yojana Scope To Be Widened, States To Come In As Partners

ग्रामीणों की रिपोर्ट और अथॉरिटी की ग्राम विकास में लगी टीम की रिपोर्ट आने के बाद दोनों में क्या फर्क है , इसका पता लगाया जाएगा। डीसीईओ ने बताया कि गांवों की जो समस्याएं उनके सामने आ रही हैं , उन पर तुरंत फैसला लिया जा रहा है। लेकिन जिन समस्याओं का समाधान तुरंत नहीं हो सकता उनके लिए वर्क प्लान बनाया जा रहा है। उन्होंने बताया कि ग्रामीणों को जागरूक किया जाएगा।

Said a senior DDA official, "The underpass project was delayed because the plans were only passed last year by the UTTIPEC. Work actually started pretty late, in July 2009."

Interestingly, the project was supposed to start from December 2008, when funds were sanctioned and designs drawn up. But increasing pressure from local resident associations as well high-tension wires above the site ensured the design had to be redrawn.

"There were several high-tension wires in the area, so the track had to be re laid. The designs were sent again to the agency (UTTIPEC), which took some time to approve of it. Objections by local residents where the slip road went near the residential DDA colony also led to the land agency changing its plan," added the official.

Source: Times Of India By Rumu Banerjee Sewer in way, underpass to Noida stuck

Although, the state government has been making fast amends to boost private investment by introducing the single-window clearance system, organising investors' meet and providing sops to the industry, the results are yet to match the expectations.

The investment figures say it all. The actual private investment during the current 3 years regime of Mayawati (2007-10) has fallen to Rs 22,000 crore, from over Rs 25,000 crore during the previous 3 years (2004-07).

Acoording to the Plan paper, UP needs public and private investments of about Rs 2,36,000 crore and Rs 5,75,000 crore respectively during the current 11 th Five Year Plan (2007-12), which aggregates Rs 8,11,000.

However, the current rate of investment is estimated at 20 per cent of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) against the national average of 35 per cent.

Source: Business-standard By Virendra Singh Rawat UP needs massive pvt investment

At present, 63 cities are covered under JNNURM, which was launched in 2005 by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to improve the quality of life and infrastructure in cities.

"There are 300 million people living in urban areas as of now. The number is expected to reach 800 million in the next 25 years. In this scenario, an enabling policy environment at both the state and central level is required to match the growing urban need," Union Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy said at the `Business Standard Infrastructure Meet' in Bangalore today, while delivering the keynote address.

Reddy, however, said there should be more fund allocation for implementing these projects.

Urban development has emerged as one of the focus areas of the government in the last two decades on the back of economic growth, higher disposable income and more migration of rural people to the urban areas.

Indian cities need huge investment in this sector to match the present growth rate.

Source: Business-standard Govt will extend JNNURM to 28 more cities: Jaipal Reddy

शासन के निर्देश हैं कि गौतमबुद्धनगर के गांवों का विकास शहरों की तर्ज पर होना चाहिए। इसको देखते हुए ग्रेटर नोएडा अथॉरिटी ने वित्तीय वर्ष 2010-11 के लिए 150 करोड़ रुपये का बजट रखा है। पिछले वित्तीय वर्ष में गांवों के विकास के लिए 100 करोड़ रुपये और उससे पहले महज 37 करोड़ रुपये का ही बजट था। ग्रेटर नोएडा अथॉरिटी गांवों के विकास के लिए हर बार अपना बजट बढ़ा रही है। ग्रेटर नोएडा अथॉरिटी के सीईओ मनोज सिंह का कहना है कि गांवों के किसानों ने शहर की स्थापना के लिए अपनी जमीनें दी हैं। लिहाजा, सरकार और अथॉरिटी की जिम्मेदारी है कि गांवों के विकास भी शहरों की तरह किया जाए।

फिलहाल ग्रेनो के गांवों में सीसी रोड बनाई जा रही है। सीवर और पानी की लाइन डालने का काम भी जारी है। पुराने तालाबों का पक्का पिकनिक स्पॉट की तरह डिवेलप किया जा रहा है। 150 करोड़ रुपये के बजट से गांवों को मॉर्डन विलेज के रूप में डिवेलप किया जाएगा। गांवों में स्ट्रीट लाइटें, पीने के पानी की लाइन, अस्पताल और स्कूल का निर्माण होगा।

After conducting a feasibility study, IIT-Roorkee has said the canal can be used with some upgradation.

The state is all set to offer the project for development along with proposed 147-km long eight-lane access-controlled Upper Ganga Canal Expressway -- to private investors.

The Expressway will connect Greater Noida with Purkazi in Muzaffarnagar, about 10 km short of the state's border with Uttarakhand. About 80 km of the canal runs along the proposed expressway.

The developer will have to strengthen the canal for navigational purpose and reconstruct about 20 bridges to provide enough vertical clearance for class II vessels to pass. The other works, like navigational locks, will be built by the Irrigation Department.

It will be optional for the developer to take up navigation rights and purchase about 100 hectares of land to develop water parks and other recreational activities along with the Expressway.

While the canal has been found navigational from Haridwar in Uttaranchal to Dehra in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, easy navigation for class II vessels is available between Mussoorie and Purkazi in Muzaffarnagar. The project will be implemented in 36 months from the date of allotment.

The Request for Proposal will be issued this week, and the government is keen to allott the project before May-end.

Source: The Indian Express By Maulshree Seth UP to open Upper Ganga Canal for navigation

The Centre has launched a mega housing project, aiming for the construction of nearly one lakh houses across the country for the Central Para Military Forces' (CPMF) personnel.

The houses will be constructed through the public-private partnership (PPP) mode in about four years.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), in consultation with the Central forces like Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Assam Rifles (AR), has identified 245 sites across the country where land is readily available to begin construction work.

As many as 30 sites have been taken up on pilot project basis and notice for request for qualification (RFQ) for the sites have been issued. The pre-bid conference for the 30 sites is scheduled for March 29.

The Ministry has appointed M/s Price Wa terhouse as the transaction advi sor to float the bids. "There will be a provision in the Home Ministry Budget for making payment to the developers on an annuity mode. The remaining nearly 215 sites are also proposed to be launched in four lots on a staggered basis in the financial year 2010-11," the MHA said in a statement.

Besides meeting the housing needs for the Central forces personnel, the provision of additional houses is seen as a measure to boost their morale and motivation, expected to enhance their operational efficiency.

"The housing satisfaction level among the Central Para Military Force personnel is 15.4 per cent which is considered low and a demotivating factor. Till now the CPWD has been constructing houses for the Central forces personnel and the pace of construction has been less than required to meet the desired satisfaction level of 25 per cent. On an average about 4,000 houses are added every year," the MHA said.

"The state government has decided to set up coal-based new power plants in UP. Proposals for providing coal linkages for Jawaharpur (Etah), Dopaha (Sonbhadra), Lalitpur and Yamuna Expressway projects have been pending with the Central government. Besides, proposal for allotment of six coal blocks have also been sent to the Centre," official spokesperson of the state government said in a press release.

The state government alleged that while the Centre has been installing 12 ultra mega power projects in various parts of the country, none of these projects were being set up in UP.

The state government has urged the Central government to give its nod for the construction of Taj international airport without any further delay as any delay in its construction, besides increasing traffic congestion, would hamper the efforts of the state government to ensure rapid development of infrastructure facilities.

Asking the Centre to adopt constructive approach towards various development schemes related with education, energy, roads, transport and airports on the basis of public-private partnership (PPP), the UP government alleged that several PPP projects related with various infrastructure sectors were pending owing to the indifference of the Central government.

Source: Times Of India UP asks Centre to clear pending proposals

At a press conference held today, Association president Kidar Nath Bansal, said, "To attract visitors during Commonwealth Games, we have hired an architect and are paying Rs 10 lakh to plan integrated development of the market and devise ways to check traffic congestion."

Traders objected to the shift- ing of the multilevel parking site, which, they claim, will ben- efit the under-construction DLF Mall, the existing Centre Stage Mall and Radisson Hotel.

Business of hundreds of small shopkeepers would be affected as the parking site is far from their shops.

"There is total chaos in the entire sector-18 market, due to unauthorised parking blocking three-fourth of the road, result- ing in obstruction of traffic movement," said Bansal.

The association has request- ed removal of transformers erected haphazardly, overhead electric wires and laying of underground cables, develop- ment of park and widening of certain roads.

नोएडा अथॉरिटी के प्रशासनिक अफसर दीपचंद की मौजूदगी में खोली गई बिड में एलएसटीएल ने सबसे ज्यादा रेट भरे हैं। अथॉरिटी की दो डिविजनों में से एक ने 41 और दूसरी ने 24 स्थानों पर बसस्टैंड बनाने व आपरेट करने का टेंडर जारी किया था। अथॉरिटी कार्यालय में खोली गई बिड् में दोनों जगह तीन कंपनियों ने टेंडर भरे थे। इनमें 41 बस स्टेंडों का सबसे ज्यादा रेट 17 हजार 700 रुपये प्रति माह और 24 बस स्टैंडों का रेट 15 हजार 700 रुपये प्रति बस स्टैंड आया।

यह आवंटन दस साल के लिए किया गया है। इस दौरान कंपनी इनका कमर्शल यूज विज्ञापन पट के रूप में करेगी। अथॉरिटी में प्रयोग के तौर पर पहला बस स्टैंड सेक्टर 14 व 15 के बीच वाली सड़क पर मॉडल के रूप में बनाया गया था। इसमें दो अन्य कंपनियों ने भी अपने टेंडर भरे थे। एलएसटीएल कंपनी के निदेशक संजय अदलखा ने बताया कि इस तरह के बस स्टैंड कंपनी ने दिल्ली में रिंग रोड पर बना रखे हैं। इन बस स्टैंडों पर बसों का रूट, नोएडा का मैप व डस्टबिन भी बनाया जाएगा। इन पर काम जल्द शुरू हो जाएगा। इस कमिटी में सीनियर प्रोजेक्ट इंजिनियर ए.के. गोयल, प्रोजेक्ट इंजिनियर श्यौदान सिंह व आर.एस. यादव भी शामिल थे।

More than three weeks after the deadline, over 15,000 urban poor beneficiaries are yet to get possession of houses because the construction agencies and the district administrations can not agree whether the doors, windows and internal fittings should be installed before or after giving the possession.

The construction agencies fear that the doors, windows and internal fittings may be stolen if these are installed be- fore the houses are actually given to the beneficiaries.

On the other hand, the district administrations say they cannot hand over the possession of incomplete houses and have, therefore, refused to take them over till doors, win- dows and internal fittings are installed.

On Chief Minister Mayawati's birthday on Janu- ary 15, allotment letters were given to 32,180 beneficiaries of Manyawar Shree Kanshi- ramji Shahri Gareeb Awas Yojna. Under the scheme, houses are allotted free to the urban poor.

Mayawati had announced that all will get possession of houses within 15 days. But according to official sources, only 17,308 allottees have actually got possession of the flats.

Principal Secretary of Ambedkar Gram Sabha Vikas Vibhag, Balvinder Ku- mar, confirmed that there was a conflict between the development agencies and the district administrations.

Source: The Indian Express By Lalmani Verma Deadline gone, over 15,000 urban poor yet to get house possession

The Member Secretary of the NCRPB, Mr Noor Mohammad, who held discussions with Haryana Chief Secretary, Mrs Urvashi Gulati in second meeting of the Steering Committee here today, said that  a corridor would also be developed  the counter-magnet towns of Ambala and Hisar in Haryana.
As Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretaries of various Departments were also present in the meeting, in addition to the participation of Deputy Commissioners of the districts falling in NCR through video conferencing, Mr Noor Mohammad stressed the need for further accelerating the pace of developmental projects in the NCR. He said that Rs. 584 crore were sanctioned  for  developmental works during this financial year.

The Haryana Chief Secretary, Mrs Urvashi Gulati said, “Haryana is as important to the NCR as is the NCR to Haryana” as 40 per cent the NCR falls in the State. She said that the State Government was implementing a number of development projects in the NCR. She directed all Deputy Commissioners and Administrative Secretaries to send by March 4 the completion reports of all developmental projects, which have been completed recently or nearing completion.

It was informed that social infrastructure projects, especially in the areas of education and health were being given utmost priority in the NCR. While four private universities have already been set up in this area, applications of five more universities were in pipeline. A Central University has already started functioning in district Mahendergarh. In case of health, it was revealed that while the State Government was setting up a Medical College exclusively for women at Khanpur Kala which has north India’s first Women University, a Dental College and a Nursing College too would be set up at Khanpur Kalan. For these two colleges, the State Government sought financial assistance of the NCRPB. A Medical College was already being set up in Mewat wioth assistance from NCR and ESI hospitals were being built at Faridabad and Gurgaon.

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