Bhubaneswar: While praising the steps taken by Bhubaneswar to evolve itself as a smart city, the South African government has shown keen interest in sharing learning programmes with the city by tying up with the state government for some important projects especially on the urban development front. South Africa High Commissioner to India, Fracne Murole […]
Bhubaneswar: Among 400 odd cities, Bhubaneswar ranked 94th in the list of clean cities in the Swachh Survekshan-2017, the results of which were announced and awarded by Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu at New Delhi on Thursday. Nine cities and towns of Odisha were included under the Swachh Sarvekshan that evaluated 434 cities in […]
New Delhi: The results of the City Sanitation Ranking Survey ‘Swachh Survekshan-2017’ will be announced by the Union Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) today. Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu will announce the results at the National Media Centre, New Delhi which will be followed by an award ceremony. The Ministry had initiated Swachh Survekshan-2017, in […]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has signed a MoU with New Delhi-based, Spectro Analytical Labs Ltd to set up nine water testing labs in the State. According to sources, these labs will be set up under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Balasore, Berhampur, Baripada, Sambalpur, Puri and Rourkela. Moreover, a State-level lab […]
Secretary, Urban Development, G Mathivathanan, who visited the jaundice affected areas of Jobra in the Millennium city on Monday, said poor sanitary condition is the cause for the spread of the water-borne disease
New Delhi: Textiles Minister Smriti Irani was today given the additional charge of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry after M Venkaiah Naidu resigned from the Cabinet to contest the vice-presidential poll. The portfolio of urban development, which too was with Naidu, was given to Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, the PMO […]
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court today shot notices to the Secretary and other officials of the Urban Development department seeking explanation on the legality of the Sarbakhyama Yojana, an amnesty scheme under which the government aims to regularise unauthorised buildings and establishments in urban areas across the State. The High Court has asked the authorities […]