It took Vizag by surprise. All we could do was stand by our doors and windows, and see trees being uprooted and electric poles falling. In some apartments, the furniture blew out from one window into the other. Once the reverse action of the cyclone started, cars were moving sideways because of the wind. There wasn´t a single building that didn´t suffer damages.
In June 2014, Pradeep Agarwal took over as municipal commissioner of Ludhiana, Punjab´s largest city corporation. It was his first assignment with a local government. Following the Lok Sabha elections, Agarwal´s first priority was to restart all the work that was on hold.
Real estate development largely drives the plumbing fittings market. Now Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the Government´s ambitious project to extend sanitation facilities to every household by 2019 is expected to boost demand for certain plumbing products. As per the 2011 census, only 46 per cent of 25 crore households in India have a toilet.
Mumbai, the financial capital of India, is seeing a revival in its fortunes. With the economy on the upswing, there is a sense of expectation in the city of dreams. Its burgeoning population, along with its transient population
Anuj Jain, CEO, Jindal Architecture, speaks on the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) and the company´s role in the construction of modular toilets.
While issues related to banking and financing, claims and contracts continue to discourage contractors, CW highlights problem areas and offers 16 concrete solutions that will help resolve issues and make the construction sector a success.
Uttarakhand´s capital Dehradun, also called the ´Adobe of Drona´, is already famous for its scenic grandeur and beautiful surroundings. It is also renowned for its natural resources, public schools and educational institutions.
There are many reasons why Kanpur is the city of promise. It´s not just the largest city of Uttar Pradesh, but the fifth largest in India by land area, the 10th most populous urban agglomeration and the second largest industrial city of the Hindi belt in northern India.
Even as the estimated cost of transforming Indore into a smart city´ is Rs 5,108 crore, the city municipal corporation has drafted a plan to raise Rs 7,940 crore
The much touted ´Abhiyan´ of the Centre, Swachh Bharat has hit its first roadblock: a funding block. This has given rise to speculation regarding the feasibility of the mission.
