01-26-2011, 12:36 PM
[quote name='Capt M Kumar' date='23 April 2010 - 05:16 AM' timestamp='1271979512' post='106052']
[size="5"][color="#FF0000"]Dry taps, untreated sewage and piles of solid waste strewn all around.
This can become a stark reality of our urban landscape by 2030, when Indiaââ¬â¢s urban population will grow from 340 million in 2008 to 590 million ââ¬â 40 per cent of the total population ââ¬â and twice the present population of the United States, predicts a report by McKinsey & Company.
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[/quote] It has planned to set up two new cities in Maharashtra, and one each in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, the official said.
"The Government is planning to spend around Rs 2,500-crore for each city over the next five-years, which will be developed on around 540-square kilometres of area in six states. The cities will be developed with cutting-edge technology to provide all the necessary infrastructure," Joint Secretary (Industrial Policy and Promotion) of Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Talleen Kumar, told reporters on the sidelines of the CII Partnership Summit.
This is a part of the Government''s target to develop 24 cities over the next 30-years. All these cities will be along the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial belt, he said. http://news.oneindia.in/2011/01/26/govtt...d0126.html
[size="5"][color="#FF0000"]Dry taps, untreated sewage and piles of solid waste strewn all around.
This can become a stark reality of our urban landscape by 2030, when Indiaââ¬â¢s urban population will grow from 340 million in 2008 to 590 million ââ¬â 40 per cent of the total population ââ¬â and twice the present population of the United States, predicts a report by McKinsey & Company.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/By-2030-In...34775.aspx[/color][/size]
[/quote] It has planned to set up two new cities in Maharashtra, and one each in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, the official said.
"The Government is planning to spend around Rs 2,500-crore for each city over the next five-years, which will be developed on around 540-square kilometres of area in six states. The cities will be developed with cutting-edge technology to provide all the necessary infrastructure," Joint Secretary (Industrial Policy and Promotion) of Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Talleen Kumar, told reporters on the sidelines of the CII Partnership Summit.
This is a part of the Government''s target to develop 24 cities over the next 30-years. All these cities will be along the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial belt, he said. http://news.oneindia.in/2011/01/26/govtt...d0126.html