CMDA convenes stakeholders to enhance Chennai’s online building planning system, focusing on efficiency and user interface improvements
The arrival of Yuan Gujie, the new deputy director of Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong, has sparked widespread speculation. Her legal background and experience in Guangdong province suggest that her posting carries a clear agenda: to promote deeper integration between Hong Kong and other Greater Bay Area cities. One thing is clear: if the Northern Metropolis is to accelerate, Hong Kong’s existing legal framework and development model may prove inadequate. A fundamental overhaul is urgently...
The proposed move is expected to make the government’s B-to-A Khata conversion scheme more attractive, while contributing to densification of the city
Cairo's East Nile monorail opened to passengers this month as a flagship of Egypt's infrastructure ambitions.
CM tells officials to develop housing complexes for lower and middle-income groups; special tribunal to resolve disputes involving buildings and unauthorised constructions in capital region
Projects to address traffic congestion, drinking water shortage, and waste management are among those included in the list
9,640 acres of land spread across nine revenue and 17 non-revenue villages has been identified for developing the Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township Project, popularly known as the Bidadi Township Project. But are farmers on board? Chetan B.C. and Aditya Bharadwaj find out.
Slowly but surely, Hong Kong is undergoing various scales of transformation. From the mixed-use development around Kai Tak to the revamped waterfronts on both sides of Victoria Harbour, the new railway extensions to the vehicular bypass tunnels below our busy streets, the adaptive reuse of underutilised spaces and the infusion of art and culture into local neighbourhoods, our city is evolving and adapting. Consider the East Coast Boardwalk as an example. The space under the Island Eastern...
Cities in other nations which tackled congestion without relying heavily on additional flyovers was cited at an event held in Hyderabad
More than a decade ago, I argued that Hung Shui Kiu should be conceived as the “northwest stronghold” of Hong Kong, a geographic centre of the New Territories and a hinge point between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Today, that vision is beginning to materialise. Hung Shui Kiu is no longer just a dot on the planning map; it is emerging as a core node of the Northern Metropolis and a testing ground for institutional innovation and industrial policy. The government’s embrace of an industry-first strategy...
Dr. C. Divakar Reddy aims to make the temple city free from traffic problems for the city people as well as the pilgrims
A Hong Kong migrant workers’ group has urged authorities to expand a pedestrian area in Central on Sundays, as a section of a landmark garden that serves as a popular gathering spot for domestic helpers will temporarily close for the construction of a pedestrian underpass. The subway is part of the tender requirements for a Central harbourfront site secured by developer Henderson Land Development. It will run below Statue Square Gardens and connect the Central MTR station at Chater Road to the...
Priyank Kharge says a detailed blueprint has been prepared to address both present and future urban needs
Incidentally, the Bidadi township was first announced during the 20-month regime of Mr. Kumaraswamy during his first term as the Chief Minister in 2006-2007.
The minister sought World Bank support for the Amaravati Economic Region and pitched Andhra Pradesh as a future MICE destination
District Collector issues the direction at a recent meeting attended by officials from the Kozhikode Corporation, District Suchitwa Mission, State Pollution Control Board, and Local Self-Government department to initiate steps to obtain technical sanction for the project
The parking lots at Putharikkandam maidan and Medical College, which were formally inaugurated before the local body elections, can accommodate 200 cars each
When Law Yin-ping moved into a village house in Yick Yuen Tsuen, Hung Shui Kiu, in northwest Hong Kong more than a decade ago with her granddaughters, it never crossed her mind that they could one day be homeless – and forcibly separated. The Tuen Mun village falls within the government’s planned Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area, which is set to become a high-end professional services and logistics hub under the Northern Metropolis megaproject. Law, who is nearly 70, said on Sunday...
Hong Kong’s West Kowloon is poised to emerge as the second-most important office sub-market after Central with the completion of new buildings that will accommodate banks and insurance companies, according to industry officials. However, there was expected to be limited demand from newcomers or via corporate expansion, with leasing activity dominated by relocations and higher vacancy rates in some of the city’s other business districts. The 40-hectare stretch of reclaimed land is being touted as...
Several beneficiaries of Telangana’s double-bedroom housing scheme continue to wait for their allotted homes as construction remains incomplete. For several low-income families, rising rents and cost of living have deepened financial stress, turning the dream of a permanent house into an urgent necessity. But in a contrasting trend, several allotted flats in Hyderabad remain unoccupied. What steps is the government taking to complete pending works and improve occupancy in the housing colonies? K. Shiva Shanker, P. Laxma Reddy and P. Sridhar uncover the ground realities