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  'Rs 4,369 crore given to Gujarat for rainwater harvesting over 3 years', says MoS Jal Shakti

  Gujarat | July 30, 2024 17:34 IST

  Raj Bhushan Choudhary, MoS for Jal Shakti said that water conservation through rainwater harvesting is Central government's one of the top priorities. The centre supplements the efforts made by states/UTs in this direction.

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  Union Cabinet approves AMRUT 2.0 till 2025-26, aims to make cities 'self-sustainable'

  India | October 12, 2021 22:47 IST

  AMRUT 2.0 will adopt the principles of circular economy and promote conservation and rejuvenation of surface and groundwater bodies.

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  PM Modi launches Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, AMRUT 2.0

  India | October 01, 2021 13:31 IST

  All urban local bodies have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) and 70% solid waste is being scientifically processed now.

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  Venkaiah Naidu turns down Bengal's request for more Smart Cities

  National | September 12, 2015 17:59 IST

  Kolkata:  Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday turned down West Bengal Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim's request for increasing the number of Smart Cities in the state.Off the 98 proposed Smart Cities,

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  Patna finds place among 500 towns included under Centre's AMRUT project

  India | August 28, 2015 21:21 IST

  Patna: Having missed out from the Centre's Smart City list, Patna has found a place among 26 cities/towns of Bihar in the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) with the Centre today vowing

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  Highlights of 3 urban development schemes launched by PM Modi

  National | June 25, 2015 15:11 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched three major urban development initiatives: Smart Cities Mission; AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) and Housing for All (Urban), at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.Let's have a

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  PM Modi to launch 3 ambitious schemes to develop cities, towns

  India | June 25, 2015 12:19 IST

  New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch three ambitious schemes today, which are aimed at developing cities and towns as "new engines for growth", projects which will entail an investment of over Rs. 3

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  PM Modi to unveil Smart City, AMRUT projects on June 25

  India | June 07, 2015 14:49 IST

  New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will formally launch the Rs 98,000 crore Smart City and AMRUT projects on June 25, in an attempt at tranforming the urban infrastructure burdened with ever-growing population.Modi will announce

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  JNNURM to be renewed and renamed after Vajpayee

  India | February 03, 2015 7:23 IST

  New Delhi: After being conferred with the prestigious Bharat Ratna; there is yet another honor awaiting ex-prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.The Narendra Modi government has plans to renew the 10-year old Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban