Progressive

India has provided more than 300 million people with access to clean water in past 15 years, data show. But, it is little reason to cheer as the progress made by India in providing clean water to its citizens notwithstanding, it is still among the nations where it is hard to get water that is fit to consume. Here are some of the recent reports that show the deepening crisis of water in the country.

The line III of the Mumbai Metro is a 33.5-km underground corridor from Colaba in south Mumbai to Seepz in the north via Bandra. It is being implemented in phases with the first phase from Aarey Milk Colony to the airport to be thrown open by March 2021 while the second phase from Cuffe Parade is expected to open in December same year. Developed at an estimated cost of Rs 23,136 crore, the project will have 21 stations and advanced features to prevent subway flooding during rains.

The government has increased the carpet area of houses eligible for interest subsidy under the Credit-Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) for the Middle-Income Group (MIG) under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). Now, the carpet area of houses for the MIG-I category has been increased to 160 square metre (sqmt) while the carpet area for homes for the MIG-II category has been fixed at 200 sqmt. Earlier the carpet area for the MIG-I category was fixed at 120 sqmt and 150 sqmt for the MIG-II category.

Homebuyers will now be recognised as “financial creditors” under the insolvency law, with President Ram Nath Kovind giving his assent to promulgate the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018, on June 6. The ordinance was approved by the Cabinet on May 23.

Since “all obstacles have been removed”, the 29-kilometre Dwarka Expressway could be ready in another one-and-a-half year, says Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority Chief Executive Officer V Umashankar. The project, aimed at decongesting the Delhi-Gurgaon highway, was stuck owing to land acquisition issues at New Palam Vihar and Kherki Daula.