Page 18 - Built Expressions - Online Construction Magazine - November 2014 Issue

NEWS SCAN Venkaiah Naidu holds Bilateral Meetings with 7 Tunnels Proposed To Ministers of Many Countries at Seoul while Ease Traffc Woes In Delhi Attending Asia Pacifc Ministerial Conference of housing and Urban Development Seven tunnels are proposed by Delhi traffc police and a committee of Union transport ministry soon will scrutinize the proposal. The Union Minister for Urban proposal suggests easing of traffc In the clogged Development and Housing & stretches like ITO BY 80%. The proposed roads Urban Poverty Alleviation Shri are going to as short as 1 km to 2.5 km in length to Venkaiah Naidu who was in Seoul keep them cost-effective and make them ready to attend the 5 Plenary Session of to use as soon as possible. th Asia Pacifc Ministerial Conference The roads in Delhi are disconnected at many of Housing and Urban Development stretches and the proposal is to connect them by held bilateral meetings with the an alternative route for commuters,” said Anil Ministers of Sri Lanka, Iran, Iraq, Shukla, joint commissioner of police (traffc). Maldives, Bangladesh as well For instance Bhagwan Das Road and Old Fort as Under Secretary General & Housing & Public Works, Bangladesh the will be directly connected to Ring Road, Mandi Executive Director of UN-Habitat Bangladesh Minister foated the idea of house to Kotla road, RML Hospital connecting the recently. raising the fund from Asia Pacifc countries upper Ridge road, Tansen Marg to Mata Sundari In his discussion with Mr. for slum development in undeveloped Road, Safdar Hashmi Marg to Vishnu Digamber Abbas Akhoundi, Minister of countries. Shri Naidu appreciated the idea Marg, Tolstoy Marg to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Roads and Urban Development of in principle, however, he said that it need to Marg (from below the railway crossing, Todapur Iran Shri Naidu was requested by be discussed internally frst. He also pointed to Brar Square; easing traffc jams in adjacent Iranian side to set up a task force out that multilateral agencies like World areas like ITO, Mandi House, Tilak Marg, Mathura for upgrading the slums in both Bank, ADB, BRIC Bank etc. should provide Road and Pragati Maidan. the countries to help both the cheaper credit for such causes. Dr. Joan countries exchange of experience Clos, Executive Director & Under Secretary and transfer of technology. It was General, UN-Habitat in his meeting with also decided to consider to hold the Minister raised the need of addressing a workshop for Iranian offcials the urbanization issues. He enquired about for slum redevelopment, smart hosting of Habitat III and next APMCHUD cities, etc. In the meeting with Conference by India. The Minister indicated Mr.Wimal Weerawansa, Minister his willingness to host the next APMCHUD for Construction Engineering Conference in India in 2016. In his discussion Services, Housing and Common with Mr. Mohamed Muizzu, Minister of Housing Amenities of Sri Lanka Shri and Infrastructure of Maldives Shri Naidu Venkaiah Naidu raised the issue raised the issue of cancelling the contract of detention of Indian fshermen of GMR for Male Airport and conveyed the in international waters and recent feeling of disappointment in India. During his death penalty to fshermen. He meeting with Mr. Istabraq Al Shouk, Senior emphasized that he is neither Deputy Minister (Vice Minister), Ministry of complaining norinterfering in the Construction & Housing and Mr. Sami Meiti internal issues of Sri Lanka but is Polous, Dy. Minister (Planning), Islamic conveying sensitivities of Indian Republic of Iraq the Minister enquired about Public. the present situation in Iraq. Iraqi Ministers During the meeting with Mr told that the situation is under control. Mosharaf Hossain, Minister of Source: Press Bureau of Information Source: Infrabuddy.com PG 18 Built Expressions Vol: 3 Issue: 11 November 2014