Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has signed an agreement with the World Bank as part of the Gujarat Resilience City Development Programme (GRCDP). The civic body has provided the bank with updates on various infrastructure projects currently underway, financed through a loan of Rs 3,000 crore. The standing committee of the AMC has approved projects totaling Rs 778.15 crore, specifically for the construction of a sewage treatment plant (STP) with a daily capacity of 375 milli...Read More

સુરતઃ સુરત મહાનગરપાલિકાના મહત્વાકાંક્ષી પ્રકલ્પ તાપી રીવરફ્રન્ટ ડેવલપમેન્ટ અને રીજુવેનેશન પ્રોજેક્ટ માટે વર્લ્ડ બેંક પાસે નાણાંકીય સહાય મેળવવાના ઉપક્રમે "વર્લ્ડ બેંક" ની ટીમ Fourth Preparation Mission (...Read More

Gandhinagar: A complaint has been registered at the Infocity Police Station here in the state capital after some individuals broke the wildlife camera panels installed to inform commuters about the movement of stray animals. The thieves broke the camera panels and stole two motherboards and other equipment worth ₹ 24,400 from these panels. In the state capital here, a pilot project was launched in collaboration with the World Bank, where CCTV cameras such as the Push Button Flashing Cross Wal...Read More

Gandhinagar: A World Bank delegation held a meeting with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday evening and praised the state's holistic development achieved through an environmentally-friendly green growth approach. During the meeting, Chief Minister Patel highlighted that the state accounts for 30% of the country's cargo handling along its strategic coastline. The state also exports pharmaceuticals, chemicals, petrochemicals, and diamonds through its ports. Despite the COVID-19 pan...Read More

Gandhinagar: World Bank President Ajay Banga expressed the need to replicate the 'Control and Command Centre' or 'Vidya Samiksha Kendra' in Gandhinagar as a leadership model not just within India but globally. Banga, accompanied by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, visited the centre, which collects and analyzes academic and administrative data from millions of students, teachers, and schools across Gujarat. Secretary Yellen emphasized the significance of education in breaking the povert...Read More

Surat: Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has started the process of preparing 11 types of study reports regarding Tapi riverfront project, after the World Bank team asked for detailed data about various 11 factors before approving the loan. SMC has undertaken Tapi riverfront development project at a cost of Rs 6000 crore. The 70 percent of the total cost will be arranged from a loan from the World Bank. The study about various factors such as effects of the project on surrounding area, social...Read More

Surat: A team of World Bank (WB) will visit Surat to review a loan proposal of Rs 1400 crore for a proposed Tapi riverfront project to Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC). The phase-1 of Tapi riverfront project will cost Rs 1 thousand 991 crore. Phase-1 includes developing the riverfront on both sides of Tapi river from Singanpor weir to Kathor bridge. SMC has planned to take a loan of Rs 1400 crore out of the total cost of the phase-1, while the remaining amount will be given by the state...Read More