2010 was not a memorable year for the Urban Development Ministry as delays in completion of Common wealth Games projects almost became an millstone round its neck. Nothing went right for the nodal ministry for coordinating the execution of all Games-related projects.As head of the Empowered Group of Ministers for the timely execution of Games projects including the opening and closing ceremonies, Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy faced the flak for the mess in construction of stadia and the Games Village.
The preparatory work for the sporting extravaganza kept the ministry busy for better part of the 2010. Despite the normal review meetings chaired by Reddy, the works moved in a snail's pace failing deadlines. However, after the Games, Reddy cracked the whip on EMAAR MGF, the developers of the Games Village, who erred on several counts. The ministry directed the DDA to confiscate the bank guarantee of Rs 183 crore furnished by EMAAR MGF for its failure to honour the contract.
During 2010, the ministry took initiatives to create focus on sanitation by launching sanitation ratings of 423 cities.Along with the Human Resource Development Ministry, it jointly launched the National School Sanitation Initiative with the objective of bringing about much needed behavioural change which is a key to victory of any sanitation-related initiative. The ministry's flagship programme Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) finished five years of its implementation and more funds were released for urban infrastructure projects under the scheme this year.
The preparatory work for the sporting extravaganza kept the ministry busy for better part of the 2010. Despite the normal review meetings chaired by Reddy, the works moved in a snail's pace failing deadlines. However, after the Games, Reddy cracked the whip on EMAAR MGF, the developers of the Games Village, who erred on several counts. The ministry directed the DDA to confiscate the bank guarantee of Rs 183 crore furnished by EMAAR MGF for its failure to honour the contract.
During 2010, the ministry took initiatives to create focus on sanitation by launching sanitation ratings of 423 cities.Along with the Human Resource Development Ministry, it jointly launched the National School Sanitation Initiative with the objective of bringing about much needed behavioural change which is a key to victory of any sanitation-related initiative. The ministry's flagship programme Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) finished five years of its implementation and more funds were released for urban infrastructure projects under the scheme this year.
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