#RealtyNewsRoundUp: 15 More Cities To Have Metro Network Soon, Says Puri

India already has a 515-km functional network of Metro tracks in various cities, and 15 more will soon have over 660 km of tracks for rapid urban transportation, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said. According to a statement released by the housing and urban affairs minister, state governments and union territories have been advised to prepare and submit the Detailed Project Report  in line with the provisions in the Metro Rail Policy 2017.

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India's 'fastest' train, seen as a successor to the 30-year-old Shatabdi Express, is set to make its debut, with trial runs starting on October 30. The much-awaited engineless Train 18 will roll out of Chennai's Integral Coach Factory. The train has state-of-the-art features, including seats that can rotate 360 degrees and can be aligned in the direction of travel. 

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The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority has directed multiple builders to pay penal interest for delays in deliveries to homebuyers or assure a return for the delay. These penalties will be decided by the authority on a case-to-case basis.

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Ten of the 12 most-polluted cities in the country are in Uttar Pradesh as air quality in these cities has been termed ‘severe’ or ‘very poor’, data available with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) show. Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Greater Noida, Baghpat, Noida, Hapur, Bulanshahr, Muzzafarnagar, Agra and Lucknow are the worst-affected cities, data show. Among the 12 most-affected cities is national capital Delhi (7) and Gurgaon (3).

Source: Media reports