Manohar Lal

March 28, 2025 4:32 PM

Union Minister Manohar Lal chairs consultative committee meeting on Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban 2.0

Union Minister for Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal, chaired a meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) on Thursday, focusing on the progress and future roadmap of the Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban 2.0 (SBM-U 2.0). The meeting saw participation from Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs, Tokhan Sahu, Secretary MoHUA Srinivas Kathikala, senior ministry officials, and Members of Parliament from both Rajya Sabha and L...

March 6, 2025 6:16 PM

Delhi Metro will have longest single-city network in world by Dec: Manohar Lal

Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal on Thursday said that by December 2025, the network of Delhi Metro will become the longest for a single city, surpassing New York Metro’s 399-km record. “With the opening of the 12-km Aerocity-Tughlakabad stretch of the Golden Line, Delhi Metro’s network will become the longest single-city metro network in the world,” said Manohar Lal at a tunnel breakthrough event for the Golden Line, held at Vasant Kunj metro station. At present, Delh...

December 10, 2024 8:07 PM

Urban development investments surge to ₹28.52 lakh crore, focus on sustainable growth

The Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal, announced a 16-fold increase in urban sector investments during a press briefing. Investments in urban development have grown from ₹1,78,053 crore during 2004-14 to ₹28,52,527 crore since 2014. The Minister said that urban development remains a key focus area to achieve the government’s target of a developed India (Vikshit Bharat) by 2047. In the last six months, urban development initiatives have been expanded to address chal...