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CHENNAI As many as 13 light houses across the country, four of them in Tamil Nadu, are set to become heritage centres that would portray maritime history of India. The project, is the first of its kind, is the initiative of the directorate of light houses and light ships, and envisages turning light houses into major tourist with spas, cottages and hotels. Ancient light houses in Chennai, Mamallapuram, Muttam near Kanyakumari and Rameswaram are to be renovated in the first phase. "The proposed National Maritime Heritage Museum at Mamallapuram will showcase centuries-old vessels being used in the Indian sub-continent. As maritime history and the ocean always excites the common man, we are trying to portray the life of mariners and vessels in these museums, near the light house structure near Mamallapuram," said K K Braroo, deputy director general of light houses and light ships. "In Chennai, the proposed museum depicting maritime history will be showca

The Haryana government Monday approved allocation of Rs.900 crore (Rs.9 billion) for metro rail-link project in the IT city of Gurgaon. The metro-link will connect Delhi’s Sikanderpur station to national highway no.8 in Gurgaon. The total length of the line is 1.2 km on double track and 3.7 km on single track. There will be six stations on this stretch, an official said. Gurgaon, a suburb of Delhi, is linked with the national capital through two major roads - the Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road (MG Road) and Delhi-Jaipur highway. Another metro-rail link between Delhi and Gurgaon is under construction along the MG Road. Source -  http://gurgaoncitynews.com/ Gurgaon city news, City round up, Life in a Metro

The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon has come up with a novel scheme to involve residents in developmental work being carried out by it. The Corporation will constitute citizen supervisory committees to monitor the process and execution of development work in their areas. Municipal Commissioner Rajesh Khullar told mediapersons that now, instead of calling Detailed Notice Inviting Tenders for development work in Gurgaon, tender-cum-community participation applications were being invited by the Corporation. The work order will be issued to the contractor in the presence of the supervisory committee. Khullar said people should read the Corporation’s tender notices carefully and any one who has a stake in that work can apply for becoming a member of the committee. The committee will have six members and if there are many applications, members will be selected through a draw of lots. The number of members can also be increased after looking at circumstances. Priority will be given to