Delhi's Connaught Place world's 9th most expensive office area: Report
New Delhi, July 11: Connaught Place in Delhi is the ninth most expensive office location in the world, a CBRE report said here on Wednesday.
"Delhi's Connaught Place moved one notch up to be the ninth most expensive office location with an annual prime rent of $153.26 per square feet from last year's tenth most expensive office location," said the report titled "Global Prime Office Occupancy Costs 2018".
Meanwhile, Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex moved down to the 26th position with an annual prime rent of $96.51 per square feet and the central business district in Nariman Point, Mumbai fell from 30th to 37th position with an annual prime rent of $72.80 per square feet, it said.
The most expensive office location in the world is Hong Kong (Central) with annual prime rent of $306.57 per square feet, according to the report. The city held on to the top position for the second consecutive year, it said.
London (West End) and Finance Street in Beijing were second and third in the list.
CBRE's Chairman, India and South-East Asia Anshuman Magazine said: "Strong demand from finance, technology and the e-commerce sectors has fuelled the growth momentum in prime occupancy costs from last year and commercial office market remains a strong growth propeller for the real estate sector."
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13 lakh litres of 'Rail Neer' supplied to train passengers daily: Government
New Delhi (PTI): Approximately 13 lakh litres of packaged drinking water -- 'Rail Neer' -- are being supplied to train passengers across the railway network daily, the government informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.
Apprising the Lower House about the Indian Railways' endeavour to provide safe and potable drinking water facilities at all stations, the government also provided zone-wise details of the water vending machines (WVMs) installed there.
"To ensure the quality of drinking water being made available at the railway stations, instructions exist for periodical checking and required corrective action to be taken.
"Regular inspection and maintenance of drinking water facilities is carried out and complaints are attended to promptly," Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while responding to a question raised by BJP MP Anup Sanjay Dhotre seeking to know the supply of drinking water at railway stations across the country
"Complaints regarding deficiency in services, including water supply, are received through various channels such as public complaints, web portals, social media, etc. These complaints are received at various levels, including the Railway Board, zonal railways, division office, etc.," Vaishnaw said.
"The complaints so received are forwarded to the concerned wings of Railways and necessary action is taken to check and address them. As receipt of such complaints and action taken thereon is a continuous and dynamic process, a centralised compendium of these is not maintained," he added.
Providing zone-wise details of water vending machines, the minister said 954 such machines have been installed across railway stations.
"The Indian Railways also provides safe and affordable packaged drinking water bottles -- Rail Neer -- approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in trains and at stations," Vaishnaw said.
"Approximately, 13 lakh litres of Rail Neer are being supplied per day to the travelling passengers in trains and at stations across the Indian Railways network," he added.
