Municipality
The plans of Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) to provide new water connections online seems to have gone for a toss. In the last two months, many denizens have filed online applications but officials like section managers, deputy general managers and general managers have reportedly made people run from pillar-to-post, to know [...] Continue Reading »
With Switch over from 66kv to 220kv power lines, BWSSB Bangalore expects there will be fewer issues with power, which is a major factor affecting smooth water supply to the city. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) decided to go back to 220kv power lines at its Tataguni station as it faced frequent [...] Continue Reading »
The High Court issued interim orders on Monday staying the property tax hike by the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC). The High Court division bench comprised of Justice V.V.S. Rao and Justice Ramesh Ranganath issued interim orders on Monday staying the property tax hike by the GVMC and ordered that the hike should not be [...] Continue Reading »
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) resumed its sealing drive on Monday after a gap of one month. Civic officials sealed 156 commercial units in eight complexes between Stadium Circle and Swastik Crossroads which has seen the maximum action from the AMC. Civic officials said that the shops sealed on Monday operated from buildings which were shown [...] Continue Reading »
Rainwater harvesting has been made mandatory in the city following an amendment to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Bill 2009. To pressure consumers into installing the now-mandatory rainwater harvesting system on their property, the State Government has decided to bring slackers into line by disconnecting their water supply. December 31, 2011 is the [...] Continue Reading »
Inspired by Anna Hazare and frustrated over the lack of response from the government on the waste-to-energy plant coming up at Okhla, a resident of Batla House went on a 48-hour fast on Friday morning. Another resident of New Friends Colony, Chandra Rajan, has said that if Zain-ul-Abideen’s protest at Okhla does not elicit a [...] Continue Reading »
The Chennai Corporation’s public health department seized 38,750 substandard water sachets from several residential colonies. Local assistant health officers led a team of officials, including sanitary officers, conservancy inspectors and conservancy workers, and visited petty shops. The team also found that 203 water cans, and 795 artificially-flavored juices and buttermilk sachets were of substandard quality. [...] Continue Reading »
Around 16,118 flats were allotted on Monday after a DDA draw of lots. The list of the successful applicants was uploaded on the DDA website by evening. The process of taking over possession of these flats will, however, happen only towards the end of this year. The draw of lots was conducted in Noida this [...] Continue Reading »
The DDA holds a draw of lots tomorrow for 16,000 flats offered under its housing scheme 2010. Some 7.53 lakh applicants are vying for the flats, located in areas like Vasant Kunj, Mukherjee Nagar, Motia Khan, Jasola, Dwarka, Rohini, Narela, Jaffarabad, Kondli and Gharoli. For the first time, the draw will not be held in [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to declare this financial year ‘Water Year‘, giving more thrust to rainwater harvesting and planting of saplings. In addition to the already existing rules on harvesting rain water in all buildings, the BBMP has now taken the initiative to rejuvenate the city’s rapidly depleting water table. Spearheading [...] Continue Reading »
