Municipality
The residents in Perambur, Aynavaram and some parts of Pattalam have been getting polluted pipe water for the past five years. Residents blame the frequent sewage overflow in the locality for the water being polluted.The residents have been purchasing lorry water and they have been shelling out Rs 600 per month to the Chennai Metropolitan [...] Continue Reading »
The second block period to pay property tax begins this October. The Property tax can be paid online or at all the BangaloreOne centers and at BBMP help centers. The last date to pay the second installment (without penalty) is November 29. Those who had not paid the first installment can pay it along with [...] Continue Reading »
The Chennai Corporation Commissioner urged city residents to pay their water charges to the Corporation before October 15. Those failing to pay would face disconnection. Residents can pay their charges at the computerized collection centres at the corporation office, zonal offices or the mobile tax collection centre. The water charges for domestic connections, Rs.100 would [...] Continue Reading »
The residents stand to lose a 5.5 acre park and a 60 feet wide road, which the developer, L&T ECC, had shown as part of their 34-acre residential complex.Residents say that they would not have purchased flats in South City if the 5.5 acre park had not been part of the deal. The park is [...] Continue Reading »
Bhanupriya a first semester student at BMS Engineering College came under the wheels of a speeding private bus as she tried to avoid a pile of garbage. She lost her life because of an indifferent garbage contractor, who had let the trash pile up on the road. The proof of the contractor’s guilt was confirmed [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of R T Nagar are upset with the care-takers of a Vinayaka temple for dumping garbage on the pavement. The problem began around year ago when the condition of the temple’s waste bin became so bad that it could no longer be used. Temple authorities got rid of the bin and began dumping waste [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of Artillery Road tells BBMP to stop garbage segragation. Every day the residents of this area find the BBMP people dumping garbage and segregating them. In the morning the BBMP people are seen segregating the garbage and in the evening the area is seen completely filled with garbage. Residents at Artillery Road are in [...] Continue Reading »
Lage Raho Munna Bhai has had a strong cultural impact in India, popularizing Gandhism under Munna Bhai’s notion of “Gandhigiri”. Recently, hundreds of people under the aegis of the Sachchidananda Nagar Nyayapara Andolana Samithi flooded the Palike head office to present roses to Siddaiah, to urge the civic body chief to ensure that their long-standing [...] Continue Reading »
According to source, 216 roads have been identified for widening and more than 37,000 properties across Bangalore will be affected by the proposed road-widening work to be taken up by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). If BBMP decide to pay compensation to poperty owners in cash, BBMP would have to pay nearly Rs. 10,000 [...] Continue Reading »
When roads and parks inside the community are controlled by civic authorities, how can such layouts be called gated communities?- BDA Commissioner Bharat Lal Meena Goutham Margabandu, a senior software engineer, frequently traveled to the US and was often away from home for days on end. His family resides in the city and with him [...] Continue Reading »
