Municipality
Without any basic facilities, Patna citizens are paying property tax to the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC). Issues like unsafe water, live in unhygienic condition and also delaying the new garbage collection agency’s functioning are still on the list for PMC to solve. The PMC standing committee decided to double the holding tax which includes 2.5% [...] Continue Reading »
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is all set to hike the property tax despite stringent opposition from corporators. The GHMC, does not need permission to hike the property tax according to the Municipal Act, as the act says that the corporation can revise tax every five years and last revision was made in 2007. [...] Continue Reading »
Plans for buildings in the villages of Delhi got approved is set to get easier with the South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s (SDMC) decision to remove the necessity of producing any ownership proof. This move by the SDMC is expected to benefit lakhs of people living in the village who do not have an identification of [...] Continue Reading »
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to simulate online tracking system that is used for the first time for all civic issues. The system helped BMC to ensure the officials and contractors of the road department to meet deadlines and it is expecting to extend this system to other departments as well. The system will [...] Continue Reading »
A study by Observer Research Foundation (ORF) shows that Mumbai loses a shocking 650 million litres of water every single day due to leaking pipes — this is the total of Pune’s total daily water supply. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) does not seem to have a plan to curb this issue. The study says, [...] Continue Reading »
It seems there is no end to Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) garbage woes with 15,000 tonnes of uncleared garbage, the Palike is having hard times to deal with the mounting waste generated by the ongoing festival season. Despite working overtime to clear the waste piled up across the City, the Palike’s workers could remove [...] Continue Reading »
Canal water will be provided to the residents of Rajendra Park Colony in Gurgaon after the boosting station for the supply facility in Rajendra Park inaugurated by the Haryana Sports Minister Sukhbir Singh Kataria. This boosting station was constructed at a cost of about Rs 12.33 crore and the foundation being laid by Haryana Chief Minister [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore turned into a sprawling landfill with heaps of garbage across the city. Heaps of garbage were found in front of the Legislators’ Home in the vicinity of Vidhana Soudha. Bungalows of ministers, the residence of minister for Kannada and culture Govind Karajol also witnessed piled up thrash. Residents worry that even pourakarmikas kept silent [...] Continue Reading »
In order to tackle slow response to fire emergencies, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is looking at new project from firms to modernise fire brigade communication network. The fire department is suffering from the outdated system alert about fire and when people dial 101, the fire brigade has no way to check if an alert [...] Continue Reading »
The Deputy Chief Minister and city in-charge R. Ashok has stated that the garbage problem will end up in four days following the crank up of the State Government and the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). CHief Minister Jagdish Chettar told that government is looking for a permanent solution and five dumping yards have been [...] Continue Reading »
