Municipality
The Karnataka High Court lashed out at the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) upon hearing two public interest litigations. The High Court criticised BBMP for the piling up of garbage in the city and directed the civic agency to file a status report on garbage segregation on November 6, 2012. The court expressed displeasure over [...] Continue Reading »
With the Supreme Court’s order to demolish illegal constructions in Pune, there were about 44,000 sq ft which were cleared against encroachments in separate operations initiated by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Pimpri Chinchwad New Township Development Authority (PCNTDA). There were about three structures demolished by the PMC of about 19,500 sq ft in Hadapsar. Since [...] Continue Reading »
The Municipal Corporation of Guragon (MCG) has conceded that it will fall way short of achieving property tax target it has set for itself in the current financial year. The MCG aimed to collect Rs 500 crore this year. However, even after six months it has barely managed to collect only around Rs 50 crore [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) Quarters in Ejipura have staged a dharna opposing their eviction by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). BBMP have started the eviction to facilitate the joint development of the land with a private partner. As per the agreement, 1,512 flats for EWS will be constructed on one half [...] Continue Reading »
The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has ordered a probe into all occupation certificates (OC) issued by the civic body in the last 10 years against promised rainwater harvesting systems by builders. The announcement of the enquiry came after several corporators alleged that officials of the civic building proposal department had handed out OCs to builders [...] Continue Reading »
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will undertake a pilot project of the newly adapted technology of geo-tagging all the garbage collection points in the city. The geo-tagging will help the BMC keep a close check on the garbage collection process. The tracking would be done with the help of GPS devices fitted in the garbage [...] Continue Reading »
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s ambitious plans to monitor road contractors’ work quality may not take off soon. The BMC had invited tenders worth Rs 120 crore to repair potholes and asked contractors to install sensors and GPS devices on their machinery to enable the civic body to monitor quality. BMC made it compulsory for contractors [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi civic authorities seemed to have waken up to the loss of revenue they have been suffering from long. On a strict note, the East Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has announced that it will undertake a sealing drive against properties that have not paid the conversion charges. After October 15, action has been promised against those [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) plans to bring in developers to help them out to segregate waste. It has already conveyed their wish to Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) – Bangalore. BBMP sources say that the waste management plan is an ambitious one and they want to educate developers in [...] Continue Reading »
The Kochi City Corporation is planning to tie up with the Railways to channel the city’s non-degradable waste and construction debris for construction activities of the Railways. The waste can be used as a filler for the construction of platforms and other development works. Thiruvananthapuram City Corporation has already tied up with the Railways for [...] Continue Reading »
