Municipality
With just three days left for the mandatory segregation of waste imposed by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), there have been grave efforts put by the BBMP, the Residents Welfare Associations (RWA) and the Non Governmental Organisations (NGO) to ensure that the city is all spick and span and is able to manage the [...] Continue Reading »
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation is all set to go hi-tech. The civic body has started GIS mapping of the city. The municipal corporation is hopeful that the mapping will not only help in better urban planning but also in the effective implementation of developmental schemes by providing proper measurements, size and location of buildings. It [...] Continue Reading »
The South Delhi Municiapal Corporation (SDMC) has decided to tackle the issue of property tax payers who have not been paying tax as per the rules. The civic body has taken on the property owners who have got the nature of their property converted from residential to commercial, but have been paying property tax as [...] Continue Reading »
Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC)’s drive against property tax defaulters continues as it has attached four more houses and flats in the city. The civic body has taken up stand against big property tax defaulters to raise revenue. It has also put up notices on nine vacant plots that the property has pending tax dues and therefore [...] Continue Reading »
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been asked by the High Court to maintain buildings allotted to its staff and ensure livable condition in them. The high court has directed the BBMP commissioner to temporarily evict the occupants of a BBMP residential complex at Kumbaragundi, JC Road, until it is fit for human habitation. The [...] Continue Reading »
The Public Works Department (PWD) has thwarted an attempt of Greater Kailash-II Resident Welfare Association (RWA)‘s bid to install a gate on an arterial road. PWD staff knocked down the iron pillars that had been installed on a road which gives access to many other colonies – like Chittaranjan Park to Alaknanda. The PWD has [...] Continue Reading »
As power deficit is taking a toll on the economy of the state, the Tamil Nadu government is planning to make it mandatory for major industries, high-rise apartment complexes, major institutions and hotels to meet two per cent of their energy needs from solar sources. The decision has come after a consultation with Tamil Nadu [...] Continue Reading »
As Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biodiversity (CoP-11) approaches, chief secretary Minnie Mathew has directed the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) not to take up any new works, especially road repairs. The chief secretary has conducted an inspection on ongoing works at Hitex, Hi-Tec City along with officials from GHMC, Hyderabad Metropolitan [...] Continue Reading »
In order to bring in more properties under the tax net and to have more clarity in identification of properties, the North Delhi Corporation has drafted a proposal for numbering properties. In an innovative act, the corporation has proposed to issue smart cards based on the property number to facilitate easy payment of tax. The [...] Continue Reading »
The Maharashtra government has transferred the responsibility to maintain the Eastern and Western Express Highways from the state public works department (PWD) to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The decision is considered vital as there has been a piling up of complaints against the current custodian of the two thoroughfare, which are the city’s north-south arteries. [...] Continue Reading »
