Municipality
Noida Authority office witnessed a demonstration by the people highlighting the alleged irregularities in the allotment of flats under the JJ Dwellers Resettlement Scheme. Protestors alleged that the list of allottees issued by the Authority contained a number of fake names and non-applicants. An association of slum-dwellers in the city, Noida JJ Sanyukt Punarwas Manch [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- Public Works Department (PWD) is all set to lay around 500 concrete roads in the city on a move to improve the lifespan of stretches prone to water logging. Najafgarh-Nangloi, Uttam Nagar-Najafgarh and Rama Road near Karol Bagh are among the main stretches of the 500 roads, while rest of them are small [...] Continue Reading »
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has recently awarded a tender of Rs 33 crore to replace age old pipelines in South Mumbai. The administration has proposed to repair or replace pipelines measuring 16.06 km from Colaba to Worli. For A, B and E wards, a Rs 15.3 crore contract has been awarded for water mains to [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi: As of now, it is not mandatory to have an Aadhaar number for using monetary benefits under government schemes like Employees Provident Fund, insurance and pension, for booking railway tickets, opening bank accounts, etc. An official of Unique Identification Authority of India said that, as of now, Aadhaar number has not been made [...] Continue Reading »
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has recently given green signal to a private developer to construct on a mangrove plot which lies in the Oshiwara-Lokhandwala area. This land is a controversial one because of a pending public interest litigation and a charge sheet. Reportedly, a commencement certificate (CC) was issued by an engineer in the BMC’s [...] Continue Reading »
Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has been getting tough on illegal buildings in the city. The civic body has disconnected all water connections of illegal constructions in the city. Also, the authority has been serving notices to the residents who occupy such buildings. Due to the tough decision taken by the authority, an argument between [...] Continue Reading »
Kochi: The Kochi Corporation had requested the state government for an exemption to provide individual housing loans to families belonging to below poverty line (BPL) under the Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) scheme. But the government failed to take up the request following which apprehensions have been raised about the successful implementation of the scheme. According [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi: With summer setting in, most parts of the country is likely to face power outage issues. Some states are unable to meet at least half the total demand in this season. The situation has worsened in places where state electricity boards have not secured the power they need to supply. Since many of [...] Continue Reading »
As per a study by Praja Foundation, the citizens in Mumbai are not satisfied by the services provided by the civic body and corporators. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has not shown any good performance and according to the report, average citizen satisfaction levels with the civic body’s performance was only 58%. Around 29,852 complaints were [...] Continue Reading »
Gurgaon: A group of residents from block G and H of DLF Phase I, Silver Oaks and NMT group, on Wednesday morning, staged a protest on the Gurgaon-Faridabad road between Bristol and Kachra Chowk which blocked traffic creating a mess all around. The protesters had put up rubber breakers during their protest on the road [...] Continue Reading »
