Municipality
In a recent general body meeting, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has demanded a separate civic body for the eastern parts of the city. The demand was raised by an NCP corporator amidst the ongoing discussions by the elected members on the civic budget. This demand for separate civic body is due to the upcoming residential [...] Continue Reading »
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has recently announced the budget for financial year 2013-14. The chairman of the standing committee of the civic body presented a budget of Rs 4167.50 crore for this fiscal year. Earlier, municipal commissioner had presented a budget of Rs 3605.02 crore which was increased by Rs 534.48 crore to the present [...] Continue Reading »
The new capital value based tax system which was being objected by the citizens all this while, has been given an extension of two months grace period. The citizens can now pay as per the old rates up to March this year. The residents have to visit the assessor and collector department at the local [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai- After a delay of several days, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has invited expression of interest (EoI) to be chosen as the external third party auditors for the civic infrastructure projects from the private firms. With this move, all the capital works like the reconstruction and repair of the civic school and hospitals along with the [...] Continue Reading »
Around 125 homeless people have taken shelter in the night shelter run by the Gurgaon Municipal Corporation (MCG) at Bhim Nagar. This is recorded as the highest as of now. The shelter has been operating from past two years. A spokesperson for the municipality said they feel good to see that the number of people [...] Continue Reading »
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to buy sewage cleaning and processing machines to do away with manual cleaning. The sewer cleaning machines and high capacity suction units will be used to avoid manual contact with garbage. This initiative has been taken by the civic body witnessing several conservancy workers who have to clean the sewer lines manually, due to [...] Continue Reading »
District collector has recently called for a meeting to discuss about the illegal constructions which are present on the boundary of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits. The meeting was called to discuss and prepare a preliminary plan to initiate action against illegal constructions in villages. The status of such illegal buildings and also the necessary steps [...] Continue Reading »
Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is able to spend only 42% of the total fund which was allocated to the civic body for capital intensive development works for the financial year 2012-13. Earlier, Rs 741.95 crore was provided in the 2012-13 budget which was increased to Rs 789.81 crore in the revised budget. However, the [...] Continue Reading »
Nagpur- Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s water works department and Orange City Water Limited (OCWL) have together started a massive recovery and disconnection drive against water tax defaulters across the city. The Corporation, on the drive, has disconnected around 102 water supply connections, including residential buildings or houses and commercial establishments, as they failed to pay water bills. There [...] Continue Reading »
With the increasing protests from the citizens of Maharashtra against new property tax system, a demand for a stay on the regime has now been made to the state government. Recently, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had introduced the new property tax system in the state, following which many protests were witnessed. A MP from North [...] Continue Reading »
