Civic Issues
Property tax collection has started for the year 2013-2014, but more than 50,000 property owners in Byatarayanapura, off Bellary Road are facing problems to pay tax online and making several trips to BBMP office. The hassle free online mode of property tax is not available for thousands of property owners in areas such as Vidyaranyapura [...] Continue Reading »
Hyderabad- The deadline for linking Aadhaar card with LPG cylinders in Hyderabad and Rangareddy districts has been extended to May 15, 2013. Central government has refused to extend this deadline further as it has already been extended thrice from February 15, 2013. The five districts in state where this pilot project is implemented are Hyderabad, [...] Continue Reading »
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has been on a demolition spree recently and has removed all illegal constructions which measure more than 25,000 sq ft in Ghorpadi area. One of such buildings had 36 flats and out of total, about 18 were occupied. Apart from this property, a six-storey reinforced cement concrete (RCC) building was also [...] Continue Reading »
With the fast pacing growth in the city with high rise, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has no idea of the number of open spaces or plots in Mumbai. The civic body which is an authority body, supposed to keep records of all the plots available in the city, but fails to do so. It does [...] Continue Reading »
Though BBMP’s waste segregation moves have floundered, residents from 100-odd apartments and 26 villas of Sobha Althea and Azalea have shown the city how to successfully manage the waste. The residents segregate the waste they generated into dry and wet and further divided the dry waste into 14 categories. The waste generated in the society [...] Continue Reading »
After the earth shook on Tuesday in east Delhi, residents came out of their houses to safety and was reminded of the 2010 earthquake which killed almost 71 people.The maximum number of unsafe and illegal buildings are in East Delhi. East Delhi is prone to earthquakes due to illegal constructions and unauthorised colonies, where houses [...] Continue Reading »
Hyderabad- The residents of Hyderabad are at serious risk of ailments as the sewage system of the city is on the verge of collapsing. The sewage dirt is seen floating at various parts of the city. Several complaints have been registered from different parts of the city in last one year. The situation is so [...] Continue Reading »
Residents staying in and around Shivajinagar are distressed as even after many complaints, the civic authorities have not taken any measures to tackle the drainage issue persisting from many years. Many shops in this area are operating without electricity supply as the project to remove slit and widen the drain started has left unfinished. Every [...] Continue Reading »
Around 13 people are injured, including eight policemen and several vehicles have been damaged in an explosion outside the office of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Malleshwaram today morning. Bangalore police commissioner said that they suspect the blast was caused by explosives strapped to a bike which was parked near the BJP office. However, [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai- The chief minister of Tamil Nadu has announced to set up two mega desalination plants in Chennai. A total amount of Rs 2,200 crore has been allocated to these plants, roads and street lights in city and its extended areas. The two desalination plants will come up at Nemmeli and Pattipulam. The desalination plant [...] Continue Reading »
