Civic Issues
Majority of the BJP has demanded the demolition of an ‘illegal’ structure at Subhash Park in the House meeting of the North Corporation on Monday. The structure was built by MLA Shoaib Iqbal at Subhash Park, claiming that the site belongs to the 17th century Akbarabadi mosque. The demand came after a report from Commissioner P [...] Continue Reading »
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed an FIR against few civic officials in connection with alleged irregularities in the purchase of garbage bins for solid waste management programme. FIR was registered against Rajkot Municipal Commissioner Ajay Bhadoo, his predecessor Dr Dinesh Brahmbhatt and three other civic officials under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act two [...] Continue Reading »
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation is to appeal to Delhi High Court to remove the illegally constructed portion of the wall at the site believed to contain ruins of the Mughal-era Akbarabadi Masjid. The government had already decided that no new constructions would take place at the site where ruins of the structure were dug up. [...] Continue Reading »
The pool of ministers in Haryana is soon to introduce a land pool scheme for land acquired by state agencies. The new move comes in the wake of complaints raised by the landowners of receiving inadequate compensation by the government As per the new initiative from government the landowner whose land is acquired for the [...] Continue Reading »
In a case involving residents caught between the civic body and the builder, the residents of Green Heritage society at Kharghar in Navi Mumbai were in shock as portion of their society has been ordered to be demolished by the civic authorities. The authorities have issued notice to vacate the premises to facilitate the demolition [...] Continue Reading »
Maharashtra state would bring a policy to re-develop dangerous and illegal constructions in the state said Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan in a debate in the Legislative Assembly. There were 1,106 dangerous and 57 severely dangerous buildings in Thane and majority of these buildings are illegal structures, said Chavan. As per the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning [...] Continue Reading »
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has suggested that treated sewage water to be used for construction activities. Gurgaon treats 137 million liters per day (MLD) of sewage every day, which is more than sufficient to meet the builders’ needs, the think tank has said. In the wake of the court order restraining issue [...] Continue Reading »
Old buildings in Patna town, which are on the verge of collapse, are posing threat to the public during monsoon. The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) in 2011, had identified 71 buildings as unsafe for living, said sources. The authorities had served notices on the dwellers, but they continue to live there as they have to [...] Continue Reading »
The Bombay High Court has directed the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) to take appropriate steps to implement recommendations of National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) regarding the removal of health hazards caused by garbage dumping at a ground in Turbhe in Navi Mumbai. NEERI was appointed by the court to visit the site and [...] Continue Reading »
Refuting any rumours about the newly launched e-bidding being a failure, officials at the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) declared that the initiative have worked perfectly for them. The department disclosed that response has been swift and that they are confident of completing the sale of the 42 layouts. The auction began at 11am on [...] Continue Reading »
