Civic Issues
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has decided to impose fine on anyone found leaving construction material on the roadside as it may clog the drains during monsoons. Mayor of SDMC, Savita Gupta, said that the decision was taken this week as the corporation has noticed that there is a mass of construction works being [...] Continue Reading »
The proposal to assess property tax based on capital value of the structures in Thane has been contested in the Bombay high court by citizens organization here. Municipal commissioner RA Rajeev has proposed that all residential, commercial or industrial property would be assessed on the basis of its capital value or market value as listed in [...] Continue Reading »
Bandipora, a north Kashmir town has been turned into a garbage dump with heaps of garbage present on the roadside in many wards including the main market. Locals said that traders and municipality employees dump garbage and as a result foul smell emanates from the garbage which makes movement of pedestrians difficult. Residents of ward [...] Continue Reading »
The BMC has made an attempt for the betterment of senior citizens, by framing a special policy which will be executed from October 1, observed as International Day for Senior Citizens. A new committee for the welfare of senior citizens will be formed. The Federation of Senior Citizens Organisations, Maharashtra (FESCOM) has presented a proposal [...] Continue Reading »
At the BBMP Budget session on Wednesday, Mayor of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, D Venkatesh Murthy, announced that all 198 corporators should take up an ‘andolan’ to ban plastic in their respective Wards. He added that whoever is successful in this campaign will be rewarded with Rs 1 lakh. Though the Palike had taken [...] Continue Reading »
In order to increase revenue from property tax, Nagpur Municipal Corporation has set new targets for revenue inspectors across 10 zones. Property tax inspectors have been directed to identify 75 new properties each that are not being taxed in their zones in this financial year. According to a senior official, Laxmi Nagar zone has 16 [...] Continue Reading »
Annoyed by the issue of lesser water supply, the residents of JC Nagar, Bangalore blocked the streets to express their anger on Sunday. The agitated residents gathered at the main signal junction near Shivaji Talkies on JC Road and blocked the traffic. The residents of SJ Park, Vinobha Nagar, Journalists’ Colony, Doddamavalli and Sudhama Nagar [...] Continue Reading »
An environmental researcher, Arshinder Pasricha, has been raising her voice against residents’ burning of leaves practice in Mohali for the past couple of months. Few of the Resident Welfare Associations have also joined her in this effort. She says that usually, the employees of the Municipal Corporation burn leaves and other related stuff. But now, [...] Continue Reading »
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has taken up some steps to provide better service for property tax payers. Corporation Bank is also included along with IDBI Bank for tax payment. Khata will be issued only after taking fingerprints as a biometric system will be introduced from this year, in order to curtail the duplicate khata [...] Continue Reading »
The BJP government has decided to levy commercial property taxes on properties owned by discoms and power generation companies due to the steep hike in power tariff, especially in streetlights. According to officials, discoms are charging electricity at commercial rates for street lighting and operating pumps in corporation parks. As per the recent order, the [...] Continue Reading »
