Civic Issues
In the financial year 2011-12 till now Pune Municipal Corporation has received total 94 cr as property tax. This is because of the initiative taken by department to collect property dues. However, according to sources more than Rs 350 cr due is pending as tax due payments. According to a social activist, social awareness is required so that individuals [...] Continue Reading »
The Nizampet’s water mafia in Hyderabad is the talk of an hour! Each family in this locality claims to be spending Rs 4,000 a month on water alone. There are around 70,000 and odd residents who are depending on the ground water by private contractors who are enjoying political connections. To which the civic officials [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore is in a state of shock to hear a major fire break out at Russell Market. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) reported 123 shops to have gutted major fire causing damage to the properties. However, there was no clear titles given in concern with the fire break up! In follow up with recovery, [...] Continue Reading »
Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has planned to promote the rain water harvesting among the apartments in Chandigarh. HUDA is making it compulsory to construct an arrangement for rain water harvesting. The department made it clear that the commercialization of under ground water is not permitted under any circumstances.They also initiated to install water meters [...] Continue Reading »
The water mafias are controlling the supply of ground water for the 70000 residents in and around Nizampet. The crisis of drinking water increases this situation. It is reported that every house hold has to pay at about 4000 per month for the water only. The condition was not so much poor few years back. [...] Continue Reading »
Sewage treatment has been a major issues in Pune. To take up sewage treatment project in the city, PMC General Body (GB) has sanctioned Rs 50 crore for the same. The plan has been set way back in 2010 to install eight sewage treatment plants worth Rs 271.60 crore to keep a check on the [...] Continue Reading »
Raj Nagar Extension (RNE) residents are yet to get any basic facilities in their areas. It is all because of the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) who has not yet got the Zonal Development Plan (ZDP) for the area. In coming years the area is going to witness around 16000 flats across 1500 acres. The locality [...] Continue Reading »
Cauvery drinking water project has been controversial since its start. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) council saw a rocky start over the same meeting. This was due to the BWSSB failure to not install the project in recently added areas in the city. The corporators also pointed out that they should not conduct the [...] Continue Reading »
Koramangala, a locality once taken as one of the most peaceful areas in Bangalore is being transformed into one of the commercial hubs in the city. The fast growing pace in the locality has given rise to many civic issues allege the residents. This results in blame games between Residents’ Welfare Associations (RWAs) and the [...] Continue Reading »
Flouting civic norms seems to have become normal nowadays! Similar has been noticed at one of the new construction underway at Gupta House in Civil Lines. Here, the Gupta Metallics and Power Ltd have occupied the place wherein the civic body had sanctioned it for parking space. Now this structure is seizable! Reason is that [...] Continue Reading »
