Civic Issues
No other tricks work with Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) except forcing, a word or a complaint will not be enough for BBMP to work accordingly! However, the civic problems at Ejipura Ward 148 in Bangalore seems to have no end to it! Finally after complaining about the same several times, BBMP made up its mind to [...] Continue Reading »
Koramangala is one of the area in Bangalore city known for it’s posh houses and apartments. However, the residents of Koramangala recently fed up with the mushrooming of illegal petty shops lodged a complaint to the concerned authorities. The residents took up the matter to Resident welfare association (RWA) who followed up the complaint to [...] Continue Reading »
Source level waste management has been a buzz word for quite some time and many actions have been taken to implement it. Thiruvananthapuram city corporation is being planning to get new bio bins in the city as it facing garbage menace from a long time. This initiative has been taken after Vilappilsala residents did not [...] Continue Reading »
As the 1st day of the year is over, now it is time for some serious work. The first deadline for rainwater harvesting (RWH) system installation is over and now it is time for inspection by the authorities. Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has started the auditing work in the houses from January [...] Continue Reading »
Pune is now asking aloud for development and restructure of basic facilities. Areas like; Wakad and Pimple Saudagar are the major sectors where infrastructures and IT is fast growing. However, the roads, sanitation facilities, garbage maintenance is all at its worse. This present scenario looks like just a contrast which does not give a good impression [...] Continue Reading »
Residents are more aware and concerned about their locality than the municipality and civic bodies. This has been proved by Trilokpuri Block No 28 at Delhi. The residents belonging to this locality have taken initiative and turned a barren land into a wonderful green park. Rs 42,000 was given as a budget for this transformation [...] Continue Reading »
Onset of New Year has left a mound of after party garbage in Brigade Road. But not to worry as Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike‘s (BBMP) new garbage sucker, Glutton is here! The new Belgian technology works on vacuum and can suck any amount of garbage including plastic covers, crackers, empty liquor bottles and any waste [...] Continue Reading »
The deadline for installing rain water harvesting (RWH) systems in all buildings was over December 31st. Out of 55,000 buildings, 33,338 units have complied with the deadline. Does it mean the other 20000 units have to face water disconnections? As per reports, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had plans of extending the deadline to March [...] Continue Reading »
The water pipeline project in Mumbai was about to be ready to use by the end of 2011. As usual the project is postponed! Due to procedural delays and slow pace work the water project has been postponed to upcoming year 2012. It has been three years since this water project started and the Navi [...] Continue Reading »
Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) suggested that BBMP has been assigned to take care of illegal buildings. The civic body can deny any occupancy certificate if it founds any discrepancy. KERC also tells that BESCOM does not have any right to deny power supply to such buildings. Whether the flat is legal or illegal, BESCOM has [...] Continue Reading »
