Civic Issues
Thippagondanahalli Reservoir will soon be revived by the state government. To carry on with the revival work, Bangalore Water Supply authority has asked its officials to remove all the encroachments along the riverside. The residents in the surrounding areas near reservoir can now sigh a relief, they can enjoy the best benefits planned by Arkavathy and [...] Continue Reading »
Thiruvananthapuram residents blocked a road with the bag of garbages. This was a sheer intension of protesting against the negligence shown by city Corporation’s Clean Well units. As the garbage dumped was not regularly collected, resident started dumping it in the public sites. This became a serious offense with High Court (HC). The main reason [...] Continue Reading »
Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority has given clearance for implementing sewerage treatment plant (STP) at Mundamveli in Kochi. This area alone collects around 121 litres of sewage for a day, apart from the overflowed ones. To explain the same, Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project (KSUDP) gave a detailed presentation about the need for implementing new [...] Continue Reading »
Now the mayor is thinking in a right pace! After heavy rainfall has damaged the roads in Chennai, the municipality has plans of replacing to concrete roads in place of tar roads. Mayor feels that the common people are ignored when government is framing city infrastructure plans. So, also to create an awareness among the [...] Continue Reading »
Lack of sewerage treatment plants in Punjab has lead residents illegally dump around 1,250 million litre of sewage. This 60 percent of sewage which is illegally dumped is being a threat to environment in the state. An academic study revealed a fact that untreated municipal sewerage is being disposed in rivers. Ludhiana and Chandigarh are [...] Continue Reading »
Sainik Farms which was planned to be demolished by Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was put on halt. Lack of police force led to postpone of the demolition drive. MCD officials claim that South Zone building department was helpless encouraging them to carry the demolition drive. Buildings in places like; Ambedkar Nagar, Anand Niketan, Freedom [...] Continue Reading »
An appreciable work has been initiated by the residents of Kochi. Fed up with corporation’s constant promises, residents themselves have launched ‘Project Zero‘. Kochi Corporation has failed badly to launch constructive plan for proper garbage disposal. Better Kochi Response Group (BKRG) has introduced ‘Project Zero’ drive which involves setting up of bio-gas unit in all [...] Continue Reading »
Burning of garbage has been a nuisance for the residents of Gurgoan. Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has passed orders to impose fine for burning garbage. Burning of garbage has become a serious offense polluting the environment. HUDA has called for a meeting with the estate officers, executive engineers and all Resident welfare associations (RWAs) [...] Continue Reading »
A permanent mess created by the overflowing sewage hindered traffic and pedestrians at Hosmat junction, Bangalore. It is the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) who owns credit for this rampant work! From past four months BWSSB has been replacing the sewage pipes on Richmond road. The sewage overflow on the roads are creating utter mess to the [...] Continue Reading »
A drinking water storage tank is now used for draining sewage and dumping wastes in Hyderabad. Katora Houz was built for a purpose of drinking water storage during the Qutub Shahi reign. Now, the storage tank is in a pitiable state and does not seem to matter either to residents or to the officials in [...] Continue Reading »
