Civic Issues
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) officer reported saying that the monorail will start in November. The State chief secretary, Ratnakar Gaikwad has informed MMRDA to have thorough check before its in the use of the city public to avoid further chaos. The monorail project from Chembur to Wadala is claimed to be ready to be used by [...] Continue Reading »
The Chennai Corporation has a new plan to collect non-biodegradable waste and excess manure from the apartment community. Civic body has distributed colored bins to the residents to segregate waste. The kitchen and garden waste is planned to be recycled judiciously with the implementation of this plan in the Chennai city. The apartment has set up [...] Continue Reading »
The civic body will draw water from Narmada canal at Sherkhi and supply it to the western parts of the city. The project was taken up under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The water from the canal will be filtered at Khanpur before supplying it through the Gotri and Harinagar water tanks [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has completed the road-widening work near Hosur-Lashkar Road. The sewage lines are overflowing and the garbages are dumped on the main road. The main issue is that the lack of coordination among the civic agencies. Health hazards to the residents in Adugodi, Bangalore are forced to survive in the [...] Continue Reading »
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is likely to face a push up in the costs levied by The Acquisition Act. The prevailing share of the land acquisition in 24% and this seems to take a rise to 25%-30% in the total project cost. NHAI officials said that in the past 3-4 years an [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai Corporation Council is now coming to a close as it’s a high time to check on the stock for the work done in past five years. A waiver of charges for conducting last rites in burial grounds, launch of free yoga classes in parks, removal of hoardings, improving property tax collection without increasing tax [...] Continue Reading »
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is ahead in giving a new look to its city. All the roads now have median strips dividing the lanes, beautified with colorful saplings. Decorating these medians has been the biggest city beautification drive by the prevailing KMC board. After a success in the pilot project, there are now plans to [...] Continue Reading »
The stretch between Greenlands and Jubilee Hills, via Krishna Nagar falls under metro rail corridor 3, which is to run between Nagole to Shilparamam.The corporation has decided to acquire the properties to widen the road to 100ft for the metro rail project, after conducting a physical survey of all the properties. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal [...] Continue Reading »
Considering a petition by Suburban Travels owner CP Ajith Kumar and Ernakulam Merchants Union, the Kerela High court directed the Kochi Corporation to file a detailed explanation on the situation of the roads in the city and come up with a plan for maintaining the roads. The petition asked for a minimum guarantee on the [...] Continue Reading »
The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation has given time to manufacturers, wholesale traders and retailers till August 15 to shift from using plastic carry bags of thickness 20 microns and above. “According to the new Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2011, the municipal Corporation could fine manufactures caught making plastic carry bags of thickness below 40 [...] Continue Reading »
