Civic Issues
The total population of Pimpri Chinchwad township is estimated to be around 17 lakh and the area falling within the municipal limits is 175 sq km. Around 500 to 600 tonne garbage is generated daily and dumped at the garbage depot at Moshi. For the last two years, non-governmental organisation (NGO) SWaCH has been collecting [...] Continue Reading »
The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has banned dumping of garbage and sewage water in the open under Section 292 (1) of Haryana Municipal Corporation Act-1994. People who do not have access to the HUDA sewerage systems, can get their sewage and garbage lifted through the tankers listed with the corporation. The tanker owner wanting [...] Continue Reading »
In the early days, buildings were sold by carpet areas. In the 1960s, buildings began to be sold by built-up area (BUA), which includes walls and some passages, but excludes lifts, staircases, common passages, flowerbeds and other non-living spaces. The built-up area counted in the floor space index (FSI) was between 10% and 20% more [...] Continue Reading »
A polythene bag that can easily fly in the air is now illegal – this is how environment ministry officials define polythene below 40 microns for the public to understand. Bags below this measure are banned. Gujarat Pollution Control Board has to prepare an annual report on implementation of the ban and send it to [...] Continue Reading »
Chief minister Sheila Dikshit said an earthquake can cause unprecedented damage to Delhi and hence it was essential to concentrate on preparedness. Delhi has densely populated areas with a large number of unsafe buildings. A sizeable number of unauthorized colonies and urban slums compound vulnerability in the city. “There is a need to ensure strict [...] Continue Reading »
Despite strict regulations groundwater levels in the city’s south and southwest districts has declined. The Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) take up the matter with Delhi chief secretary P K Tripathi who in turn directed Delhi Jal Board to probe groundwater decline. In 2010-11 only about 350 permissions were granted for borewells by the Delhi [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai state government cleared 100% premium on the additional 25% Floor Space Index (FSI). While the premium charged on residential projects has been fixed at 100%, the premium for industrial areas will be charged at 125% while that for commercial projects will be fixed at 150%. Currently, builders are known to sell flats with added [...] Continue Reading »
Till Monday evening, as many as 210 complaints were still pending and only 156 had been closed. The maximum number of complaints came from the western suburbs. Of the 189 complaints registered from there, 121 are pending. The BMC has not fined a single contractor this year for not attending to potholes. In the western [...] Continue Reading »
About 150 people visited the headquarters when the master plan was displayed on the first day on July 22. On Monday, the visitors’ number increased to 250. The metropolitan authority had invited objections and suggestions from citizens on the draft master plan for Hyderabad Metropolitan Region a couple of days ago. The draft master plan [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) consumer activists and stakeholders to oppose fuel surcharge in bills. The commission had invited public opinion on fuel adjustment cost (FAC) formula. Under this, any variation in fuel and gas prices in the market will be passed on to the consumers as fuel surcharge in their energy bills. The hearing [...] Continue Reading »
