Civic Issues
Industrial waste which was earlier getting illegally dumped directly into the outflow tank of the plant at the exit gate has been stopped and security personnel man both entrances and exit gates and have barricaded the outflow area. After the incident of assault on chief conservator of forest U V Singh on February 20, BWSSB [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has plans of filing a defamation suit against the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI), which levelled allegations that bribes are being demanded by corporators. “CREDAI Bangalore members have made serious allegations against corporators, ministers and MLAs, stating that they have been blackmailed and that hafta [...] Continue Reading »
People-friendly administration is new Krishnagiri District Collector C.N. Maheshwaran’s agenda. At his maiden weekly Grievance Day Program on Monday, he gave instructions to all department heads to maintain registers for public complaints. He insisted that each and every complaint should be countersigned by the head of the department. All the departments should appoint a liaison [...] Continue Reading »
About two decades ago, IIT Madras estimated that about 650 waterbodies existed in the Chennai region. More than half of them were located south of River Adyar. At present, most of the waterbodies within the city have vanished and only a few remain in the immediate periphery. According to records of the Water Resources Department [...] Continue Reading »
The delay of Porur flyover made life difficult for motorists travelling on Mount Poonamallee Road and Arcot Road. The delay in the land acquisition process has delayed the project to construct a flyover at the busy Porur junction. The Rs.34.72-crore flyover would benefit motorists travelling on Mount Poonamallee Road and Arcot Road and expected to [...] Continue Reading »
The local body had failed to ensure adequate supply of protected drinking water to the residents of Anna Street and many other parts in Veerappan Chatram Municipality. Over 100 residents of Anna Street blocked the traffic in Veerappan Chatram Erode. They also pointed out that the sanitary conditions in many residential colonies remained poor as [...] Continue Reading »
July 30 Deadline to Install RWH Concerned over the depleting groundwater table, BBMP commissioner Siddaiah has appealed to property owners who own more than an acre of prime space in the city to establish rainwater harvesting (RWH) pits before July 30. On June 10, Siddaiah had written to government of India and government of Karnataka [...] Continue Reading »
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as many as half-a-dozen of errant builders have been served stop-work notices over the past week as a part of BMC’s anti-malaria drive. The notices were issued by the building proposal department of the BMC. The department officials said the developers could have to cough up a penalty of up [...] Continue Reading »
BBMP Bangalore will propose that Serviced apartments in Bangalore be considered as hotels. Till now Service apartments in Bangalore are paying taxes like any residential property. If the proposal comes through, the 200-odd serviced apartments in the city may have to cough up more tax. Most service apartments in Bangalore are located in Koramangala, Jayanagar, [...] Continue Reading »
After Mantri Developers which recently witnessed widening woes on Sampige Road, now the turn of Bannerghatta Road. BBMP Bangalore aims to make it 45 metres to ease the traffic congestion. This is one of the roads notified in the Revised Master Plan 2015 to be made a 45 metre-wide road. The Mantri Developers will have [...] Continue Reading »
