Civic Issues
The deadline issued by the communities living around Mandur landfill came to an end on January 31. As the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will need another three or four months for making alternative arrangements to dispose garbage , said commissioner Siddaiah. The Commissioner said the BBMP officials to request the villagers to bear with the [...] Continue Reading »
With the new property tax bills arriving, residents from Mumbai suburbs have joined hands against it. With this, the rest of the city also is not behind and has melded into chorus. The residents claim that the new system is ‘draconian’ and has slapped exorbitant arrears which have to be paid within March 15. As [...] Continue Reading »
The new contractors hired by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) were initiated to start the work from December 1. But the contractors have failed to keep up their word. The contractor was expected to begin work in five packages coming under the Yelahanka zone. But due to inadequate manpower and machinery, the work could [...] Continue Reading »
In Bangalore, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) successfully disconnected 120 sanitary connections and illegal water connections and recovered Rs 7.35 lakh. On the first day of the special drive, the board visited the areas of the city which are most congested. The special team in each zone visited Vasanthnagar, Kumara Park, KG Towers, [...] Continue Reading »
Pune Municipal Corporation has recently proposed to decrease tax rebate for repairing properties in Pune from 15% to 10%. The charging of 15% tax rebate was first initiated 42 years back. This proposal has been decided for both residential and commercial property owners for repair of their properties and make it 10 percent as per the [...] Continue Reading »
In view of the huge difference in the tax amount due from them and the actual tax paid, the BBMP has taken up a drive to verify the property tax filed by the commercial properties in the city. Big players in the hospital industry have made an entry into the infamous list of property tax [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of Bangalore and Mysore should get ready to face water woes this summer as the two cities are staring at a deficit of 4.17 tmc ft of water until May end. The water left in Cauvery basin can only full fill one-third of Bangalore’s water requirement and the rest two-third of the city’s water [...] Continue Reading »
Kanpur- The local people of the industrial city are suffering due to the ongoing fight between the Kanpur Municipal Corporation (KMC) and A2Z Infrastructures. Till now both parties have not reached to any decision over their contractual dispute. The locals are compelled to live in extreme unhygienic conditions. One can find piles of garbage and worn out dustbins in [...] Continue Reading »
While the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is planning to extend the deadline to end dumping waste at Mandur, the villagers of Mandur are getting ready for another protest if in case the BBMP fails to keep their promise. A member of the Mandur Gram Panchayat, said that the villagers have decided not to allow [...] Continue Reading »
If steps are not taken to renovate and preserve the 100 years old Arakere Lake near Bannerghatta Road, then soon it will become history. Once up on a time, the lake used to be filled with clean water and now it is filled with overgrown weeds and dirty sewage water. The residents staying near by [...] Continue Reading »
