Civic Issues
Noida- Effective from January 23, 2013, the Noida-Delhi stretch of the Kalindi Kunj Bridge will be closed for a month for the traffic due to its second phase revamping. However, on the other side of the carriageway, only one-way traffic movement from Delhi to Noida will be allowed. There are several measures being put by the Noida traffic [...] Continue Reading »
A method that can be acquired in solid waste management is to scientifically re-use the thrown away plastic by using them for the formation of roads, said a solid waste management expert. The expert said that everyone should know the value of the waste in order to make the society waste sensitive. The Karnataka government [...] Continue Reading »
The Ministry of housing has sought tax sops, under the section 80IB (10) of the Income Tax Act, for the developers of affordable housing projects. A senior government official said the housing ministry has also asked for service tax exemption for private developers of the affordable housing projects. Also, the ministry has suggested that the [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- With more and more developments taking place in the city, a subway will be constructed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) using the latest technology ‘box pushing’, which will maintain the traffic at the busy Pankha Road in West Delhi below an under-construction flyover. The subway which will be constructed using the [...] Continue Reading »
On January 21 and 22, Mumbai will witness a water shortage of 5%. The water cut is due to the replacement of current and potential transformers of substation at Panjrapur. Due to the replacement work, the pumping station will be shut down for two hours on these two days. Less water will be supplied from [...] Continue Reading »
New-Delhi- After two long years of ignorance, the civic body awakens to penalize about 50 building defaulters. Earlier in May 2011, around 50 illegal buildings in Feroze Gandhi market were issued notices by the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation. The Civic body is again into action and has started sealing and demolishing the buildings with four and more [...] Continue Reading »
From May, it will be easy to know whether you have won the lottery for affordable houses in Mumbai. Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) is planning to send SMS alerts and emails to those who have won after minutes of the lottery draw. Currently, the procedure is very tedious. This move will bring [...] Continue Reading »
The BBMP started demolition drive in Ejipura and have demolished at least two dozen huts. Demolitions in the colony have been happening on a frequent basis over the last few months. The 15 acres and 22 guntas of land on which the shantytown is located is slated for the construction of a mall and higher [...] Continue Reading »
Hyderabad- The High court banned the Andhra Pradesh government in permitting construction work in public places and main roads or erect any statue. This came in as a big relief for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and other urban local bodies. Such structures often cause obstruction to traffic during infrastructure works like junction improvement, construction [...] Continue Reading »
Thiruvallur- Apartment complexes under Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) are soon to get centralized gas supply. This concept has been implemented in many complexes, malls and star hotels. TNHB is planning to experiment this on a project in Nerkundram. They will supply reticulated network of pipelines to 1,016 residential units of this project which are [...] Continue Reading »
