Civic Issues
Andheri East, one of the prime localities in the western part of Mumbai is witnessing constant price hikes of apartments in recent times. Three months ago, multi-storey apartments in Andheri East which were priced at Rs 12,000 per sq ft have now come up to Rs 15,000-17,000 per sq ft. Furthermore, average prices for residential [...] Continue Reading »
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to frame a new policy to keep noise pollution to minimal at construction sites. With increasing construction of properties in Mumbai, noise pollution is also on a rise. The number of complaints related to noise pollution is increasing day by day. A policy is needed to keep a check [...] Continue Reading »
Kochi- As the project work of Kochi metro was handed over to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), it has invited tenders within few days of the formal announcement. A high level meeting was arranged with all senior concerned authorities to decide the taker of Kochi Metro. Although the role of DMRC is small on papers [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai- Residents of Panagal Park and T. Nagar were fed up of illegal parking and huckster encroachment. Thus a group of residents took ‘protective shelter’ at R1 Mambalam police station on January 13, 2013. Finally cops assured them to look into this matter seriously with suitable changes to traffic regulations and pointed out Chennai Corporation’ responsibility to handle encroachments. [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- The drum beating technique which was carried out in front of tax defaulters’ houses have not been that effective. Due to the non-payment of property taxes by the government and semi-government departments, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) will attach the bank accounts of all these offices to the civic body. As per the [...] Continue Reading »
Hyderabad- As soon as the serious communal situation improves in the Old City of the work related to Hyderabad, Charminar Pedestrianisation Project (CPP) can retrieve. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal corporation (GHMC) officials are waiting for the police to give green signal in this regard. According to them the work at CPP project was to be resumed a [...] Continue Reading »
Jaipur- Minister of urban development and housing announced the opening of three big projects for the residents of Jaipur around mid-January 2013. These three projects in Jaipur city are Ghat Ki Guni tunnel, Ramniwas Bagh parking and the underpass at Gujjat Ki Thadi. Although the work tunnel and parking projects in Jaipur are incomplete, after the announcement [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai- There is no proper road which connects Nolambur area to the main road. For many years, residents registered their complaints to the concerned authorities but all vain. Thus the residents of Nolambur took efforts to lay down the road. They have also dug bore wells in the complex for drinking water. The only route which [...] Continue Reading »
Kolkata- Since there is no progress going in land acquisition matter, it is assumed that tons of garbage will be collected in Kolkata. It is because, the proposal of land acquisition by Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is not approved by the West Bengal government. Chief minister is following hands-off policy on land acquisition i .e Trinamool [...] Continue Reading »
Chandigarh- One of the past most scandalous land scams involving Robert Vadra, Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law, has come into light again as IAS officer Ashok Khemka has demanded the state government to make the inquiry report as public rather than the selective leakage. It was stated by the IAS officer that he was nowhere associated with the inquiry committee to [...] Continue Reading »
