Civic Issues
Coimbatore- The rural residents of the city are in relief as there was only two hours of power cut from past two days. Earlier it was 10 -14 hours of power cut in Coimbatore a day. According to an official of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO), better winds during the past two days improved [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore- Residents of Mandur, sick and tired of garbage dumping around their homes, are up in arms to dump garbage in front of the residences of CM and Deputy CM. People mostly affected by Mandur landfill are the ones living in Mandur and Birahalli gram panchayats. They have been planning to dump lorry loads of [...] Continue Reading »
The proposed metro corridor between Pimpri-Chinchawad and Swargate got a green signal from the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) standing committee. Corporates from Satara Road has demanded to extend the metro corridor to Katraj, accordingly the standing committee approved the demand. Mahesh Pathak, Municipal Commissioner, stated that to install the metro project in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad [...] Continue Reading »
It was in Thane Municipal Corporation’s (TMC) court to decide whether to go in for a monorail, a Light Rail Transit (LRT) or a metro service. It was found that Light Rail Transit was financially feasible. But the TMC gave approval for tram service with out discussing or taking views from other parties for which [...] Continue Reading »
Kozhikode- Kerela State electricity Board (KSEB) is now becoming strict with rules of consumption of power by charging penalty for consuming power above 300 units per month. The household consumers are now striving to limit their power consumption every day. Penalty charged will be double the normal tariff for every unit exceeding the proposed limit. Residents of [...] Continue Reading »
Over 400 files were missing related to construction projects in the city. Most of these files relate to controversial projects which came to light after some activists and people investigating illegalities sought them under the Right To Information Act. Some months after filing their applications, they received replies saying the files could not be found. [...] Continue Reading »
Kochi- The process of land acquisition for Kochi Metro has gained speed. An amount of Rs 46 crore is given to the district administration by Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) for land acquisition and rehabilitation. District administration has taken steps in this case. The fund will be used to pay the owners of the land who have agreed [...] Continue Reading »
Instead of developers, the slum-dwellers will get the Development Rights Certificate (DRC) if the government approve the new scheme sent by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA). Under this scheme, it won’t be mandatory for the slums in India to choose a house in the SRA scheme. They will have the freedom to buy a flat [...] Continue Reading »
In a global survey of 40 tourist cities, India’s commercial capital, Mumbai has been ranked last in the “cleanest streets”category. Mumbai has been named as the world’s ‘dirtiest’ cities. It is not at all surprising that one of the Indian cities has been ranked as the dirtiest city in the survey. The survey was done [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore- Mandur residents are annoyed as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) continues unsystematic dumping of mixed garbage at the landfill without providing them adequate health services and drinking water as promised earlier. Residents are exposed to health hazards as the garbage is being dumped unscientifically. Dangerous diseases like dengue, influenza and malaria have become [...] Continue Reading »
