Civic Issues
Bangalore- The construction of an organic waste convertor unit at Jayanagar was opposed by the residents fearing the negative effects of the convertor. Concerned about the health hazards associated with the organic waste converter unit, the residents of Jayanagar staged a protest to stop the unit from being set up on the Jayanagar swimming pool [...] Continue Reading »
Till November 2012 the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has collected Rs 362 crores as property tax compared to Rs 317 crore in the same period last year. Debabrata Majumder, Member Mayor-in Council (MMIC) Revenue told that they have set a goal for collecting a minimum amount of Rs 700 crores property tax in this financial year. [...] Continue Reading »
Hyderabad- The first ever consumer meet by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) officials in Division-IV ( Red Hills) was flooded with innumerable complaints of about 80 addressing the grievances. This consumer’s meet was held in order to curb people’s grievances related to water bills, water supply, sewerage, electricity and others. It was held by a team of officials [...] Continue Reading »
Hyderabad- The demolition drive of unauthorised buildings have been in progress in Hyderabad as the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporaiton (GHMC) officials demolished 23 unauthorised buildings at Anjaiah Nagar and Siddique Nagar near Gachibowli. This step was taken as a part of the Lokayukta’s directions. Although about 36 buildings were noticed as illegal, GHMC demolished only 23 [...] Continue Reading »
Gurgaon- The residents in Gurgaon are at risk as the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has seldom lived up to the residents’ expectations. Despite the city being an upcoming IT hub, the civic problems in Gurgaon are piling up as the MCG has failed to solve the civic issue problems. According to RS Rathee, president of the [...] Continue Reading »
Tiruchi- The delay in transferring a piece of Defence land by Tiruchi Corporation for laying an approach road between residential colonies around Edamalaipatti Pudur/Crawford and the K.K.Nagar Main Road, has highly disappointed the residents of the region. They have requested the corporation to look into the matter at the earliest. It has been four years [...] Continue Reading »
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will now make sure that if residents face any issues regarding property tax, they can go to their local ward office whenever they receive the property tax bill. Estimating the particular dilemma that the new capital value based on property tax system can give rise among the citizens, the civic [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai- The High Court has observed that about 20 liters of industrial waste is being set free daily without any treatment. The HC aimed the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation in order to crackdown the polluting of industrial units. On November 20, 2012 a new division with Chief Justice Mohit Shah [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- Interest was evinced by four entities -Karvy, CAMS, NSDL and CDSL regarding the genuineness of about three crore investors in the Sahara case bidding for the job. This was done on behalf of market regulator Sebi (Securities and Exchange Board of India). A process to select an In-Person Verification (IPV) agency to conduct a face to face verification amongst the three [...] Continue Reading »
Despite the Defence Colony residents sincerely segregating dry and wet waste, the unconcerned Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) pourakarmikas are mixing up the waste collected from them. Distressed residents are now planning on a systematic disposal of waste through private agencies. The untrained garbage collectors have been messing up the segregated wastes in the garbage trolleys, [...] Continue Reading »
