Civic Issues
Hyderabad- In order to curb the acute problem of depleting ground water levels in Hyderabad, a latest technique of educating the citizens regarding the ways of water conservation has been initiated by government departments. This drive was followed by an event; a painting competition which aimed at educating the school children has been held. This event [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- In a latest innovation by the Delhi Jal Board, the errors of an increased or a decreased bill will be sorted out by the exceptional billing account which is the new online billing system. According to Debashree Mukherjee, CEO, DJB, they had planned to launch the portal during the first billing cycle but were not able [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- In a house meeting by the South Corporation, it was stated by them that about 25% park lights are not functional, followed by fewer parks not having streetlights and high-mast lights. Despite repeated complaints by the councilors to the zonal office, there was seldom any action taken against it. The Southern Zone has a total of 714 [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai- Income-Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) of Chennai affirmed that the interest on home loans will continue to be out of the tax net despite the property gets sold later on. The interest paid on loans is surely an expenditure that should be taken into account while computing the income from housing property as well as [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- An issue raised in the standing committee stating that obtaining a complete certification is quite a tedious task and with the former issue of the certificates from October 2008 to December 2010, the corporation missed on charging the compounding fee based on the 2007 circle rates and instead the former charges from 1998-20 were practiced. [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- With the approval of the regularisation of the unauthorised colonies by the Delhi government, it was declared by the three municipal agencies that the work on the layout is yet to begin. According to the officials, the Delhi Government is yet to fix the cut-off date by further planning the layouts. However, in 2007, [...] Continue Reading »
Hyderabad- The month of October saw the highest number of water bills being paid with about 3.74 lakh (nearly 47%) generating a revenue of Rs. 51.14 crore. The collection in October is the highest in history with the water board having 7.95 lakh consumers throughout. However, on the other hand this data proves that more than 50% [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai- The city’s dumping yards- Perungudi and Kodungaiyur- filled with smoke, stench, pollution, illness, dislocation and protest have become a view of distress. The Chennai Corporation is in the final stage of finding a way out to its problem of garbage accumulation. People residing in localities in the vicinity of dumping yards forced the civic [...] Continue Reading »
As an effect of slanting number of land availability in Bangalore, the rate of encroachment activities has augmented in various parts of the city. The Vibhutipura Lake near HAL airport is gradually diminishing due to mounting encroachment activities. A decade ago, the lake was full of clean water but in the last five years, as [...] Continue Reading »
D Venkatesh Murthy, Mayor inaugurated a new waste segregation unit near Mathikere, in north-west Bangalore which can hold 4-5 tonnes of waste after segregation. The centre is built at a cost of Rs 65 lakh and to prevent spreading of foul smell in the neighbourhood. They have also constructed a compound wall surrounding it. BBMP is [...] Continue Reading »
