Civic Issues
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to simulate online tracking system that is used for the first time for all civic issues. The system helped BMC to ensure the officials and contractors of the road department to meet deadlines and it is expecting to extend this system to other departments as well. The system will [...] Continue Reading »
A study by Observer Research Foundation (ORF) shows that Mumbai loses a shocking 650 million litres of water every single day due to leaking pipes — this is the total of Pune’s total daily water supply. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) does not seem to have a plan to curb this issue. The study says, [...] Continue Reading »
It seems there is no end to Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) garbage woes with 15,000 tonnes of uncleared garbage, the Palike is having hard times to deal with the mounting waste generated by the ongoing festival season. Despite working overtime to clear the waste piled up across the City, the Palike’s workers could remove [...] Continue Reading »
Canal water will be provided to the residents of Rajendra Park Colony in Gurgaon after the boosting station for the supply facility in Rajendra Park inaugurated by the Haryana Sports Minister Sukhbir Singh Kataria. This boosting station was constructed at a cost of about Rs 12.33 crore and the foundation being laid by Haryana Chief Minister [...] Continue Reading »
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s (SDMC) drive against the property tax defaulters is showing a positive result, as the civic body collected almost double of the tax collected by North counterpart. With the collection of almost Rs 672 crore till October 5, the South Corporation is way ahead of North Delhi Municipal Corporation which has [...] Continue Reading »
The property tax department of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has collected Rs 167 crores this financial year. There was a rise of Rs 50 crore in collection compared to the same period last year, Shahji Pawar assistant commissioner and chief of property tax department. Residents will have to pay the property tax of six [...] Continue Reading »
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is planning to double the tax, so the residential property owners have to pay more tax. According to the authorities, property tax of commercial properties in L B Nagar, Uppal, Malkajgiri and Qutubullapur municipal circles may be cut by 15-20%. GHMC is to raise minimum property tax to 80 [...] Continue Reading »
Political parties and other groups have demanded a revision in power tariffs from Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) pointing that it was only a partial relief to the consumers and the hike in power tariff should be withdrawn. The abolition of the 201-400 units slab and introduction of 0-400 units slab had resulted in significant [...] Continue Reading »
No road has been constructed in Hadibettu village from past 20 years. After repeated complaints to the authorities, the people out of frustration or resourcefulness, pooled in their own money and built the road. Around 75 families of Uppinakudru finally fulfilled their dream, when a newly-constructed road was inaugurated. The initiative was taken by locals [...] Continue Reading »
A huge protest has been staged outside the Deputy Commissioners ‘ office by the residents of Emmeti village in Kalghatgi taluk opposing the creation of ‘safe zone’ would be for stone crushing units near the village. The villagers stated that the creation of the safe zone hazardous to the health of the people and adversely [...] Continue Reading »
