Civic Issues
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has registered an increase of about 33 per cent in its tax collection as compared to the previous year. According to AMC officials, during the period from April 1 to October 15, AMC collected taxes around Rs 413.42 crore, while the corporation had collected Rs 311.85 crore during the same period [...] Continue Reading »
Poor garbage clearance has made lives hard for residents in few areas in Bangalore. The garbage lying uncleared on the road have left little space for commuters in roads like Shobha Tent Main Road. Since the garbage clearance is poor, mounds have been lying uncleared for days. The residents have complained that although the pourakarmikas [...] Continue Reading »
The residents of Vasant Vihar have raised opposition against the proposed Metro station in the area. The dispute over the location of the station between the authorities and residents has been going on for more than a year. The residents have been claiming that the site chosen by Metro falls within residential zone. The residents [...] Continue Reading »
As per planning, 1,500 flat owners of Pune gathered at Bhave school near Perugate on Sunday morning. The owners were disgruntled because of lack of transparency on the part of builders on payment of VAT. They were visibly angry and confused as they sought clarification on how much exactly do they owe the builders. The [...] Continue Reading »
The Secundrabad Cantonment Board (SCB) has set triennial revenue target at Rs 60 crore. It has completed the triennial revision of property tax of around 300 commercial establishments in its jurisdiction. SCB has done the triennial revision after a gap of 10 years. Cantonment Board had formed special teams and visited all the commercial properties [...] Continue Reading »
Some Juhu citizens have been fighting to save their area from being flooded. The crisis came up after the civic storm water drains (SWD) department allowed a developer to cover and build a recreation ground on top of a section of Irla and Koldongri nullahs. NGOs have joined hands with the residents in their protests [...] Continue Reading »
The Greater Noida Authority (GNA) has begun issuing cancellation notices to over 300 allottees of plots in industrial sectors. The allottees that have been sent cancellation notices are the ones who did not not set up functional units despite several years after taking possession of plots. Those who have defaulted upon entering into lease deeds [...] Continue Reading »
The Andhra Pradesh state government has endowed the newly constituted Andhra Pradesh Land Management Authority (APLMA) with the responsibility of protecting government land. Special emphasis has been laid on the tank bed land in the state. Recently there has been stress on the protection of lakes in GHMC areas as more than fifty lakes in [...] Continue Reading »
Owing to confusion created in the minds of home buyers, the consumer organisations in Maharashtra have come together to address flat owners’ concern over paying the Maharashtra Value Added Tax (MVAT) to builders. Three organisations – Sajag Nagarik Manch, the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat and the Grahak Hitwardhini have organised an awareness programme on October [...] Continue Reading »
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) to remove encroachments from Sector 17. The court has ordered Huda to develop a market place at the encroached site for the convenience of residents in the locality. 550 families dwelling in the area had been building pressure on Huda to [...] Continue Reading »
