Civic Issues
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will undertake a pilot project of the newly adapted technology of geo-tagging all the garbage collection points in the city. The geo-tagging will help the BMC keep a close check on the garbage collection process. The tracking would be done with the help of GPS devices fitted in the garbage [...] Continue Reading »
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s ambitious plans to monitor road contractors’ work quality may not take off soon. The BMC had invited tenders worth Rs 120 crore to repair potholes and asked contractors to install sensors and GPS devices on their machinery to enable the civic body to monitor quality. BMC made it compulsory for contractors [...] Continue Reading »
In order to transfer ownership to a new buyer, a home buyer in Maharashtra had to do before selling a newly-purchased flat was to obtain a no objection certificate (NOC) from the developer. This process gave an opportunity to the developers to extract a large sum as ‘ transfer fee’ from the clueless buyer lieu of a no objection [...] Continue Reading »
The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that India plans to provide affordable electricity to all households in the next five years. In the next five years, India is aiming to provide 24×7 electricity to all households in the country and affordable electricity, said the Prime Minister inaugurating an International Seminar on Energy Access organised by [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi civic authorities seemed to have waken up to the loss of revenue they have been suffering from long. On a strict note, the East Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has announced that it will undertake a sealing drive against properties that have not paid the conversion charges. After October 15, action has been promised against those [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) plans to bring in developers to help them out to segregate waste. It has already conveyed their wish to Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) – Bangalore. BBMP sources say that the waste management plan is an ambitious one and they want to educate developers in [...] Continue Reading »
The Kochi City Corporation is planning to tie up with the Railways to channel the city’s non-degradable waste and construction debris for construction activities of the Railways. The waste can be used as a filler for the construction of platforms and other development works. Thiruvananthapuram City Corporation has already tied up with the Railways for [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai suburbs are witnessing rapid realty growth. However, deplorable infrastructure condition have been a menace that citizens have to grapple with. Medavakkam has witnessed a real-estate boom in recent years with residential apartment blocks and individual houses sprouting up rapidly. Poor state of infrastructure, including unmotorable and poorly lit roads, and the poor disposal of [...] Continue Reading »
Alarming reports state that Bangalore has been in the grip of dengue over the last two months. More and more cases of dengue-like fever have been reported in the last few months from all over the city. However, the health officials from the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) continue to be in denial mode. Statistics [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of the Chitlapakkam town panchayat are living in fear of the being swamped with the sewage. Following the recent rain, sewage and rain water flowing through a channel has overflowed and stagnated the area of vacant land. Local residents fear that if no action is taken, the situation will become worse with the coming [...] Continue Reading »
