Civic Issues
Ludhiana residents are irked over chemical waste being dumped on banks of a canal. Large quantities of industrial waste were dumped on the canal banks near Rara Sahib and the culprit has not been nabbed yet. People in the southwestern part of the state drink water from this canal and use the water for irrigating [...] Continue Reading »
Hundreds of residents of Rajajinagar and Malleswaram have given vent their anger against Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL). The residents are angry over the devastating condition of Maha Kavi Kuvempu (MKK) Road. Gathered under the platform of Save Bangalore Committee (SBC), the residents, who claimed that they had suppressed their anger for over two [...] Continue Reading »
Deolali Cantonment Board in Nashik is facing serious crisis due to lack of infrastructure in the face of rising population and emergence of new localities in Deolali. To address the issues and to develop the infrastructure, the Cantonment Board is looking forward to a financial aid of Rs 70 crore from the Centre. The Board [...] Continue Reading »
Four residents of Bhagwat Nagar in Patna have gone on fast-unto-death to protest the anti-encroachment drive by Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) and district administration. The civic authorities have started the demolition drive complying with the order of the Supreme Court. As many as 266 houses were built allegedly in the locality without their design approval [...] Continue Reading »
The e-payment property tax facility introduced in Hubli-Dharwad 6 months ago has failed to create an impact. The e-payment facility was initiated by the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) to make the system hassle free and people friendly. Most of the citizens prefer the manual method of paying their property tax. The studies have shown that [...] Continue Reading »
The newly invented plan by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to clear the garbage will be implemented from October 1. Owing to this, the flat owners of Sovereign Park apartments in Basavangudi are panic stricken as the BBMP has issued a notification to put residential high-rises on par with commercial entities. This notification grouped them [...] Continue Reading »
The demolition drive in Pimpri Chinchwad is significant as it has continued despite stiff opposition. A whopping 1.1 lakh constructions were found to be unauthorised and its owners have been sent notices by the civic administration in the last four months. To start with, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has decided to raze constructions [...] Continue Reading »
With just three days left for the mandatory segregation of waste imposed by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), there have been grave efforts put by the BBMP, the Residents Welfare Associations (RWA) and the Non Governmental Organisations (NGO) to ensure that the city is all spick and span and is able to manage the [...] Continue Reading »
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation is all set to go hi-tech. The civic body has started GIS mapping of the city. The municipal corporation is hopeful that the mapping will not only help in better urban planning but also in the effective implementation of developmental schemes by providing proper measurements, size and location of buildings. It [...] Continue Reading »
The South Delhi Municiapal Corporation (SDMC) has decided to tackle the issue of property tax payers who have not been paying tax as per the rules. The civic body has taken on the property owners who have got the nature of their property converted from residential to commercial, but have been paying property tax as [...] Continue Reading »
