Civic Issues
Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC)’s drive against property tax defaulters continues as it has attached four more houses and flats in the city. The civic body has taken up stand against big property tax defaulters to raise revenue. It has also put up notices on nine vacant plots that the property has pending tax dues and therefore [...] Continue Reading »
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been asked by the High Court to maintain buildings allotted to its staff and ensure livable condition in them. The high court has directed the BBMP commissioner to temporarily evict the occupants of a BBMP residential complex at Kumbaragundi, JC Road, until it is fit for human habitation. The [...] Continue Reading »
The Public Works Department (PWD) has thwarted an attempt of Greater Kailash-II Resident Welfare Association (RWA)‘s bid to install a gate on an arterial road. PWD staff knocked down the iron pillars that had been installed on a road which gives access to many other colonies – like Chittaranjan Park to Alaknanda. The PWD has [...] Continue Reading »
As power deficit is taking a toll on the economy of the state, the Tamil Nadu government is planning to make it mandatory for major industries, high-rise apartment complexes, major institutions and hotels to meet two per cent of their energy needs from solar sources. The decision has come after a consultation with Tamil Nadu [...] Continue Reading »
As Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biodiversity (CoP-11) approaches, chief secretary Minnie Mathew has directed the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) not to take up any new works, especially road repairs. The chief secretary has conducted an inspection on ongoing works at Hitex, Hi-Tec City along with officials from GHMC, Hyderabad Metropolitan [...] Continue Reading »
In order to bring in more properties under the tax net and to have more clarity in identification of properties, the North Delhi Corporation has drafted a proposal for numbering properties. In an innovative act, the corporation has proposed to issue smart cards based on the property number to facilitate easy payment of tax. The [...] Continue Reading »
The Maharashtra government has transferred the responsibility to maintain the Eastern and Western Express Highways from the state public works department (PWD) to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The decision is considered vital as there has been a piling up of complaints against the current custodian of the two thoroughfare, which are the city’s north-south arteries. [...] Continue Reading »
Faced with poor recovery of tax arrears, the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) has decided to gear up for fast recovery of the dues. MMC has drawn up plans to constitute two teams – one each for Margao and Fatorda – to expedite the recovery process. The teams would comprise of a supervisor and a couple [...] Continue Reading »
The Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC)‘s crusade against tax defaulters continues. On Monday IMC attached seven properties including houses, flats, schools and commercial units and issued attachment notices to three for non-payment of property tax. The properties attached have tax dues between Rs 70,000 and Rs 3 lakh. The civic administration says that more properties will [...] Continue Reading »
Old and decaying underground utilities have worsened the road conditions in Mumbai as many of them have been suffered cave-ins recently. Pedder Road, Dr E Moses Road and Dr Annie Besant Road are among those roads who have witnessed cave-ins and portions of the roads have collapsed. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) do not have [...] Continue Reading »
