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The posh localities seem to be getting least contaminated water in twin cities Hyderabad and Secunderabad. The Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies, Osmania University based on the recent said that, out of 50 samples around 20 samples have been tested positive for bacterial contamination. Drinking water has become a threat to the residents [...] Continue Reading »
It might sound a little in-serious, however it’s a fact that the residents who are fed up with unbearable traffic noise are shifting to outskirts of the city. This has left many vacant properties in city main roads, bringing in huge loss to real estate market. The situation remains same for residential properties, commercial buildings [...] Continue Reading »
It seems like Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is struggling hard to manage water supply in Bangalore. Few of the areas are rarely provided with proper water supply, to some hardly once in a week and there are areas where residents are not even aware of presence of BWSSB, as they depend on [...] Continue Reading »
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has plans to build steel bridges to ease commuters from prolonged traffic. The steel bridge has been planned to be laid at Lalbagh Main Gate and Shivananda Circle junction, Bangalore. Although, BBMP officials are contended with the launch of this plan, but at the same time is also worried about [...] Continue Reading »
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will be stopping the water supply to the western suburbs on December 8 and 9, 2011. BMC has decided to replace the water pipes and the works might be carried over to other couple of days, therefore has asked the residents of Mumbai to co-operate with the same. Some areas like; [...] Continue Reading »
Mithi river located in Mumbai has been famous for its stink, filled with debris and garbage. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been ordered to remove garbage within span of ten days. The fed up residents who are surviving in the surrounding areas of this river had long back filed public interest litigation. To stop illegal [...] Continue Reading »
Dumping of wastes in the rivers and other water bodies from the residents will no more be happening in Kerala. To follow up the same, the pollution control board has warned that municipality to stop all illegal dumping. Legal action is sure to be taken against the municipality if it fails to check the dumping [...] Continue Reading »
Thippagondanahalli Reservoir will soon be revived by the state government. To carry on with the revival work, Bangalore Water Supply authority has asked its officials to remove all the encroachments along the riverside. The residents in the surrounding areas near reservoir can now sigh a relief, they can enjoy the best benefits planned by Arkavathy and [...] Continue Reading »
Thiruvananthapuram residents blocked a road with the bag of garbages. This was a sheer intension of protesting against the negligence shown by city Corporation’s Clean Well units. As the garbage dumped was not regularly collected, resident started dumping it in the public sites. This became a serious offense with High Court (HC). The main reason [...] Continue Reading »
Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority has given clearance for implementing sewerage treatment plant (STP) at Mundamveli in Kochi. This area alone collects around 121 litres of sewage for a day, apart from the overflowed ones. To explain the same, Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project (KSUDP) gave a detailed presentation about the need for implementing new [...] Continue Reading »
