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The DDA holds a draw of lots tomorrow for 16,000 flats offered under its housing scheme 2010. Some 7.53 lakh applicants are vying for the flats, located in areas like Vasant Kunj, Mukherjee Nagar, Motia Khan, Jasola, Dwarka, Rohini, Narela, Jaffarabad, Kondli and Gharoli. For the first time, the draw will not be held in [...] Continue Reading »
The apartment communities in Bangalore demands the KSPCB to relax condition of “Zero Discharge” imposed and stringent conditions on quality of treated water. According to Karnataka State Pollution Board (KSPCB), there should be “Zero Discharge” in High-rise Apartment Complexes or apartment communities in city by installing Sewage Treatment Plant with 100 per cent recycling. The [...] Continue Reading »
Bescom MD P Manivannan said Bescom will supply 24X7 power if the smart grid, gas-based Bidadi power plant and distribution automated system (which ensures uninterrupted power supply by minimizing outages) is in place by two years, then they will be able to provide uninterrupted power to the city. Manivannan said once the Dabhol-Bidadi project is [...] Continue Reading »
To curb the mafia, BWSSB Bangalore has now issued fresh guidelines for discharging effluents of industrial, trade effluents or domestic wastewater. The new guidelines bring in conditions where the samples have to be tested and then discharged. There shall not be any discharges after sunset and on general and government holidays. BWSSB has at last [...] Continue Reading »
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday came out strongly in support of Bangalore lake conservation and set the ball rolling with a direction to implement the recommendations on the development of Bangalore lakes, made by the Justice N K Patil committee report submitted in February. The division bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and [...] Continue Reading »
Over 50,000 residents of Sarjapur Bangalore were affected due to overflow of water from the Storm Water Drain (SWD). According to residents, a leather making company had blocked the drain. Though BBMP had repaired the pipe and cleared the block, the company owner had blocked it again. Over 50,000 residents and nearby apartments such as [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is setting the perfect example by implementing rainwater harvesting. BBMP commissioner Siddaiah said the civic body is implementing the project at its head office at a cost of Rs45 lakh. The BBMP is also implementing rainwater harvesting in playgrounds, parks, public places and buildings. The BBMP is expecting 3 [...] Continue Reading »
Domestic Consumers of Tamil Nadu electricity board (TNEB) can pay their electricity bills through select post offices. It will come into effect starting April 6 in the computerized post offices. For this service, the consumer will pay Rs 5 per bill as service charge to department of posts. Low Tension consumers of TNEB can pay [...] Continue Reading »
RTO Mumbai lodged 43 police complaints against persons using Fake licences to get homes under Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) scheme RTO lodged 43 police complaints against persons who used fake driving licences to get homes under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) scheme. The applicants had submitted bogus driving licences to SRA authorities. 15 FIRs were [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of L & T South City Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore protested at the Freedom Park, Gandhinagar against Messrs L&T and Dinesh Ranka for cheating South City apartment owners and deficiency in their project. Though originally L&T South City project scheduled to be completed by 2005, the project has dragged on for about 12 years and [...] Continue Reading »
