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The federation of sector welfare associations of Chandigarh (FOSWAC), an umbrella body of 60 different resident welfare associations (RWA) have raised concerns regarding negligence of municipal corporation. Concerns were raised in the executive committee meeting for not addressing the common and specific problems of RWA’s seriously by the officials of municipal corporation. The issues included [...] Continue Reading »
Water woes seem never to leave the Noida residents. Amidst the chaos over inflated water bills issued by the Noida Authority, now question has been raised over the poor quality of water being supplied to residents. According to doctors, the water supplied to residents in Noida is essentially hard and prolonged exposure to it can [...] Continue Reading »
KIMS hospital, one of the biggest government-run hospitals in north Karnataka is all set to have its own state-of-the-art sewage treatment plant (STP) in its campus. The plant has been set up according to the guidelines of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board and the new plant is to start functioning by the end of [...] Continue Reading »
The residents of Venkatadrinagar in ward 72 in Visakhapatanam city continue to suffer the effects of unauthorised cremation in their colony, despite a court order favouring them and action by municipal corporation. Venkatadrinagar Residents’ Welfare Association had filed a writ petition in the High Court seeking a direction to officials to declare the site being [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of Shalimar Township on AB road, one of the largest townships in Indore are facing trouble due to the construction of BRTS corridor. The 1000 plus vehicle owners of the township demand that there should be crossing on the lane as abrupt end to the service lane on either side of the entry to [...] Continue Reading »
Sobha Developers Ltd posted a 73 per cent rise in net profit to Rs.45 crore for the June quarter. It sold 25 per cent more space at sharply higher prices in its key market Bangalore. Revenue rose 57 per cent over a year ago to Rs.433.2 crore. The realty firm sold 835,600 sq ft. of [...] Continue Reading »
American property mogul Donald Trump‘s maiden real estate project in India is launched in Pune. Developed by Pune-based Panchshil Realty, ‘Trump Towers Pune’ is a residential project, which will mark the entry of the ‘Trump’ brand of luxury into the domestic real-estate market. With approvals ready and construction already started, the project is expected to [...] Continue Reading »
In order to facilitate 24-hour surveillance, residents of TVS Colony and Officer’s Colony in Anna Nagar Western Extension have collectively collected Rs 10 lakh from their own pockets to set up 14 CCTV cameras. The surveillance system consists of eight hi-focus speed dome cameras and six fixed cameras covering a radius of three kilometres around [...] Continue Reading »
Healthcare solutions provider e-Kshema has set up 18 affordable health kiosks in Bangalore. On the backdrop of rising dengue and malaria cases, it comes as a reprieve to the population belonging to low income section. These kiosks are set to provide medical check-ups including tests for just Rs.120. The facilities include general check-up of body [...] Continue Reading »
Gurgaon Citizens Council (GCC) held a meeting on Sunday. The main orientation of the meeting was to discuss the issue of bringing private areas under the purview of the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG). Representatives from various Resident Welfare Associations (RWA) demanded a democratically elected municipality to ensure transparency in governance and better management of civic [...] Continue Reading »
