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Residents and industry owners in Ghaziabad have forwarded their suggestions to the authorities on the proposed redevelopment of national highways passing through the area. The Ghaziabad Residents’ Welfare Association Federation and the Ghaziabad Industries Federation have submitted their suggestions on environment and infrastructure of the highway in a meeting attended by National Highways Authority of [...] Continue Reading »
The Brihanmumbai municipal corporation (BMC) on Tuesday held a programme to spread awareness as part of its anti-plastic initiative in parts of Kandivali, Borivali and Dahisar. The initiative was taken in association with city NGO Helping Hands Charitable Trust. During the programme, deputy municipal commissioners Rajendra Bhosle and Bharat Marathe appealed to the attendees to [...] Continue Reading »
In order to improve garbage collection, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to start a second shift. The BBMP council passed a resolution to hike the tender amount for garbage contractors by 20 per cent. Mayor D. Venkatesh Murthy pointed out irregularities among garbage contractors as many of them claim bills without cleaning [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of east Delhi have protested against power supplier BSES Yamunadue to long power outages in their areas. Residents are worried due to frequent power cuts in the Mayur Vihar Phase III, Vasundhara and Kondli areas. Residents said power supply was cut from Friday 10pm to Sunday morning, and then again on Sunday night in [...] Continue Reading »
A recent survey by the civic authority has revealed that there are more than 320 real estate projects in Mumbai, both commercial and residential, which have been put on hold. The data came up during a recent survey of mosquito-breeding sites in the city. Majority of these projects, around 202, are in the western suburbs [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi High Court has allowed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to ‘implement’ their decision to remove the illegal construction at the site in Subhash Park. ASI has asked the civic agency to immediately remove unauthorized construction from public land in a letter, failing which the heritage body [...] Continue Reading »
The Supreme Court has put stay on a July 23 Haryana High Court ruling, providing temporary relief to TC Gupta, director general of the town and country planning department in Gurgaon. Gupta was found guilty of allowing residential complexes in Gurgaon by issuing license to Anant Raj Industries for construction of housing colonies, despite the [...] Continue Reading »
The ‘Trends in Green Buildings’ workshop organized by The Weekend Leader in Bangalore saw the gathering of leading architects, builders and renewable energy experts. The workshop highlighted the importance of green buildings and their relevance in India. The speakers engaged in conversation with budding architects drawn from some of the finest architecture schools in the [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi cabinet has approved a proposal to make rainwater harvesting system mandatory for all new buildings in the city. The government has asked the Delhi Jal Board to come up with the guidelines on the issue. Earlier, the government had proposed that proper water connection should be issued to the buildings which are equipped with [...] Continue Reading »
The civic body’s garbage collection centers in Chennai seem to be turning into mini dump yards of their own. As the city precariously stands on the brink of an outbreak of diarrhea, these garbage collection points have become breeding ground for mosquitos and houseflies. The Chennai Corporation is forced to dismantle the bright blue aluminium [...] Continue Reading »
