Civic authorities
Chennai- Even after prolonged six years, the residents of Anna Nagar still continue to wait for a sports complex to be built at Elango Nagar as promised by civic authorities. In 2006, the erstwhile municipality decided to develop a full-fledged sports complex there with the assistance of Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT). The [...] Continue Reading »
The Kochi City Corporation is planning to tie up with the Railways to channel the city’s non-degradable waste and construction debris for construction activities of the Railways. The waste can be used as a filler for the construction of platforms and other development works. Thiruvananthapuram City Corporation has already tied up with the Railways for [...] Continue Reading »
Four residents of Bhagwat Nagar in Patna have gone on fast-unto-death to protest the anti-encroachment drive by Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) and district administration. The civic authorities have started the demolition drive complying with the order of the Supreme Court. As many as 266 houses were built allegedly in the locality without their design approval [...] Continue Reading »
A decision has been taken that a team of councillors of the Municipal Corporations along with officials is all set to visit different cities in order to find the most suitable technology for setting up a sewerage treatment plant in the cities. The team will be visiting Mumbai and Delhi to observe the functioning of [...] Continue Reading »
To check the depleting groundwater level, the Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) has come up with a plan to constitute a special committee. The committee is to be headed by two superintending engineers (SEs) who will visit houses in Gurgaon to check defunct water harvesting pits. As per norms, to obtain a completion certificate from [...] Continue Reading »
Two labourers were killed and several others were injured when an under-construction building collapsed in west Delhi in Kirti Nagar area. The building owner has been arrested and two engineers have been suspended North Delhi Municipal Corporation for allowing the illegal construction following the incident. According to police, the owner had been adding to the [...] Continue Reading »
In a case involving residents caught between the civic body and the builder, the residents of Green Heritage society at Kharghar in Navi Mumbai were in shock as portion of their society has been ordered to be demolished by the civic authorities. The authorities have issued notice to vacate the premises to facilitate the demolition [...] Continue Reading »
The residents of Malleswaram in Bangalore have proposed a new traffic plan to the Chief Minister of Karnataka during the recent meet. In order to ease the present chaotic traffic situation, the Malleswaram Residents Welfare Association (MRWA) has submitted a master plan to civic officials. The higher traffic authorities in presence of B R Gopal [...] Continue Reading »
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, which took place in February seem to have brought in lots of strength to the resident’s association at Goregaon East in Mumbai. The association members have started solving local civic issues at all areas in Mumbai. They are also approaching corporation to meet civic authorities to get their problems [...] Continue Reading »
The drain works at Thane city in Mumbai was not kept upto the mark! Therefore, a considerable fund was asked to be released and the civic authorities sanctioned the same fund recently. Every monsoon, the gutters and drains are cleaned to prevent disasters from heavy rain! However, one of the drain running from Yeoor to [...] Continue Reading »
