Civic body
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), Pune road department head Pramod Nirbhavane reported saying that they have completed all road repairs and only in some areas the work is being carried on. However the civic body has appointed six private agencies for the construction of road repair and also provide labor meanwhile the PMC provides material needed [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai metro rail has become a major issue in the neighborhood and residents wake up to find the parks next to their houses are no more. Slowly, they realize it is the inevitable cost of their urban dreams. Chennai Metro Rail has started construction of underground structures at Shenoy Nagar, Broadway and EVR Periyar Salai. [...] Continue Reading »
The Bombay High Court pronounced a split verdict on an appeal with Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The Civic Body under the jurisdiction of Maharashtra Rent Control Act was empowered reassess properties on the basis of steep market rents payable by individual occupants exempted under the rent law. The battle began when the civic body reassessed [...] Continue Reading »
The traffic department of Mumbai, also in charge of the festival processions is worried about the tardy roads. The patchy job done by the civic body on the immersion routes in Mumbai gives Ganesh Mandals and the Traffic Authority of Mumbai sleepless nights. Individuals are worried about the bad roads in concern with the visarjan [...] Continue Reading »
Water meter reading project which was discontinued in April has been resumed by the BMC. They have already started installing the meters. 90% of the meters that were installed earlier were non-functional and the civic body had been charging consumers on the basis of last consumption. According to the hydraulics department, around 51,500 water meters [...] Continue Reading »
Corporators, ministers, and even the chief minister have questioned the BMC’s efforts in repairing the potholes. Potholes have become a major point of argument among the political parties in the civic body. Bad roads are being discussed at every civic body meeting, and a few times, the opposition (Congress-NCP) staged walkouts. The issue has become [...] Continue Reading »
