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Bangalore- Mandur residents are annoyed as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) continues unsystematic dumping of mixed garbage at the landfill without providing them adequate health services and drinking water as promised earlier. Residents are exposed to health hazards as the garbage is being dumped unscientifically. Dangerous diseases like dengue, influenza and malaria have become [...] Continue Reading »
The metro project was launched in May 2011 and the civic body is planning to complete the viaducts and stations by 2014 as there was a delay in the project by six months. The City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) is constructing the metro rail project between Belapur and Pendhar. The civic body has started [...] Continue Reading »
The heritage of Pune will be managed more professionally and will be restored as the Unesco-led Indian Heritage Cities Network (IHCN) and civic body has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). Sustainable socio-economic and cultural development of historic cities of India is taken care by the IHCN, who shares their experience .The Pune Municipal Corporation [...] Continue Reading »
Coimbatore- The residents of Thudiyalur Cheran Nagar and other localities under Ward 1 are facing many water storage problems. There are only few pots and barrels which are filled by piloor water once in 15 to 20 days in these areas by Coimbatore Corporation. A local resident explained the difficulties they face on the fourth day [...] Continue Reading »
Several citizens have complained about the illegal hoardings which was put up by various political parties in Mumbai. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started to take actions against the hoardings after they received complaints from the citizens. BMC chief, Sitaram Kunte ordered employees to crack down the illegal hoardings. The hoardings, whoch include the death anniversary of [...] Continue Reading »
The number of illegal construction is increasing all over the country. After the civic body finished with the demolition drive in Parvati and Dattawadi, now Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has started with a demolition drive in Kondhwa and Wanowrie where unauthorized constructions are spread over 5,850 sqft. As many as 13 hotels extended front and side margins, totally measuring [...] Continue Reading »
A one day camp will be organised by Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) for property tax defaulters under Mega Lok Adalat at Gandhi Hall and all the zonal offices of the civic body on December 15. Those who have not paid property tax can pay by December 15 to get the benefits of surcharge exemption of up [...] Continue Reading »
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is to develop a garden based on the Hollyword movie ‘Avatar‘ in Sahakarnagar. The civic body has appointed Mr Nitin Chandrakant Desai, a famous art director to work on the project. The project includes erecting life-size statues of characters from the science-fiction movie. Six life-size statues will be erected in [...] Continue Reading »
The civic body has appointed two agencies to conduct the tree census work. The first agency left the work incomplete and the second agency has counted 3 lakh trees of more than 200 species in the city’s jurisdiction. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has asked the civic administration to complete the ongoing tree census within [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai- In the year 2010- 2011, ten bus routes made profits whereas in 2011-2012, only three routes made profit for the BEST. It was disclosed in the budget discussion by BEST committee member Ravi Raja. Ravi Raja further said that during the same time frame the transport body had incurred around 55% loss on bus [...] Continue Reading »
