Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC)
In Surat, the ambitious Rs 143-crore project involving the construction of the 918 m-long cable-stayed bridge over river Tapi has been shrouded with uncertainty for the last nearly one year now. The construction of the cable-stayed bridge – which connects Athwalines to Pal – was scheduled for completion in May 2013. But, even after a [...] Continue Reading »
Surat may become the first city in India to make solar water heating mandatory in all buildings – residential and commercial. Union urban development ministry had made it mandatory that civic bodies of all 58 cities identified to be made “solar cities” change their construction bylaws. The order was out to make solar energy compulsory for [...] Continue Reading »
The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided to extend the time limit for the payment of impact fees to regularize the unauthorized constructions in the city. SMC has identified 400 properties as unauthorized, and issued notice to the owners to pay the impact fees to convert the properties as authorized one. The time for submitting [...] Continue Reading »
The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) recently started a campaign against the property tax evaders in the city. Following up with the same, SMC has sealed 424 properties including offices, embroidery units and other such shops. Now, the second phase of the campaign has just started and around 424 owners have been served notice for the [...] Continue Reading »
A three-phased programme outsourced by Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will be maintaining the supply, operation and distribution of water to new areas of the city like; Chapprabhata, Amroli and Kosad in Surat. The water supply to these areas will be provided 24/7 right from the beginning of March 2012. SMC has received applications for around [...] Continue Reading »
A plot in Surat adjacent to Devkrupa Chambers collapsed couple of days ago. The digging work of the adjoining plot to this building said to have damaged the foundations and led to collapse. The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) lodged a police complaint against the contractors, developers and architects of the project which was held responsible [...] Continue Reading »
The increase in noise pollution has add on to the woes of residents in Surat. The powerloom and embroidery units are giving out lot of noise and air pollution. There seems to be no end to this as the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) say that at any cost they cannot touch the present units. However, [...] Continue Reading »
Three illegal water connections were traced out by Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB). Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) was receiving complaints flowing down since few weeks in concern with water pollution issues. To ease residents of Unn Khadi from these issues immediately, GPCB gave a surprise visit to Gujarat Environment Protection and Infrastructure Company Limited (GEPIL) [...] Continue Reading »
Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has traced 50,000 illegal constructions which demands immediate implementation of new construction laws. Once the residents complete the impact fee payments, the regularization of the illegal construction that has been raised before March 28th, 2011 is said to be commencing at the earliest. A senior officer with the town planning department [...] Continue Reading »
