Municipal Performance Index 2020
The Municipal Performance Index (MPI) was launched as an accompaniment to the Ease of Living Index. It seeks to examine local government practice in municipalities across areas of services, finance, policy,
The Municipal Performance Index (MPI) was launched as an accompaniment to the Ease of Living Index. It seeks to examine local government practice in municipalities across areas of services, finance, policy,
Weekend shoppers at many malls and markets across the city were in for a surprise when they had to shell out a few extra rupees for plastic bags to carry their purchases.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has initiated a programme with the help of an NGO, to create awareness in slum areas of the metropolis about the losses in the water distribution system due to unmetered and illegal water connections. "Through this programme, we intend to create awareness among slumdwellers about the disadvantages of illegal water connections.
After a Rs 20 lakh toilet for Margao Bus Terminus, Sulabh is looking to renovate other toilets in the town.
The city may soon get some relief from sporadic water cuts caused by the bursting of old water mains. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will soon start work on two new underground water tunnels from Powai to Verawli and from Powai to Ghatkopar to replace one of the most sensitive stretches of the 90-year-old Tansa pipeline network.
Pollution control board
After lying low for several months, the H1N1 virus or swine flu has made a comeback in Maharashtra, according to health officials.
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) will launch a massive campaign against use of plastic carry bags of thickness below 40 microns. The campaign will be launched at Gariahat market of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) by the state environment minister, Dr Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar, on 1 July.
Despite having two processing plants in place, the city
The move will save a number of trees that dot the stretch, from being felled Raising voice: A woman ties a banner around a tree protesting against the axing of trees for the widening of Sankey Road, near Malleswaram 18th Cross on Wednesday.