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,
Municipal Corporation
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Dengue menace: Civic staff fighting a losing battle
KOLKATA: Though they have earned appreciation from none other than the chief minister Mamata Banerjee for successfully combatting dengue outbreak in Kolkata, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation health department
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Bhimnagar on boil over contaminated water supply to area
With the civic body providing no immediate solution to improve water supply, many residents are now approaching police stations and demanding action against the alleged inefficiency of the municipal authorities.
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Noise menace in silent zones
PUNE: Hospital and educational institutions, where silence is really golden, are surrounded by noise at all times of the day, official data shows. The civic body's Environment Status Report (ESR) 2015-2016
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Using generator? Follow norms or face the music
Patna: If you are using power generators at your home or commercial complex, either follow the provisions of Environment (Protection) Act or be ready to be booked under Section 188 of IPC (disobeying
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Tree felling: NGT asks BMC to reply in a week
BHOPAL: National Green Tribunal (NGT), central bench, Bhopal, on Wednesday asked Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) to turn up with the reply over the issue of tree felling within a week. A petition
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Forest dept issues notice to MCG for damage to Aravalli area from leachate
GURGAON: Forest department has issued notice to Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) for damage to forest areas by leachate flowing from Bandhwari waste treatment plant. The department pointed that toxic
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Water in Anakapalle unsafe to drink: Study
It is contaminated with various pathogenic bacteria. Visakhapatnam: Water in Anakapalle, where government has plans to develop a satellite township, is unfit for drinking, according to a study conducted
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NGT directs MCG to file ground report on formation of leachate from Bandhwari waste plant
GURGAON: Concerned over continuous formation of leachate from Bandhwari landfill and waste treatment plant, National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) to
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Ban on polythene given short shrift
After initial enthusiasm in enforcing the ban on the use of plastic bags, the Municipal Corporation seems to have forgotten its orders issued in April this year. While a few shopkeepers were issued challans
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Another dengue death in Kolkata, toll rises to 23
Private hospitals have been asked to keep the state health department updated on the number of patients they are receiving. WITH THE death of another person, the toll due to dengue in the state rose