Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
KOLKATA, 11 SEPT: The “twin city” agreement between Naples and Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), signed way back in 2003, is going to open a new chapter with an NGO coming up with an initiative to organise a programme to encourage use of renewable energy as part of the agreement. Ms …
Every year when she bid adieu to the elephant-headed god at Juhu beach, collegian Amita Sawant would guiltily look over her shoulder at the remnants of the idols, decorations and flowers getting washed ashore. “The sight was disturbing and I felt that the Lord deserved a better and more eco-friendly …
KOLKATA, 8 SEPT: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today cleared the Kolkata Municipal Corporation's proposal to augment the city's water supply and upgrade of sewerage and drainage system. Mayor Mr Sovan Chatterjee today met a five-member ADB team this afternoon. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the projects will be …
AHMEDABAD: Since Monday, foot soldiers of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) - the link workers of the health department - have been on strike. This development is being viewed as a disaster of sorts. The city tops the disease chart in the state with the highest number of malaria and typhoid …
A way out of Delhi's space scarcity A multi-level stack parking (puzzle type) project was inaugurated by Delhi Mayor Rajni Abbi in Arya Nagar here on Thursday. The Rs.1.5-crore project can accommodate 90 cars at a time. Addressing the gathering, Prof. Abbi said parking had emerged as a key problem …
Delay in clearing garbage being attributed to bad roads leading to dumping ground Several of the large green dustbins across Puducherry are overflowing, with a portion of garbage lying on streets, causing inconvenience to shopkeepers, residents and pedestrians. Many residents and shop-owners complain that garbage compactor trucks do not collect …
The Pune-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), Parisar, has taken strong exception to the comments made by some Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) corporators in connection with the role of NGOs in the city’s eco-conservation. The trustee of the NGO, Sujit Patwardhan, has written to former mayor Rajlaxmi Bhosale, independent corporator Ujwal Keskar …
A study to assess the prevalence of intestinal worms in children has thrown up some worrying results. Over 16 per cent of the children in Delhi were found to be infected by worms, in comparison to 14 per cent in Andhra Pradesh. In a joint venture with Deworm the World, …
Urban Development Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan has told the Delhi Assembly that the Government was ready with 15,000 flats for the rehabilitation of slum dwellers. Speaking during a discussion on the “Condition of the slum katras and slum bastis '' on Monday, the Minister said allotment of 7,000 flats was …
MUMBAI: The recent oil spill in the Arabian Sea has become a deterrent to many devotees in Khar and Sana Cruz (W) who are worried that their Ganpati idols will get contaminated after being immersed. Households in the area are turning to an artificial pond at Guzder Bandh municipal school …
MUMBAI: The BMC has reasumed the automatic water meter reading project. The project was discontinued in April due to technical errors in billing. According to the hydraulics department, around 51,500 water meters have been installed since August. Meters will not be installed in slum neigbourhoods as of now. The project …
Multi-level parking lots may be touted as the answer to parking problems in the city, but many of the automated or conventional parking projects that were supposed to be constructed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) have failed to materialise. Both the agencies had …
Providing respite to patients and visitors who struggle to find car parking space at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, the Delhi Urban Art Commission has approved plans for a three-level underground parking near Masjid Moth, behind the hospital. AIIMS officials said once they receive all formal approvals, the …
Work on implementing a major Solid Waste Management (SWM) scheme here will commence soon, said the Chairman, Udhagamandalam Municipal Council (UMC) R. Rajendran here on Monday. Speaking to The Hindu , he said that it will be implemented on a Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis at an estimated cost …
KOLKATA, 5 SEPT: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will urge the Defence minister Mr AK Antony not to raise any objection over Hooghly river beautification project, mayor Mr Sovan Chatterjee said today. Mr Chatterjee will meet Mr Antony tomorrow in Delhi regarding the matter. It may be recalled that the …
“Can you buy a house without paying for it?” asks Indian Institute of Technology professor Dinesh Mohan talking about the “subsidy” being offered to private vehicle owners for parking their vehicles in the Capital. According to a recent international survey carried out by real estate company Colliers International, parking rates …
Many parts of the city on both banks of the Mutha river were affected by floodwaters on Saturday as 67,000 cusecs (cubic feet per second) of water, the maximum in the season, was released from Khadakwasla dam due to incessant rainfall for 24 hours. Deputy municipal commissioner and incharge of …
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has launched a campaign to promote the use of eco-friendly Ganesha idols. “Eco-friendly idols are a concept that can really make a difference to the environment. There is a need to awaken people to the hazards of plaster of Paris (PoP) idols and the …
MARGAO: With just a month to go for the commencement of work at the Sonsodo waste dumping site, tentatively in the first week of October, no decision has been taken on Fomento’s proposal for capping of the site on the lines of Gorai dumping ground in Mumbai. Fomento had last …
There are leaks in the pipelines and illegal tapping of water in many places Water scarcity is a perennial problem for the residents of Periya Semur as the municipal administration continues to ignore the issues in its water distribution network. Unplugged leaks in the pipelines and rampant illegal tapping of …
