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 …
In order to increase the green cover in Delhi from about 20 per cent at present to the national target of 33 per cent by 2012, the Delhi Government will launch a
Chief minister Sheila Dikshit has urged Delhiites to help plant at least 10 lakh trees in this monsoon season. In a press conference on Monday, the CM said that Delhi
AHMEDABAD: The walled city has come to the notice of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) yet again. The central zone office of the AMC has sanctioned Rs 3.94 crore worth of civic works for the walled city area. The works include roads, footpath, water, drainage lines and public toilets. Most …
Heavy rain lashed Uttara Kannada district from Friday morning but people finally had a respite on Sunday. The rain had caused heavy damage in the district. The coastal taluks of the district bore the brunt as ghat areas witnessed heavy rain resulting in overflowing of rivers. Residents of the Gurumath …
KOLKATA, 15 JULY: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will supply 235 Million Gallon Per day (MGD) of filtered water to the city, mayor Mr Sovan Chatterjee, said today. He was speaking during the handing over of the Garden Reach Water Treatment Plant from Kolkata Metropolitan Water and Sanitation Authority (KMWSA) …
Decision pending on allowing civic body to use dumping yard Conflicting positions aired by different stakeholders threaten to worsen the waste management problems faced by the Thrikkakara municipality. The municipality is obviously relaxed over the State government's decision to allow it to use the garbage yard of the Kochi Corporation …
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to stay a Single Bench order dismissing a plea by the Khan Market Traders' Association that it be allowed it to continue and manage the free parking facility at the posh market. The Association had sought the stay on the order so that …
Contaminated water supply in parts of East Delhi during monsoons has lead to a sudden increase in the number of water borne diseases in the area, doctors said. Representatives of the the East Delhi branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) are meeting officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi …
The Pollution Control Board, Assam, has asked the Guwahati Municipal Corporation to make the garbage collection and disposal system in the city more efficient. In a letter to the civic body last week, the board described the initiatives as
New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Wednesday summoned the chief of Municipal Corporation of Delhi to appear before it and explain the civic body's failure to repair a drain pipe discharging contaminated water in a waterbody in the city zoo, leading to death of several black bucks. A division …
Plan to use plastic as fuel in high temperature cement kilns The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is planning to introduce the use of non-recyclable plastic waste as an alternate fuel in high temperature cement kilns with an aim to make cities plastic-free. Board Chairman K. Sajeevan told The …
Addressing a longstanding demand of residents of plotted areas, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday announced that the draft guidelines for floor-wise sanction and regularisation of building plans in residential areas have been posted online. The civic agency has sought comments from public regarding the guidelines and has …
Piles of garbage accumulated alongside the road behind Kavlekar Super Market in Porvorim have been posing serious threat of health hazard to the residents of Housing Board Complex. Sources informed that the huge heaps of garbage indicate that the local panchayat has not lifted it for several days. Speaking to …
GUWAHATI: State Pollution Control Board (PCB) urged Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) that the collection and disposal of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) from Guwahati Municipal area need to be revamped to make it environment friendly. In response to this, Chairman of State Pollution Control Board RM Dubey said,
Much to the relief of Tiruverambur residents, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is on course to construct an underpass beneath the road over-bridge at a close distance from the entrance to the railway station, as part of the Tiruchi-Thanjavur four-lane project. According to official sources, the underpass will …
26,468 acres covering 937 lakes encroached on, says?Task Force report City lakes have fallen prey in large numbers to the brazen encroachment by the City land mafia. Unbridled encroachment has led to virtual extinction of lakes in Bangalore. As much as 26,468 acres of land covering 937 lakes in Bangalore …
Lakhs of families living in the vicinity of the Jawahar Nagar garbage dumping yard can finally hope to breathe some fresh air. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has asked Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited to complete the construction of the segregation and leachate treatment plants, compost units and scientific landfill facility …
PANJIM: Directorate of Municipal Administration claims that Corporation of City of Panjim (CCP) indeed had plans to build a solid waste management plant at Taleigao for treating garbage from Panjim and Taleigao. Reacting to the news report published in this paper on July 6,
