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 …
CUTTACK: Brace up for sparkling clean, dust-free roads along with unclogged drains and water channels from Tuesday as the millennium city switched to the state-of-the-art mechanised sweeping and sanitation processes from Monday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the first-of-its-kind Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management project in the State which includes …
Day-to-day data to be posted online to ensure transparency, will provide clearer picture of how scheme is faring in Capital To keep a daily record of the mid-day meals served at its schools, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to maintain a register. It will record the number …
With monsoon around the corner the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has expedited efforts to conserve water. In a precedent move, the civic body will tap the rainwater and underground water to reuse it for non-potable purpose in the civic headquarters. The BMC has laid out a 250 meter long water …
The shortage of adequate drinking water continues to be the most pressing issue of the new BBMP areas. The epicentre of the crisis is KR Puram and Mahadevapura. Here
Bangalore, Nearly 20 million litres of potable water went down the drain after a huge stone slab fell on Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board's (BWSSB) scour valve connected to the water feeder line on Millers Road here in the early Thursday. Millions of litres of drinking water go down …
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has made it mandatory for all city hospitals to report dengue and chikungunya cases online. Nodal officers of all 596 hospitals in the city will provide the exact figures of people hit by dengue and chikungunya, who are undergoing treatment there. The MCD
VASCO, Plans are afoot to set up ward sanitation and health committees in municipal areas to clean gutters, community wells and to conduct sanitation drives. If implemented, Goa would be the first State in the country to have the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) project extended to urban areas. The …
Water management: Horticulture and Forest depts to be merged The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has decided to set aside at least 20 per cent of the ward-level funds for rain water harvesting (RWH) across the City. Following a review meeting with the Horticulture and Lake Departments, Deputy Mayor S Harish …
AHMEDABAD: Amdavadis have a reason to rejoice. The city has been officially included in Unesco`s World Heritage City tentative list. Ahmedabad is the only city from India vying for the coveted status. There are over 250 World Heritage Cities across the globe, but none in India. Ahmedabad`s proposal was sent …
Hoteliers enlist their rates MARGAO, The deadlock between the Margao Municipal Council and the South Goa Hotel Owners Association over the implementation of door-to-door garbage collection continues over the question of collection fees. The rates quoted by Margao Municipal Council are not acceptable to hotel owners, who have enlisted their …
SIVASAGAR, Disposal of urban waste such as municipal waste, biomedical waste, industrial waste, e-waste etc has become a big problem in India. Increasing production, consumption and improper disposal of waste have become the main source of pollution in air, soil and water. Moreover, garbage accumulation is resulting in the serious …
Neither the DDA nor the Traffic Police can be blamed if housing colonies are filled to capacity with parked cars. The residents of BB Block in Jankapuri discovered this when they turned to the RTI Act after many appeals to both the agencies went unanswered. In an RTI reply to …
Bangalore, The BBMP has finally decided to crack a whip on those who dump garbage, solid waste and debris on roadsides blocking the flow of rainwater. A fine of Rs 10,000 will be slapped on those who unload wastes onto roads using tractors and Rs 25,000 will be imposed on …
Emboldened by the interim stay order issued by the Bombay high court on Thursday against construction by civic bodies on river beds, activists in Pune have demanded an immediate cessation of all work related to river bed improvement and storm water drainage. Right to information (RTI) activist, Vijay Kumbhar, issued …
CHENNAI: Posing an abominable picture and causing severe health hazards is the garbage strewn across the streets, adjoining the Kasimedu Housing Board quarters in MGR Nagar. While uncleared garbage has left the streets overflowing with waste, adding to it is the sewage water from the housing board which spills on …
Shidlaghatta, The Town Municipality has mooted a total ban on plastic. A final decision is expected to be taken during the monthly meeting. The municipality has taken up garbage segregation and disposal in association with women self help groups. The emphasis will be on a plastic-free environment and scientific disposal, …
Cracking whip against errant hookah parlours in the city, Bombay high court today directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to incorporate the rules under `Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act' (COTPA) in the license agreements. With this, the BMC will have the power to revoke the license if a hookah …
