Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
24x7 operational control room helps in tackling public grievances Implementing a global positioning system (GPS) based municipal solid waste transportation has led to saving of more than 48 per cent running cost and increased efficiency by 88 per cent for the Mysore City Corporation (MCC). The statistics on effect of …
Under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Reconstruction Mission (JNNURM), 45 solid waste management (SWM) projects at a cost of Rs 2,086 crore and 70 projects of Rs 409 crore have been approved so far in different states by the Urban Development Ministry, Government of India. JUNNURM has listed 65 mission …
‘45 projects at an estimated cost of Rs 2086 crore approved under JnNURM in country’ Union Minister of state for urban development Saugata Roy said an integrated solid waste management project at an estimated cost of Rs 29.85 crore has been approved by his ministry under the UIG component of …
Modern stations and facilities to open at B’lore and Mysore Home and Transport Minister R Ashoka said on Friday that 13,000 BMTC buses will be operating in Bangalore city within the next decade. Ashoka was speaking after laying the foundation for a new bus station in Yelahanka old town, and …
Even though the Indian Railways has taken over the catering service it has not been able to implement its policy on the desired lines and the problem of drinking water continues to be acute and a matter of concern in stations and moving trains. The Parliamentary Standing Committee headed by …
A steep hike in water rates without any transparency has shocked consumers in Mysore resulting in protests and demonstrations demanding a rollback. Water rates of both domestic and commercial consumption have been raised three-fold from May 1. The minimum charge of Rs 60 has gone up to Rs 175 from …
Projects to improve infrastructure discussed at Vision-2020 With an eye on improving waste management in the city, the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) is planning to install a computer controlled chip in each house, which would indicate if garbage has been collected. Think tank: Alert Citizens Team president Prof Shivaram Malavalli …
The move will improve Mysore's connectivity and spur growth: Chief Minister The high-speed ‘bullet train' service proposed between Chennai and Bangalore will be extended up to Mysore to improve connectivity with Mysore and spur industrial growth in the region. This was announced by Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda after inaugurating …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday told the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE) that the company will not be able to get possession of land for undertaking the ambitious multi-thousand crore Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP) till the issue of land compensation was resolved. A three-judge Bench headed by Justice R …
The urban greens demand that the rural poor live in conflict even where it does not help conservation THE ONLY potentially dangerous wildlife that still survives in our cities is the occasional snake, largely because it is difficult to spot. Whenever one is found, it is either killed or rescued …
Chennai-B’lore-Coimbatore- Ernakulam route will also cover Mysore The Indian Railways has given a go ahead for conducting a feasibility study on its most ambitious plan to introduce high speed train on the Chennai-Bangalore-Coimbatore- Ernakulam route. The route also includes Bangalore-Mysore corridor. Secretary to the State Infrastructure Development Department (IDD) Raj …
As the Coimbatore Corporation Mayor and Commissioner take off to New Delhi to attend a conference on the eve of the sixth year of the implementation of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, things on the ground are not all that good. Almost all the projects the Corporation is …
Three-day workshop on training the trainers begins in city In a bid to train the trainers on management and disposal of biomedical waste, a three-day workshop began at Vaidyara Bhavan at the premises of District Health Office on Thursday. Education:Deputy Commissioner P S Vastrad inaugurates a three-day workshop on biomedical …
Mangalore: The Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), an undertaking of the Fishmeal and Oil Manufactures Association (FOMA) was inaugurated by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board Chairman A S Sadashiviah at Kotepura in Ullal on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, he commended the work of Fishmeal and Oil Manufacturers Association and …
Scientific planning for parking in Mysore inevitable Taking cognisance of burgeoning parking woes, the Mysore City Corporation (MCC) on Thursday resolved to frame a policy. However, it would not be offered for free, with more pay and park facilities to come up under the intended system. Most importantly, the said …
In a move to increase the State's green energy imprint, five State-owned Electricity supply companies(ESCOMS) signed an agreement with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) on Wednesday to purchase wind power. A 100-Mega Watt (MW) wind energy project proposed at Guledagudda in Bagalkot district will supply power to ESCOMS at Bangalore …
As Mysore City Corporation (MCC) continues the drive against plastic, officials raided Agriculture Produce Marketing Corporation (APMC) at Bandipalya and seized more than 3000 kilos of plastics from the traders. The traders were fined to the tune of about Rs 3000 during the raid. The plastic bags that were seized …
Mysore: Intensified anti-plastic drive has dealt its first blow with Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), Mysore regional office ordering for the closure of a plastic cover manufacturing industry. Mahadev Industries at Yadavagiri here has been ordered to shut shop, an official on condition of anonymity told Deccan Herald. This …
