Report by the District Magistrate, Agra in EA No. 34 of 2024 IN OA No. 338 of 2023 (Ravendra Singh Vs. NHAI & Ors.) dated January 21, 2025. The compliance report was in response to the NGT order of May 22, 2023 regarding the inaction of the authorities in cleaning …
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) will launch a massive campaign against use of plastic carry bags of thickness below 40 microns. The campaign will be launched at Gariahat market of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) by the state environment minister, Dr Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar, on 1 July. Campaigns will …
New Delhi:A day after the monsoon hit the city and complaints of waterlogging poured in from different areas, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has woken up to the menace. The civic agency is planning to order 13 new super sucker machines used for cleaning drains, a demand pending for …
A high-power committee, constituted with officials of different departments, is on the anvil to prevent waterlogging in the city and look into proper drainage of stagnant water after rains, state irrigation and waterways minister, Dr Manas Bhuniya, said today, after a meeting with the mayor, Mr Sovan Chatterjee, officials of …
Climate change and the resulting rise in sea level would affect water sector infrastructure, such as surface water supply and urban drainage systems. The climate resilience of such infrastructure should then be made more climate-resilient to optimize its expected benefits. This publication provides a specific example of assessing the impacts …
Warns abnormal rise in pressure affecting sewers, buildings, roads Pointing to an abnormal rise in the pressure of sub-soil water in East Delhi, the Delhi Jal Board has acknowledged that this has had an adverse effect not only on its sewer lines but also buildings and roads in the area. …
Delhi urban development and finance minister A. K. Walia today underlined the need to find a permanent solution to the problem of accumulation of water at various places across M. B. Pushta Road. He also made it clear that a feasible solution is a must otherwise a number of colonies …
The collapse of a five-storey building and the tragic loss of life at Lalita Park in Laxmi Nagar on Monday night have again drawn attention to concerns about the feasibility of allowing constructions on the Yamuna floodplains. Activists who have been campaigning for a ban on all constructions on the …
Significant lessons can be drawn from grassroots experiences of coping with extreme weather for reducing the vulnerability of the urban poor to climate change. This paper examines the household and community coping strategies used by low-income households living in Korail, the largest informal settlement in Dhaka. This includes how they …
While rains that lashed the township late last night did bring the mercury down by a few degrees, residents were left to handle waterlogged roads and erratic power supply. Many sectors in the township struggled with the monsoon woes as they paved their vehicles through roads full of water and …
NEW DELHI: The week ended on a harrowing note for most Delhiites with water-logging and traffic jams playing spoilsport for yet another day on Friday because of rain. The rain also claimed a young girl's life in Dilshad Garden due to electrocution. Thirteen-year-old Priya was going home when she came …
Pune After water logging in the parking lot of Pune district and sessions court, the Pune Bar Association (PBA) has asked the public works department (PWD) to fit inter-locking blocks at various locations on the court premises. Heavy rain has resulted in waterlogging in parking lots, near the main building …
Pune Though the Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) had taken the requisite measures to tackle monsoon-related grievances in the Cantonment area, water-logging was reported from various parts of the cantonment jurisdiction due to heavy rain. The bylanes near MG Road, East Street and parts of low-lying areas in the Cantonment area …
Pune Even as the city is witnessing heavy rainfall only since the last five days, many societies in Kondhwa and NIBM road are facing water logging. Lack of storm water drains in these areas have caused water logging in many societies in Undri. Residents forum secretary Sushil Kumar said that …
NEW DELHI: Favouring preparation of a comprehensive new drainage action plan in coordination with various civic agencies, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has said that unless such a step was taken the city would continue to face water-logging woes. Addressing a meeting of the MCD Standing Committee on Wednesday, MCD …
Mumbai Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said on Wednesday there was no guarantee against flooding in the city, his remark coming after several promises by the government and multi-crore projects undertaken after the 2005 deluge.
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) alongwith traffic police is gearing up to monitor water logging in the city by installing CCTVs at major traffic junctions in the metropolis. The civic administration has written to the traffic department asking for footage obtained from CCTVs that they have installed at major …
To prevent potholes, water-logging and resultant traffic chaos in the Capital this monsoon season, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to take
OUR understanding of Indian cities— their history, geography, sociology, politics— is seriously limited. At the time of its Independence, India was primarily a rural country. The government invested heavily in understanding rural India. Take the case of the adivasis. The government assigned sociologists and anthropologists to understand the Scheduled Tribes; …
