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 …
The presence of digital technology within urban governance in India is not new. Computerization and the use of enterprise software was encouraged in municipalities through the 1990s, followed by varied e-governance reforms in the early 2000s. These ranged from centralized policies like the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), to projects such …
GUWAHATI: The Asam Songrami Mancha (ASOM) criticized the State government at Dispur for its mysterious silence and apathy over the unprecedented delay in completing numbers of drinking water projects undergoing in and around Guwahati city. Addressing the reporters in Guwahati on Friday, ASOM general secretary Samarjyoti Bezbaruah expressed strong displeasure …
Urbanization in India is expected to peak in 2050. The Smart Cities Mission was launched in 2015 to transform and improve livability in urban areas in the country. Rapid urbanization puts tremendous stress on Indian cities. In the last 2 decades, India’s urban population has increased exponentially, with 420 million …
It is now almost axiomatic that cities are the engines of growth. Historically, federal support programmes have focused on rural areas, but over the past fifteen years, the need to devise such programmes for urban local bodies has come to be recognised, with JNNURM in its various forms, being the …
The Delhi government has come out with a draft parking policy which proposes checks on multiple ownership and roadside parking of vehicles through taxes and charges, in view of better management of limited parking space available in the city. The comprehensive draft policy, will be vetted after getting public feedback …
Many encroached drains were identified at Kapra, Uppal, L.B. Nagar and Chaitanyapuri. Hyderabad: With 32 special teams, GHMC authorities began the “Samagrah” survey on nala and lake encroachments on Tuesday. Many encroached drains were identified at Kapra, Uppal, L.B. Nagar and Chaitanyapuri. Officials visited 23 main nalas. Surveys were conducted …
GHMC has the power to demolish encroachments; demand to demolish all buildings on lake beds. Hyderabad: Water will continue to enter houses whenever there is heavy rain as the demolition of 28,872 illegal constructions and the subsequent widening of major nalas are easier said than done. A former GHMC commissioner …
The proximity of Shishambara area to a water body and possible environmental hazards were the key issues discussed on Monday at the meeting of nagar nigam officials with the district administration and other stakeholders on the development of Shishambara solid waste management plant. The chief minister had recently issued an …
Pimpri Chinchwad: The state government has not lifted the stay on the construction of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation's (PCMC) ambitious project of a water pipeline from Pavana dam to the treatment plant at Nigdi. Farmers in Maval taluka have been severely opposing the project. Three farmers were killed in police …
Nagpur: High-level pollution in Gosikhurd irrigation project, and in rivers Nag, Kanhan and Wainganga , is set to reduce to some extent. Following TOI's expose, the Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited ( Mahagenco ) has started treating 110 million litres per day ( MLD ) at newly commissioned sewage …
Pune: A cycle policy for the city is set to roll soon. The civic administration will develop cycle tracks spread over 100km in different areas in one year and make the policy a part of the development plan. "Under the plan, we will review the existing cycle tracks and make …
CSE said there is a shortfall of at least 18.6 million dwelling units in the country There is a shortfall of at least 18.6 million dwelling units in urban areas and 95% of this is in economically weaker section (EWS) and low income groups (LIG) segments, Centre for Science and …
Based on the experience of slum sanitation initiatives implemented in a number of urban centers in India, over the last decades, this Guide draws out the critical drivers that appear to explain some facets of successful community slum sanitation initiatives. Initiatives from the cities of Ahmedabad, Pune, Mumbai, Bhopal, Trichy, …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Management of Sewage, 24/02/2016. The quantum of sewage generated from Class - I Cities and Class - II Towns is 38254.82 million litres per day (MLD) out of which only 11787.38 MLD (31%) is being treated and the remaining 26467.44 MLD is disposed into …
Rapidly increasing urbanisation in India has brought much needed focus on the urban development policies in India. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission was the first programme to provide substantial funds for urban local bodies to improve their infrastructure and bring in better governance systems. This article tries to …
Nagpur: The city that once stood as role model for environment is now seeing its environmental resources deteriorate, be it greenery or lakes. Its three rivers-- Nag, Pili and Pora-- have already turned into sewage carrying nullahs. Experts say the absence of a department of environment in Nagpur Municipal Corporation …
Government officials in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency achieved a major success on Sunday when they convinced the farmers to call off their six months old stir after which the construction of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) funded project of 140 mld sewage treatment plant was restarted at Dinapur. …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the CEO of the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) as to how he proposes to use the money given by the Railways over a decade ago to relocate J J Clusters along tracks and asked him to take the work on ‘top …
This joint publication “Unpacking Metropolitan Governance for Sustainable Development” is the product of a close cooperation between GIZ and UN-Habitat. Against the background of rapid urbanization, new forms of power relations between the different levels of government emerge and stronger coordination and cooperation is required. GIZ and UN-Habitat are both …
17 standard low-floor buses and seven mini-buses have been deployed The Puducherry Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) has inducted 24 standard and mini-buses into its fleet. Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Wednesday flagged off the new buses purchased under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). PRTC Managing Director P. …
