Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents Welfare Association Savita Vihar Vs Irrigation & Flood Control Department & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant raised the grievance against throwing of construction debris and sewage obstruction in the Ghazipur drain. According to the applicant this drain flows behind …
The incessant rainfall is not only leading to waterlogged roads, but the water is also entering several housing societies, confining residents to their homes for the last several hours. Surindra Khubchandani, a Khar resident, said he has been complaining to the civic body since the last several years, but the …
Funds to be used for remodelling of stormwater drains in four valleys of the City Bangalore, The fund-starved Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has something to cheer about. It has succeeded in availing an additional grant of about Rs 309 crore for remodelling of stormwater drains in the four valleys of …
JAMMU: Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Raman Bhalla on Sunday inaugurated air conditioned Sulabh Toilet Complex at Apsara Road, Gandhi Nagar constructed at a cost of Rs. 14.53 lakh. The toilet complex was constructed by Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA). Project Managar ERA S. L. Kapoor, XEn V. K. Raina, …
It has been six years since the July 26 deluge, but the fear of flood during monsoons still lingers among Mumbaikars. Especially among the residents of Mumbai’s western suburbs who have been facing severe waterlogging for the past six years. The city municipal corporation claims to be well prepared this …
It can't be any more ironical. Punjab, a state which boasts of an economy that is mostly based on agriculture, may soon turn arid. Reason: More than 65 per cent of rain water that the state gets, goes down the drain. Despite witnessing good monsoon for the past couple of …
LUCKNOW: Use of banned polythene is back on the focus of the department of environment. On Monday, state environment minister Nakul Dubey asked the department officials to carry out an exhaustive drive against polythene which does not adhere to the norms. Polythene having thickness below 20 microns are banned. Time …
DIGHA, 5 AUG: If everything goes according to plan, a modern and hygienic fish market will soon be established at Digha Mohana in East Midnapore. The state fisheries department has come up with a plan to build a new market complex with parking facilities on two acres of land at …
CHENNAI: Finance minister O Panneerselvam on Thursday announced two major initiatives for Chennai city —the Chennai Mega City Development Mission (CMCDM), to be implemented at Rs 500 crore, and augmentation of the reservoir capacity by 4.20 tmcft at a cost of Rs 1,851 crore. Presenting the Budget for 2011-12 in …
MUMBAI: With civic elections round the corner, the Democratic Front (DF) government announced a CID probe into the multi crore drain cleaning contracts awarded by the Shiv Sena-BJP ruled BMC. Bhaskar Jadhav, minister of state for urban development, announced the probe during a discussion in the legislative assembly. Jadhav said …
After potholes, there is now a new menace to face on city roads. With underground pipelines resulting in rapid soil erosion below the roads, cave-ins have become increasingly frequent. On Thursday, at Shrawan Yeshwant Chowk in Kalachowki, Cotton Green, a cavity developed early in the morning, signaling the start of …
Bangalore: A permanent solution to the continuing inflow of sewage water into the Lalbagh lake has not yet been found, although separate sanitary lines are laid in the adjacent Jayanagar South End area. Hail the heroes! National Military Memorial Park decked up for Kargil Diwas. The Bangalore Water Supply and …
MCD commissioner K.S. Mehra personally appeared in the Delhi high court on Thursday following the summons issued by it on the issue of the civic agency’s alleged failure in preventing sewer water entering the zoo area and contaminating its water body during monsoon. Taking a serious view of the issue, …
Experts at a conference here on Monday stressed the need to relook and undertake more research on the existing Bus Rapid Transit Systems (BRTS) in the country before more such corridors are implemented in other cities to have safer road systems.
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 …
Bangalore : Residents of Wilson Garden are getting contaminated water for the past few days, as Cauvery water is mixed with sewage due to a broken water pipeline near a nursing home here. A few residents called Deccan Herald office on Sunday to complain about the contamination that is forcing …
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 …
An eight-year-old girl was washed away as she tried to cross an overflowing nullah on her way to school in Tilwari Bur village of Kalsi near here while it was pouring heavily on Friday, the police said. Altogether 16 persons have lost their lives in rain-related mishaps in Uttarakhand over …
Takes up underground drainage repair work Faeces and other dirt flow into the Muthannan lake. The sewage flows after the Coimbatore Corporation diverted it from the underground drainage network near Gandhi Park. The lake is one among the eight the Corporation took over for maintenance from the Public Works Department. …
The Regional Office of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has recommended closure of the production unit of Dharwad Milk Union for its failure to check pollution. POLLUTING ACT: Effluent discharged from the production unit of Dharwad Milk Union flows through a drain. According to sources, the Union had …
