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: After over a year of the imposition of ban on recycled polythene in the State by the Orissa High Court, the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) seems to have finally woken up to the issue. It is set to launch a massive enforcement drive to free the millennium city from …
Residents of Mumbai hit the panic mode today as the Mithi river, flowing through its suburbs, breached its danger mark, thus reviving memories of the July 2005 floods that claimed over 150 lives. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said this afternoon that its disaster management cell was working on emergency mode …
MUMBAI: The BMC is proposing to undertake a comprehensive cloud-seeding project at the catchments supplying water to the city. The project, which would be carried out over a period of 60 days and at a cost of Rs 12 crore, would be in addition to a seeding experiment the civic …
Mumbai: Water supply to Mumbai will be reduced by at least 200 million litres daily (MLD) in the coming 48 hours. The municipal corporation, which has already imposed a steep cut, has now decided to ration the supply at source, bemoaning slack rainfall in catchments. Though there is enough water …
Mumbai: Time is running out for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to find a solution for reducing pollution caused by carcinogenic gases emanating from the Deonar dumping ground. The Bombay High Court, which is hearing a contempt petition filed by Dr Sandeep Rane of the Smoke Affected Residents Forum, gave …
MUMBAI: Even as the rains remain elusive in catchment areas and contractors promoting cloud seeding technology throng BMC corridors, civic officials are not very keen to woo the rain-bearing clouds artificially. "It is still at a very nascent stage. We have asked contractors to come up with a proposal. We …
Earlier officers of Health Department had focused their attention on trenches in dumping ground but soon they lost interest. Now the number of vehicles coming to dump garbage in trenches at dumping ground has dropped from 150 to 80 to 85 trips of vehicles. Consequently it is apparent that vehicles …
The high court has asked the MCD to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to a woman, whose husband was killed when a stray bull had attacked him in 2005 In a recent order, Justice S. Ravindra Bhat directed the MCD to pay the compensation as the incident occurred due to …
New Delhi: After the success of its pilot project in Lutyens Bungalow Zone and Rashtrapati Bhawan, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) plans to expand the segregated home garbage disposal plan to all NDMC areas. Also, to encourage garbage segregation among residents, the civic body has come up with a …
With the rapid growth of urban localities in the city, the gap between the demand and supply of water has been widening. Avas Foundation, a city based NGO, has drawn up an action plan for raising awareness in the city regarding the need for economical and judicious use of water …
MUMBAI: The BMC is carrying out soil testing work in the Tulsi lake area, which falls within the core zone of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). Interestingly, both park officials and those in the civic body claim ignorance about it initially. No one even has any clue about who …
With the water level in all sources being drastically reduced, the local municipal corporation (MC) has been forced to start rationing of water as the delayed monsoons have made the situation grim. The water supply position in the state capital is the worst this summer as the supply being given …
Chandigarh: Local Bodies Minister Manoranjan Kalia has expressed concern that while urban local bodies spend a huge amount every year on garbage collection, transportation and disposal, the larger problem of the municipal solid waste management in a scientific manner remains unattended to. Kalia held here a meeting with senior functionaries …
The Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC) is set to designate 51 ponds heritage properties, thus becoming the first civic body in the country to confer the tag on water bodies. The civic authorities also plan to renovate the ponds, some of which are in a deplorable condition, said mayor Bikash Ranjan …
CUTTACK: With monsoon on the horizon, pressure is on the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) to intensity its vector control measures to tackle the heightened mosquito menace during the rainy season. The monitoring committee formed on the directions of the Orissa High Court has called upon the civic body to conduct …
The city zoo, which has been receiving flak since the death of a five-year-old hippopotamus in April, is all set to adorn a new look by the year 2012. After recieving green signal from the Mumbai Heritage Committee for the Rs 433 crore modernisation plan last week, Byculla Zoo Authorities, …
Members of different public organisations of Guwahati have expressed concern over irregularities in garbage collection system in many parts of the city, even after introduction of a new scientific method of garbage collection and disposal. Alleging that the members of the private firm engaged in garbage collection in Guwahati are …
Contamination highest in S. Delhi, with 50% samples polluted Himani Chandel Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 17 The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has found 15 per cent of the Delhi
