Municipal Corporations

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025

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 …

Army to join war against water crisis in Bhopal

The Army will be deployed in Bhopal albeit for a cause with a difference! The men in olive green will join the war against water crisis in the Madhya Pradesh capital by taking part in desilting - of the almost-dry Upper Lake - launched by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan …

Now, abattoir hits a green hurdle

NEW DELHI: After spending Rs 132 crore to build the ultra-modern abattoir at Ghazipur, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Shiela Dikshit government on Wednesday were red flagged by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the Supreme Court for breaching environmental rules. The abattoir, which is yet …

Disposal of debris: onus on contractor

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has asked contractors undertaking its civic projects to look for a place to dump the debris generated at the construction sites. BMC would no longer allow the city

Report on construction on Ridge demanded

Staff Reporter NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought status reports from the Central Ground Water Authority, the Delhi Development Authority and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on alleged illegal construction on the Ridge in Vasant Kunj, Vasant Vihar and Delhi Cantonment by the DDA and private construction …

Cabinet approves smoke-free city plan

The Delhi Cabinet has given nod to a proposal for making Delhi smoke free by 2009 through a project in collaboration with Bloomberg Global Initiative (BGI). The project will be implemented in two years with effect from October 2008 to September 2010 with an estimated cost of Rs 10 crores. …

No night sweeping: HC rap for MCD

NEW DELHI: An angry Delhi High Court has summoned MCD's sanitation chief to appear before it and explain why the civic agency has not been able to extend night sweeping facility to the entire Capital despite repeated assurances to this effect given two years ago. Night sweeping is widely believed …

Aravalli range residents say CEC order unfair, HUDA spared

Gurgaon: Residents of Faridabad and Gurgaon are in a fix with the list of

MMC undecided on imposing blanket ban on plastic bags

HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JAN 20 With just six days to go before the ban on plastic bags comes into effect in the Commercial Capital from January 26, the Margao Civic body appears a confused lot whether to impose a blanket ban on plastic bags or reign in only on carry …

AMC puts parking policy on fast track

Ahmedabad : Eyeing the rolling stock fund under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has put a parking policy on fast track. The fund, offered by the Union urban ministry to be used for procurement of BRTS buses for the city, requires certain urban reforms …

MCD to outsource sanitation, security in hospitals

Himani Chandel Tribune News Service New Delhi, January 21 After facing much criticism over the quality of services provided, municipal hospitals can now be expected to provide better hygienic treatment. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in a move to improve its image has decided to outsource sanitation and security …

More water for town makes suburbs fume

Mumbai: Compared to the island city, more people stay in the suburbs and pay higher taxes to the municipal corporation. Yet, suburban residents get a smaller share of the water supplied by the civic body. To protest against this "injustice", residents from Borivili and nearby areas plan to take out …

After refusal from Navi Mumbai, BMC turns to state body for additional water

Mumbai: After assuring the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) of supplying additional water, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has refused to provide 150 mld water to the civic body. The BMC will now seek the additional water from Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) in order to provide relief to the parched …

Solid waste to turn into green coal

AHMEDABAD: Heaps of decaying solid waste lying scattered in dumping sites near the city could actually act as an eco-friendly fuel for industry. Creative Co Ltd, a leading Japanese integrated waste management company, will help Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) execute such a project. Creative will bring in its innovative refuse …

Tech hunt on for waste mess

With landfill sites full to the brim, MCD has no option but to explore new methods to manage waste Ruhi Bhasin & Neha Lalchandani | TNN Having exhausted its three landfill sites and with no alternative places ready, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is now pinning its hopes on …

Blanket ban on use of polythene likely

Pioneer News Service | Lucknow On the pattern of Delhi, the use of polythene may be completely banned in the state capital also. The first citizen as well as environmentalists have started thinking on these lines and a proposal to this effect may be tabled in the next meeting of …

Now, Navi Mumbai civic body to profit from waste

Mumbai: Municipal Corporation to sell treated water; three bids under scrutiny Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has joined the list of civic bodies planning to sell treated sewage water to private parties, in a bid to make the most out of its resources. Three months ago, the NMMC floated tenders …

New waste recycling plants get approval

NEW DELHI The MCD is com ing up with four construction and demolition waste recycling plants in the would help in alleviating the problem of disposal of waste generated by construction activity throughout the year. The first project, to come up at Burari in north Delhi, will be a pilot …

MCD finalises budget with additional allocation

NEW DELHI: Winding up the debate on the Municipal Corporation of Delhi

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