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 …
Gujarat high court has turned down a PIL against the proposed plan on part of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to ply the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) on the Ashram Road of the city. The bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala commented that the court …
Raps Chief For Not Reading Court Judgment Bangalore: “Garbage in the corporation (BBMP) has to be removed first. Segregate them (officials) and if necessary, throw them out.” This was the stern message from the high court to M Lakshminarayana, commissioner of BBMP. A special division bench headed by Justice N …
In order to check pollution in the city and nearby areas, the district magistrate directed the officials to take against those found violating norms. The meeting was held at the collectorate. Stress was laid on ensuring proper functioning of structures meant to curb pollution. Officials of Pollution Control Board (PCB), …
BMC will invite an expression of interest (EoI) from companies for setting up five waste-to-energy plants in the city. The initiative is part of the corporation’s attempt to ease pressure off the city’s two landfills at Deonar and Mulund, which have exceeded capacity as the appointed contractors refuse to process …
City doctors have reported a spurt in dengue and malaria cases this month and attribute it to the fluctuating temperature and the intermittent rains. Civic health officials said on Thursday that the number of cases has shot up in June and asked people to take necessary precautions and ensure there …
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will take action against telecom and tower installation companies that have put up mobile towers on school and hospital buildings in the city, said municipal commissioner Mahesh Pathak. Elected members across party lines raised the issue at the general body (GB) meeting of the PMC …
Processed sewage from K&C; valley plant to be used for the purpose Though the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has commissioned its last and final drawal of 500 million litres of water (mld) from the Cauvery basin, through Cauvery IV stage II phase project, the Board is still …
Project estimated to cost 6,500 cr; funds to be sought from World Bank The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has embarked on an ambitious plan to interlink 56 lakes in the City by connecting them to stormwater drains (SWDs). The lakes in Dasarahalli, Mahadevapura and Bommanahalli will be considered for the …
Hebbal lake, one of the prominent water bodies in the City, has remained neglected and dilapidated for the last eight months. The deplorable condition of the lake is because of the hundreds of Ganesha idols that were immersed in the kalyani (a pond which is a portion of the lake) …
Ludhiana, June 23: It seems that the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation as well as the city residents are not concerned about the decreasing water table in the city. This could be known from the fact that owing to the non-implementation of the laid down rules, not many people are coming forward …
PUNE: The city reported 10 cases of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver, so far this month, states the latest report of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). As many as 82 such cases have been recorded so far this year. "Two people were found infected with viral hepatitis in Pune …
The City Municipal Corporation has asked citizens to go for rainwater harvesting structures, as it faces acute water crisis. Interestingly the Corporation’s main office at Kottai does not have such a facility. Though two structures were available on the one-acre premises, both were not in use for the last several …
INDORE: Acting tough against illegal mobile towers in the city, Indore Municipal Corporation on Wednesday acted against eight mobile towers. Cable connections of mobile towers at Residency, VaibhavNagar, Kanadia Road and Pipliyahana were cut off by the removal team of civic body. Virednra Upadhaya, removal officer of IMC said civic …
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to implement compulsory segregation of waste in a phased manner. To start with, segregation will be made compulsory in 31 wards in core areas of the City from July 1. Addressing a gathering at the Karnataka High Court, BBMP Commissioner M Lakshminarayana …
The Coimbatore Corporation is impressed with the way the Warrangal Municipality had gone about implementing the solid waste management programme, said Mayor S.M. Velusamy and Commissioner G. Latha at a meeting held in the city on Tuesday. The Residents Awareness Association of Coimbatore (RAAC) and a few civic organisations had …
Pune: It is common knowledge that the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has failed to fully execute the 1987 Development Plan (DP) in the past 25 years. Against this backdrop, many town-planning experts have demanded the implementation of Town Planning (TP) schemes in old city areas. Several city-based NGOs, experts, civic …
For residents of Iblur (near Sarjapur outer ring road), water crisis has become a way of life. They are heavily dependent on water tankers to meet their daily needs. The onset of monsoon has brought no respite to them. Mallikarjun, a resident, said: “For the past 30 years, the water …
Pune: The Development Plan (DP) for the old city areas has insisted on the formulation of a long-term strategy to tackle water supply-related problems. It requires rigorous distribution, modeling and amalgamation of the present network after carrying out detailed distribution and sufficiency analyses, and pressure monitoring. “A master plan considering …
Residents and social activists have urged candidates contesting in the Guwahati Municipal Corporation civic polls, to be held on June 19, to clean the Bharalu river. They want the elected representatives to work together, cutting across party lines, and help clean the polluted river. A study conducted by the Central …
The municipal authorities seized and destroyed plastic bags and packaging material less than 40 microns at the end of a day-long sudden inspection in various shops in the town on Friday. About 300 kg of substandard plastic material was destroyed. The municipality purchased a special electronic micro instrument for ascertaining …
