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 …
Ahmedabad: Gujarat CM Narendra Modi often criticizes the Centre for injustices meted out to Gujarat. But when it comes to fund allocation for cities under Union government’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Modi’s constituency is the biggest beneficiary in Ahmedabad. Modi’s Maninagar received Rs 435 crore for JNNURM …
Dengue took in its grip 32 more people in the national Capital, taking the number of those affected by the mosquito-borne disease to 1,936 this season. These cases were reported from East, South and North Delhi Corporation areas, while three more cases were reported from outside Delhi. So far, four …
Huge quantities of plastic covers, cups seized Officials led by Kolar City Municipal Council Commissioner Mahendra Kumar on Thursday conducted surprise raids on shops in prominent commercial areas of the city and seized plastic covers and cups of less than 40 micron thickness. Raids were conducted on shops, bakeries, restaurants, …
‘Present contractors shall carry dry and wet wastes separately’ The High Court on Thursday set a deadline of two weeks for the Karnataka government and BBMP to submit a status report on steps taken to tackle the garbage menace in Bangalore. Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by city-based …
VASCO: Spelling out her priorities for the port town, newly elected Mormugao Municipal Council Chairperson Fiola Rego said she wants to get the solid waste management plant functioning at Headland-Sada to minimise garbage accumulated in Vasco. “The MMC, through the intervention of Vasco MLA and KTC Chairman Carlos Almeida, has …
New Delhi: Cellular services are likely to be hit in East Delhi as East Delhi Municipal Corporation will start sealing the illegal towers from next week. As per the findings of the civic body, there are 1470 cellphone towers, of which 588 are illegal. Corporation officials, after a standing committee …
Initiating a massive Rs.2,000-crore road infrastructure development project, the Delhi Government on Wednesday set the ball rolling with its Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) approving 26 projects in this regard. A total of 31 projects worth Rs.584 crore, of which 27 would be executed by the Public Works Department and four …
To protect spaces under flyovers from being encroached, and use them to increase green cover, the city’s development authority is roping in corporates and non-governmental organizations. The idea is to create small gardens in these spaces. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is looking for voluntary organisations, public sector …
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday warned that it would initiate contempt proceedings against the State government if it fails to devise an effective garbage disposal mechanism. Hearing a PIL filed by advocate G R Mohan, seeking supercession of the BBMP for its failure to address the garbage disposal issue, …
Tardy projects at Deonar, Mulund sites irk BMC The civic administration, fed up with the delay in partial closure of the Deonar dumping ground and setting up of a methanisation plant at the Mulund dumping ground, is being forced to to consider cancelling the contracts of companies handling these sites. …
Civic agency mobilises manpower to address crisis effectively The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has redeployed zonal-level town planning staff to tackle the garbage crisis in the City. In a circular issued about 15 days ago, Palike Commissioner Rajneesh Goel directed all the eight chief engineers (CEs), who were taking care …
The Finance and Contract Committee of the Municipal Corporation will be holding a discussion on the fate of the pilot project for garbage collection that was initiated in Sector 22. The pilot project that was started in April this year was stalled within a few weeks after protests by the …
Surat: A high density corridor will be developed in the diamond city to boost growth and solve transportation problems in its new areas. It would be 29 km long and would come up along the 66 km Outer Ring Road where there is maximum residential and commercial development. The project …
JOWAI: Cleanliness in the entire Jowai town is now in a very bad state since the Jowai Municipal Board has stopped collection and disposal of waste material besides cleaning the Iawmusiang market area. Garbage collected in various parts of Iawmusiang area have begun to emit foul smell sparking fears of …
A small group of corporate bigwigs and social entrepreneurs on Thursday came forward to provide a ‘roadmap’ to the State government to put in place an efficient and sustainable waste management system for Bangalore. Biocon Chairperson and Managing Director Kiran Mazumdar- Shaw and V Ravichandar of the Bangalore City Connect …
The dying lakes in the City have now become the dumping grounds for the mounting garbage in the metropolis. A truck dumps garbage near Subramanyapura Lake in Bangalore on Wednesday. The trend, an apparent step towards eventual encroachment, has is hastening the demise of the lakes, and one example is …
The problem of garbage clearance has been compounded due to an increase in the waste generation in the City during Deepavali. Although the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had claimed that it would deploy additional trucks and pourakarmikas to clear garbage during Deepavali, heaps of garbage were seen lying uncleared …
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board head office informed The Coimbatore Corporation is not taking any steps for the effective implementation of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, the Coimbatore office of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has told its head office. The contents of the report the District Environmental Engineer, …
New Delhi: With 34 people testing positive for dengue on Wednesday, the toll touched 1,546 in the capital. A maximum of 580 cases were reported from South Delhi Municipal Corporation, 519 from North Delhi Municipal Corporation area and 380 from East Delhi Municipal Corporation. Other cases of the vector-borne disease …
One unit planned in each Assembly constituency The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will now take up bio-mining in the landfills, in a bid to pacify residents in the vicinity. Bio-mining refers to clearing landfills by converting waste into compost, methane gas, bio-diesel and power. Addressing residents of Mandur village, …
