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 …
The grand plans of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to set up garbage disposal plants may cost the civic agency a whopping Rs 300 crore. As an alternative to landfills that are facing opposition from the local residents, the Palike is exploring the possibility of decentralising garbage collection at the …
JAIPUR: In a rare feat for Jaipur Municipal Corporation, the Sewage Treatment Plant at Delawas (STP) has been included in the Asian Development Bank (ADB) best practices projects list. To promote similar practices in other countries, ADB is now sending teams to study the model. The 125 million litre per …
JAIPUR: The contract firm responsible for door-to-door garbage collection in the city is finding it difficult to implement the scheme due to the ongoing protest of Rajasthan Mehtar Mazdoor Sangh. After receiving notices twice to start the work in the respective wards, the firm under police protection started collecting garbage …
VASCO: With the October 31 deadline set by South Goa Collector to clear garbage within 10 kms of Dabolim airport to prevent bird-hits fast approaching, four South Goa panchayats on Friday requested Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) to pick up their garbage till they make alternate arrangements. At a meeting, the …
Impasse in Mandur; 5,000 tonnes of waste left uncleared in City At least 5,000 tonnes of garbage were lying uncleared in the City on Friday due to the unrest at the Mandur garbage dumping yard. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been selling about 35 per cent of the …
No-entry The garbage problem in the City aggravated manifold on Thursday as the agitation at Mandur by local villagers against dumping of waste in the landfill entered third day. The village was on the boil on Thursday with villagers resorting to dharna on the road to prevent the entry of …
Procurement of government land by industries in Odisha is set to get dearer with the state government deciding to fix cost of such land at benchmark value, a departure from the existing system of offering government land at pre-determined rates. The decision comes close on the heels of clearing of …
The North and South Delhi Municipal Corporations launched a special sanitation drive in preparation for the upcoming festive season that will begin on Tuesday. The NDMC’s initiative will run over 15 days while the SDMC’s will span four weeks. The drive will see defaced walls, public conveniences, dustbins being cleaned …
Vadodara Gas Company Ltd (VGCL), a city gas distribution (CGD) player joint promoted by Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) and GAIL Gas Limited is looking to expand its consumer base by adding 200,000 domestic consumers over the next five years. With the existing base of about 75,000 domestic gas consumers and …
Garbage crisis has returned to haunt the Garden City as trucks transporting waste have been stuck at the landfills. Rain and protests have hampered unloading of garbage. “Trucks could not unload garbage due to rain. Protests too contributed to the trouble,”said a BBMP official requesting anonymity. He added that the …
Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray has shown his interest in expediting the process of inviting bids for the 35.6km Nariman Point to Kandivli coastal road. Thackeray suggested that the civic administration not wait any longer, and take up the project as soon as possible. Last week, Sitaram Kunte, the …
Berhampur: At least six medical students of MKCG Medical College and Hospital campus in Ganjam district have tested positive for dengue. With this, the number of dengue cases in Ganjam district has jumped to 368, district malaria officer U K Mishra said. "The condition of a third year student of …
The Municipal Corporation will start a pilot project of garbage collection from within the housing societies in the southern sectors in the coming days. For this purpose, bins will be purchased and kept in the societies. The decision was taken in the meeting of the Sanitation Committee held on Monday. …
Citizens, be prepared to pay more for water after Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board starts supply from the Cauvery Stage IV Phase II. BWSSB has written to the government to either allow a hike in the water tariff or sanction an annual grant of Rs. 200 crore to the …
Around 400 cases of dengue were reported in the national capital this season, almost triggering the threat of a dengue outbreak in the city. Around 30 cases were reported on Saturday alone. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has so far reported the highest number of cases, around 150 cases, with …
The civic administration will now conduct a feasibility study of all multi-level parking proposals to ensure that there is no burden on the existing infrastructure in the vicinity. “When parking lots are built in congested areas, they can turn detrimental for the nearby areas in terms of vehicular congestion, pollution, …
South Corpn Plans To Register Contractors, Use Handheld Devices For Slips New Delhi: South Delhi Municipal Corporation has drafted a new policy to check the parking mafia. The policy, which is likely to come into effect from January 2013, will help the civic agency streamline the management of its parking …
Tension prevailed in the area as local people resisted the attempts of the Alappuzha Municipality to dump waste at the road near the Women and Children Hospital here in the wee hours of Wednesday. The authorities tried to dig up a hole and dump the waste at around 2.30 a.m. …
KOLKATA, 10 OCT: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will examine the pollution level of the Hooghly river after immersion of idols of goddess Durga, member, mayor-in-council (parks, garden & sports), Mr Debasish Kumar, said. The civic authorities will collect water sample from the Hooghly river before and after the immersion …
LUCKNOW: The ambitious project of installing solar-powered cantilever traffic signals at 40 major intersections across the city is stuck due to lack of proper planning and coordination between various agencies. The estimated Rs 3.6-crore build-operate-transfer project meant to ease traffic congestion and chaos remains incomplete as Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) …
