Margao: In a development that took everyone by surprise, the Margao Municipal Council has cleared the file pertaining to the construction project on the Costa grounds, Aquem.
Even as MMC Chief Officer, Prasanna Acharya confirmed that the construction project was cleared since it conformed to the rules in force, members of the Aquem Ground Bachao Association has resolved to go on a hunger strike i
Even as a number of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation departments engage in bringing out the annual Environment Status Report of the city, the subject does not seem to interest corporators. It is mandatory for the BMC to get an official approval from the general body of corporators before the document is made official.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will soon rope in a non-governmental organisation (NGO) to assist with the rehabilitation of over 7,000 families under the Tansa rehabilitation project.
With an aim to secure the water mains from pilferage, the BMC had begun the project to remove slumdwellers along the Tansa main pipeline in May.
The people living nearby the landfill site at Bhanpur in the city are continuously facing problem due to the toxic smoke emanating from the burning garbage every day.
The residents of the area are waiting for the shifting of dumping site, which will take place when new site would be constructed in Adampur Chhawni. Bhopal Municipal Corporation has appointed consultants for the project.
As the number of vehicles in the city continues to see a sharp rise, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to gather accurate data on the quality of air that Mumbaikars breathe. While the civic body earlier depended on three mobile vans that monitored the air quality at three major traffic junctions in the city, it will now invest in six automatic air monitoring systems.
Potential of Alappuzha to be fully exploited, says Tourism Minister
ALAPPUZHA: The work under the Alappuzha Tourism Master Plan will be expedited by including the project under the United Democratic Front (UDF) government's 100-day programme, Tourism Minister A.P.
Delay over execution of a project adds to woes
Tuticorin: Residents of Kovilpatti are facing an acute drinking water scarcity.
J. Devadoss, a resident of Bharathi Nagar in the town, said that drinking water was being supplied only once in 15 to 18 days. The problem was existing in the past several years, except for some period prior to the recent Assembly election.
PALAKKAD: The Jana Jagrath, a people's vigilance organisation, has called for a vigilance inquiry into the irregularities in the construction of solid waste management project of the Palakkad municipality.
After five years of continuous decline in water quality, citizens finally have something to cheer. The water contamination levels in the city have fallen according to a study done by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for its annual Environmental Status Report.
