Treatment plant proposal awaiting government nod

Kudumbasree units to revive, garbage collection, Ward-level awareness, meetings planned

KANNUR: The Kannur municipality has taken steps to resume garbage disposal, Municipal Chairperson M.C.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray met BMC Commissioner Subodh Kumar on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the measures to promote rainwater harvesting in the city.

While it is compulsory for existing and new buildings to install rainwater harvesting systems, BMC data revealed only 1,651 buildings in the city had installed the system till May last year.

No plastic carry bags will be seen in the city from July with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation imposing a complete ban on the use of plastic carry bags in the city.

A decision to this effect was taken on Monday by the Mayor, Ms B.

MUMBAI: A total of 150 unauthorized waste dumps in the city were identified on Day 1 of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's Zero-Garbage Week, which started on Monday.

The development plan (DP) of the city is set to get delayed by four years, according to corporators and officials in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The improvements committee on Monday gave its approval for a 30-month extension in the submission of the draft DP that should have originally been submitted by now.

Nearly four months after the amended Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification was introduced by the Union Government, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to map the city

In recent months, the BJP-dominated Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Congress-led Delhi government have been outdoing each other in floating proposals and schemes for better governance. The MCD is in the throes of implementing a new Residents' Welfare Committee (RWC) scheme.

MUMBAI: The civic administration has issued showcause notices to nine restaurants and eateries in Borivli for serving hookahs in non-smoking zones.

It seems to be curtains drawn for the first multi-level parking lot proposed in Sector 17, with the talks between the Municipal Corporation (MC) and the agency allotted the task of construction having failed to yield any results.

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