Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said the State government has taken note of the wrongful application of the Coastal Regulation Zone provisions to municipal corporations and corporations, effective

HC Informed About Oct ’13 Directive

Mumbai: The Bombay high court was informed on Wednesday that the state government had issued directions to all civic bodies to enforce a ban on reclamation or construction on wetlands.

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation was awarded the first prize at the National Urban Water Award for maintenance services. The award ceremony will be held on January 14 in New Delhi. TNN

Around seven firms have shown interest in collection and disposal of plastic waste in the city.

After sitting on model solar city project for five years, BJP-ruled Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has realized the project's importance and planned an energy efficiency campaign involving citi

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will begin collection of plastic waste from four Wards on pilot basis.

Fund To Benefit 28 Projects In 15 Municipalities

Twenty-eight projects worth Rs 948 crore submitted by 15 municipal corporations in the state have got the green light from the Union urban development ministry. This was announced by urban affairs minister Manjalamkuzhi Ali here on Tuesday.

Scientists from Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi working on city's drainage master plan don't think it's a good idea to cover storm water drains.

While there may not be any harm in covering drains carrying only storm water, most of Delhi's storm water drains carry sewage water that emanates noxious gases and can cause severe groundwater pollution if trapped. A team from IIT is studying the impact of covering drains along with other aspects of the drainage system.

The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC), which is releasing untreated sewage into Godavari river, is expected to revamp its sewage disposal system by March 2014.

The regional office of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Monday issued a show-cause notice to the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) for poor management of sewage disposal.