Surat Municipal Corporation postpones project allotment
SURAT: Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has postponed allotment of certain projects as rates quoted by contractors were found to be much higher than the schedule of rates (SOR) or base rates decided...
View ArticleRTI query reveals BMC has no record relating to installation of Shivaji statue
A query through the Right to Information (RTI) Act in Mumbai has revealed the civic corporation’s lacklustre attitude towards the statue of one of the most celebrated kings of Maharashtra, Chhatrapati...
View Article3 firms shortlisted for CCTV project
MUMBAI: The state government has short-listed three companies for the ambitious project to install a network of CCTV cameras across the city. State home department officials said Bangalore-based...
View ArticleState to release Rs 47-cr Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission...
PUNE: The state government has decided to release Rs 46.6 crore for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to carry out works sanctioned under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission...
View ArticleUndeterred by water scarcity, civic body manages to save 75% saplings
AURANGABAD: Severe water scarcity in the region has not stopped the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation from protecting saplings planted in the current season. According to the garden superintendent,...
View ArticleBMC takes over 47 south Mumbai parking lots
MUMBAI: Motorists who were being overcharged at public parking lots can heave a sigh of relief. On January 1, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) took over 47 public parking lots in south...
View ArticleSpecial cell to monitor civic infra projects
MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ( BMC) has decided to form a 'special management cell' that will supervise project works and overcome hurdles. To fast-track the pending projects and...
View ArticleBMC mulling proposal to set up a child labour eradication cell
Mumbai: To eliminate the practice of child labour from the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal is thinking over the proposal to create a 'Child Labour Eradication Cell.' Deepak Pawar, Maharashtra...
View ArticleCompletion of water tunnel increases water supply to south Mumbai
MUMBAI: With the completion of a water tunnel from Kilachand Garden Cross Maidan, Churchgate, water supply to South Mumbai areas from Colaba to Girgaum will be increased by 15 million litres daily...
View ArticleBosnia's first census since war faces fresh delay
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's first census since it was torn apart by war two decades ago faces fresh delay, the European Union said on Wednesday, citing technical issues and a lack of firm support...
View ArticlePune civic body's efforts to decentralise property tax bills fail to click
Thousands of taxpayers are once again likely to make a last minute run for property tax payments this year too. Reason- efforts of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to decentralise the distribution...
View ArticleYou can soon check if your garbage has been cleared
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View ArticleCooperage wait just got longer
MUMBAI: The city's three-year long wait to host an I-League game just got longer, as the Western India Football Association (WIFA) is yet to complete some finance-related formalities with the...
View ArticleCivic bodys move to renovate Chittaranjan Vatika backfires
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is all set to renovate the Model Colony-based Chittaranjan Vatika, one of the oldest and favourite gardens in the city. However, the civic body’s move has not gone...
View ArticlePatients menu at BMC hospitals to be enriched
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will soon widen the menu of patients admitted to its municipal general hospitals. The civic body will also start serving free lunch and dinner to patients...
View ArticleFlora fountain set for Rs 1.25-crore makeover
So far a victim of the ravages of time, Flora Fountain, a landmark heritage structure in the city, located at the Fort circle, is soon set to undergo a Rs 1.25-crore restoration. The approved plan...
View ArticleDont fail this green lung
The 150-year-old Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan in Byculla is struggling to retain its original identity, thanks to an apathetic municipal corporation. Spread over 53 acres and housing 3,213 trees,...
View ArticleBMC issues notices to contractors for delaying in completion of hospitals
MUMBAI: The three super specialty hospitals in western suburbs, announced by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), are still not ready even after their deadline ending in 2012. With the...
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