Urban News

  • Increase font size
  • Default font size
  • Decrease font size
General Administration

Water woes? You can call these authorities

Friday, 26 April 2013 08:08 administrator
Print PDF

The Hindu                26.04.2013

Water woes? You can call these authorities

Special Correspondent

The authorities anticipate drinking water scarcity in the days ahead, with the Cauvery and the Kapila fast drying up and storage levels in reservoirs plummeting with each passing day.

A press release said that as the groundwater table too has dipped, water supply to parts of the city may be hit. The Mysore City Corporation (MCC) has issued numbers of senior personnel who could be contacted for water-related complaints or in case of disruptions. They are: Abdul Subaan (99449841086) and S.S. Rajagopal (9449841149), assistant executive engineers, Vani Vilas Waterworks; or JUSCO representatives Indrajit (7411003258) and Yogananda (9243327313).

In case of difficulty in registering complaints or resolving the problems, consumers may contact the Executive Engineer, Vani Vilas Waterworks, on 9449841076, the release added.

 

Vadodara Municipal Corporation continues crackdown on fruit, juice vendors

Thursday, 25 April 2013 11:05 administrator
Print PDF

The Times of India                  25.04.2013

Vadodara Municipal Corporation continues crackdown on fruit, juice vendors

VADODARA: Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) officials along with a mobile testing van of food and drugs control administration carried out a drive to check fruits, juice and spices being sold in the city. A large quantity of fruits and juice believed to be unhealthy were destroyed during the drive on Wednesday.

The VMC has for the last few days cracked the whip on inedible summer fruits like mangoes and watermelons as well as mango and sugarcane juice being sold in the city in unhealthy conditions. During the drive on Wednesday 15 establishments selling these and five others selling spices were checked.

VMC health committee chairman Dr Girish Parekh said that 350 kg of inedible mangoes, 170kg of mango juice and sugar syrup as well as 100 kg of ice were seized and disposed off during the drive. "Samples of mango juice and spices were also tested in the mobile laboratory," Parekh said.

Parekh added that the van would stay in the city for a couple of days more. "We propose to continue the drive during this period," he said.
Last Updated on Thursday, 25 April 2013 11:09
 

Target: 6,000 RWH structures

Thursday, 25 April 2013 07:05 administrator
Print PDF

The Hindu                25.04.2013

Target: 6,000 RWH structures

Special Correspondent

The GHMC has made it mandatory to build rain water harvesting structures in plots of 300 sq.mts and above for all the new constructions. It is also ready to provide technical knowhow and fund up to 70 per cent of the cost for these structures for the residential welfare colonies including apartment complexes, said Commissioner M.T. Krishna Babu.

“We request all the residential welfare associations and voluntary bodies to contact the deputy commissioners of the municipal circles concerned for taking up the rain water harvesting structures,” he said, in an informal chat with presspersons on Wednesday.

The civic body has set a target of 6,000 odd rain water harvesting structures in the public places, open lands and parks for the year as against 3,547 constructed last year. It has also roped in the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) for sensitising the local population around the campus to take up the structures and already 24 colonies have build them with the help of the students.

The Commissioner has also written to the engineering colleges in and around the twin cities seeking the help of their respective civil engineering students for campaigning and also aid in constructing the rain water harvesting structures.

Mr. Krishna Babu also stated that it was also made compulsory for power bores drilled by the civic body to have a rain water harvesting structure attached as one-third of the new wells drilled so far this year got dried.

 
More Articles...


Page 507 of 686