Zonal panels for quick building permissions
Friday, 21 May 2010 10:24
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The New Indian Express 21.05.2010
Zonal panels for quick building permissions
HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has formed Zonal Planning Committees for quick disposal of cases related to building permissions in the HMDA limits.
Now, applications together with the initial fee for building permissions for structures with stilt plus-five floors (below 18 metres) will be received in the respective zonal offices only. The cases will be approved by the committee consisting of AV Bhide, member (urban planner)/S Vishwanath, director (Planning)-II as chairman and zonal officers and assistant zonal officers concerned as members.
The committees had been formed to streamline the processing and disposal of development permissions and other cases for the convenience of the general public. Metropolitan commissioner BP Acharya had delegated the necessary powers to the committees, officials said.
The urban planner who heads the Shankarpally and Shamshabad Zonal committees will visit the respective offices periodically to clear the applications. The chairman will be there at the Shankarpally office every first and third Wednesday and at the Shamshabad Office on second and fourth Monday.
Director (Planning)-II, the chairman of the Medchal and Ghatkesar zonal committees, will visit the Medchal zonal office every first and third Wednesday and Ghatkesar office on second and fourth Wednesday (or the next day if the stipulated day happens to be a public holiday).
The title deeds of the land/plot will be scrutinised by a deputy collector assisted by a deputy tahsildar posted at the zonal
offices.
Permissions for highrise buildings (18 metres or taller), group housing schemes, layouts and all green channel cases will be dealt with at the level of Member (urban planner) in the head office.
No Objection Certificate cases like cinemas, multiplexs, petrol pumps and storage of petroleum products, industrial single window clearances and other miscellaneous references will be taken up at the head office only.
Last Updated on Friday, 21 May 2010 10:26
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1,060 roofs ready to harvest rains
Wednesday, 19 May 2010 11:35
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Indian Express 18.05.2010
1,060 roofs ready to harvest rains
Express News Service Tags : water Posted: Wed May 19 2010, 03:10 hrs Mumbai: In the wake of Raj Thackeray’s recent visit to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation demanding strict implementation of rain water harvesting project in the city, the civic body has issued a list of buildings which already have the system and the buildings where the installation in under way.
Official figures indicate that a total of 1,060 structures in the city have already installed rainwater harvesting system atop their roofs.
According to the date available, since the BMC guidelines began to be implemented, 1,060 structures have a RWH system. Out of this, the Island city alone has 639 structures and eastern suburbs have the remaining 421 structures, with figures not available for the Western suburbs yet.
Standing committee chairman Rahul Shewale said that Raj Thackeray should have checked the figures before instructing the civic body to ensure a strict compliance of existing RWH norms.
“The BMC has been ensuring the installation of RWH systems on every new construction in the city. The civic body has been doing this even before the State government came up with the recent guidelines on RWH systems.”
Last week, Thackeray along with several other partymen met Municipal Commissioner Swadhin Kshatriya to discuss the water crisis in the city.
Thackeray had stressed the importance of rain water harvesting and had said that it should be encouraged among the citizens. Later, Municipal Commissioner had said that 170 BMC structures have been identified for rain water harvesting.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 May 2010 11:37
NDMC’s newest gadget: Mobile water tanker to clean trees
Wednesday, 19 May 2010 11:29
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Indian Express 18.05.2010
NDMC’s newest gadget: Mobile water tanker to clean trees
Express News Service Tags : pollution, gadget, ndmc Posted: Wed May 19 2010, 01:19 hrs New Delhi: ‘Clean and Green Delhi’ slogans that dot the dividers and bus stands of the Capital now have another reason to support the claim. The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has procured a mobile water tanker that sprays water on the trees to clean them of the city’s dust and pollution, keeping them greener. With a capacity of 12,000 litres, it can clean trees lining an entire stretch of road.
The tanker, known as ‘Water Bouser’, is part of the NDMC’s plan to clean trees and improve the green cover in its areas. With the rising levels of pollution in the city, the civic body deemed it necessary to acquire a device that can reduce the impact. Launched on Monday, the Bouser works from 7 am to 9 am and from 3 pm to 5 pm everyday. On Tuesday, the Bouser cleaned trees on Niti Marg, said Jasbir Singh, Chief Fire Officer of the civic body. “This is the first time such a device has been procured to clean trees. There is a facility for water jetting and fogging, the latter being a system in which the water flows like a fountain,” he said.
Due to the presence of different types of water dispensing systems, the vehicle serves numerous purposes. Apart from clearing trees , it can be used to douse fire as well as clear waterlogged areas by pumping out water.
The Bouser is equipped with a high or low pressure fire pump and appliances for multiple pressure adjustments. It also has lockers to carry standard accessories as well as an attached 13.5-metre long ladder.
Features
* Capacity of 12,000 litres
* Facilities for water jetting and foggingv* High or low pressure fire pump
* Features for multiple pressure adjustments
* Attached 13.5 metre long ladder
Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 May 2010 11:31
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