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NGT seeks report from civic body

Friday, 21 March 2014 06:03
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The Hindu      21.03.2014 

NGT seeks report from civic body

The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Thursday directed the Chennai Corporation to file an action-taken report on the steps taken against unlicensed slaughter houses in the city.

The Bench gave the direction while hearing an application filed by G. Arun Prasanna, trustee, People for Cattle in India, seeking a ban on illegal slaughter houses in the city and its outskirts.

The chief veterinary officer said 421 of the 1,616 meat shops were unlicensed and had been issued notices on March 8. Posting the matter for further hearing on May 28, the NGT asked the respondents to file reports.

 

Mumbai team interacts with Corporation officials

Wednesday, 05 March 2014 10:25
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The Hindu       05.03.2014

Mumbai team interacts with Corporation officials

A team from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation was at the Coimbatore Corporation on Monday to learn about the solid waste management initiatives.

A release said that the team led by Chairperson of the Health Committee Geeta Ajai Gawli interacted with the Coimbatore Corporation team that was led by Mayor S.M. Velusamy, Commissioner G. Latha and Deputy Commissioner S. Sivarasu.

The Coimbatore team told about them about the zero waste management initiatives.

The Mumbai team then visited the Seethalakshmi Maternity Home on Krishnasamy Road.

 

13 Hope Centres of civic body opened

Wednesday, 05 March 2014 10:09
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The Hindu      05.03.2014

13 Hope Centres of civic body opened

Thirteen Hope Centres set up by Tiruchirapalli City Corporation to facilitate involvement of community groups in various civic services were inaugurated by Corporation Commissioner V.P.Thandapani on Tuesday.

Maintenance of sanitary complexes and public toilets of the corporation would be one of the major tasks to be vested with the community groups.

The civic body has taken steps to maintain 385 public toilets in the 65 wards through 400 community groups comprising users in the respective areas.

The groups would play a key role in achieving the government objective of making the city open-defecation free by 2015. This apart, the groups would be involved in maintenance of other public properties of the civic body, collection of garbage from apartments, raising tree saplings, and serving notices of the civic body to residents, Mr. Thandapani said. The civic body has established one Hope Centre for every six wards, he said.

 

 
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