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GHMC plans new sports complex at KPHB Colony

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The Hindu        28.02.2014

GHMC plans new sports complex at KPHB Colony

Mayor Mohd. Majid Hussain chaired the GHMC’s Standing Committee meeting on Wednesday where it was decided to approach the government to get an order issued at the earliest for waiving penal interest on pending property tax dues.

Commissioner Somesh Kumar told the panel that Rs.1,000 crore in accumulated arrears were to be collected from one lakh assesses.

Proposals for the development of roads No.4 and 14 in Banjara Hills as well as roads No.1 and 4 in Jubilee Hills, at a cost of Rs.7.5 crore, were put forward.

A new sports complex is to come up on a 6.17-acre site at KPHB Colony with a cricket ground, volleyball court, basketball court and a security room at a cost of Rs.5 crore in the first phase. A model road would be developed from Chilkalguda junction to OU-Tarnaka main road at a cost of Rs.3.5 crore, with another Rs.5.8 crore being spent on the road from Sitaphalmandi flyover to Jamai Osmania Railway Station.

Training for youth

GHMC will organise a driver-cum-owner programme for unemployed youth between 21 and 35 years of age. White card holders with a valid driving licence and with a minimum experience of three years and badge number can apply. Applicants should foot 15 per cent of the project cost. For details, call 040-2-11-11-111.

 

Alternative waste disposal ground to come up at Rajarhat

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The Hindu                     28.02.2014

Alternative waste disposal ground to come up at Rajarhat

Solid waste will be used to generate power

To streamline the process of solid waste management in the city, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has selected a 30-acre stretch of land at the Rajarhat New Town area on the north-eastern fringes as an alternative waste disposal ground to the one located at Dhapa, said a senior official of the civic body here on Thursday.

The project, however, will not just be limited to the disposal of solid waste but garbage will also be used to generate energy, Debabrata Mazumder, KMC’s Mayor in Council, Solid Waste Management, told The Hindu .

“A tender in this regard has already been floated. The technology to be used to generate electricity from garbage will be decided and put to use by the company to which the contract will be awarded,” he said.

The project will benefit the residents of the area near the garbage disposal ground at Dhapa, which is already overburdened with the huge quantity of waste generated everyday from the city and causes environmental hazards.

Mr. Mazumder said that the stretch of land at Rajarhat would come up as a much-needed “alternative” for Dhapa and “it will also play a crucial role in making the current process of garbage disposal more efficient.”

The West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation about a month ago handed over the land to the KMC, which has been looking for an alternative garbage disposal ground over the last three to four years.

Last Updated on Friday, 28 February 2014 06:13
 

GHMC Bags 12 Awards at Horti Expo

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The New Indian Express              18.02.2014

GHMC Bags 12 Awards at Horti Expo

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) bagged 12 prizes in the annual garden festival held recently by the Department of Horticulture and also the overall championship.

The awards for various categories like landscaping, colony parks, theme parks and traffic islands were bagged by Palmatum Park, Malakpet, Rose Garden, Indira Park, Japanese Garden, Jubilee Hills, Aromatic and Medicinal Plants at Jubilee Hills,

Telecom Nagar park, Gachibowli, Chacha Nehru Park, Masab Tank, Sainikpuri Colony Park, E-Sector, Kapra, Gulmohar park, Near Sherilingampally, Dharmareddy Colony Residents Park, Mahila Welfare Society and GHMC Colony Park, Nagole Road, Traffic island, Opp Public gardens, Telugu Talli flyover garden.

 


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