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Coimbatore municipal corporation upon encroached reserve plot

Saturday, 01 February 2014 00:00 administrator
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The Times of India             01.02.2014 

Coimbatore municipal corporation upon encroached reserve plot

COIMBATORE: The city municipal corporation, on a mission to reclaim reserve sites and remove encroachments, has stumbled upon a 12.36 cent reserve site in PM Samy Colony here in Rathinapuri with concrete structure encroachments. The site has been surveyed and uploaded in the list of reserve sites on the civic body's web portal with official remarks that encroachments be removed.

Ironically, the squatters are not private parties who could be evicted using civic machinery, but a police station, Tangedco assistant engineer's office and the local post office. These function out of three separate buildings at the site that have been rented out to these departments. "We will take procedures to get the land transferred to the city corporation. It is rightfully Open Reserve Space and has to be handed over to the civic body. We are not getting any rent from the property," said S Sivarasu, deputy commissioner, Coimbatore Municipal Corporation.

The issue was also raised at the corporation council meeting held here on Thursday. Rathinapuri ward No 48 councillor R Prabhakaran pointed out that the civic body should take immediate steps.

"Some private individuals from the locality are collecting rent from the police, electricity and post office," Prabhakaran added.

While TOI visited B 15 Rathinapuri police station, police personnel confirmed that the police station was on rent and was shifted to the premises about six years ago. The employees at the TANGEDCO office also said the same but claimed they did not have any information about private individuals collecting rent for the buildings. "I recently joined here in Rathinapuri police station and I am not aware about this matter," said D Suresh, Inspector, Rathinapuri police station.

Senior officials at the city municipal corporation added that the matter will be brought to the notice of the corporation commissioner but will has to be dealt with carefully as the encroachments were rented out to vital government departments . A senior official with the town planning wing of the corporation added that they will consult their legal department for further appropriate action.

As per the reserve site survey list of the corporation on its website, the 12.36 cent plot in PM Samy Colony is one among the eight reserve sites surveyed in the ward.

 

Nashik Municipal Corporation to construct 5 water tanks in time for Kumbh

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The Times of India             01.02.2014 

Nashik Municipal Corporation to construct 5 water tanks in time for Kumbh

NASHIK: The standing committee of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Friday approved the construction of five water tanks in the city, at a cost of Rs 11.63 crore in view of the 2015 Kumbh Mela.

Of the five tanks, two are to be constructed in the Panchavati division - at prabhag no. 15 and prabhag no. 11 - while one each will be constructed in the Nashik West, Cido and Satpur divisions of the civic body.

The NMC has finalized the tender process and the contractors for the proposed water tanks. "Proposals of the civic body to award the contracts for the construction of the water tanks have been approved," said NMC standing committee chairman Ramesh Dhongade.

U M Dharmadhikari, executive engineer (distribution), water supply department of the NMC, said, "The population of the city is increasing, with more and more high-rises coming up. The water tanks have been planned considering the water requirement in several Nashik areas."

However, Nashik citizens feel that just water tanks alone will not offer a solution and many said that there was a need for proper management of the water supply in the city. "We have adequate water tanks in the Cidco area, but there is only a single pipeline through for the supply. The same pipeline is used to supply water to the Satpur division," said a Cidco resident. 

 

Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation to host eighth flower, fruit and vegetable show

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The Times of India             01.02.2014 

Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation to host eighth flower, fruit and vegetable show

NAVI MUMBAI: Citizens will get a chance to enter Wonders Park in Nerul free of cost on February 7, 8 and 8 for the flower show organized by the civic body.

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is gearing up to organize its eighth flower and fruit show next week. Two hundred large and small pavilions will be set up by various government organizations, nurseries, NGOs, housing societies and environmentalists.

Hundreds of varieties of flowers, flowering plants, ornamental plants, orchids, indoor plants, cactus, bonsai and unique vegetable and fruit plants will be on display. Apart from those, another 50 stalls will be put up to sell plants and gardening-related equipment and instruments.

Workshops and lectures will be held every day from 3-5pm. Plant lovers will be given tips on planting, growing a kitchen garden, identification and selection of seeds, proper methods of watering, pruning, cutting and cropping plants. There will also be lectures on choosing the correct soil for certain types of plants. The speakers will tell visitors how to conserve water and still have a healthy plant without using fertilizers and pesticides.

A quiz competition for school children will be held every evening and various plants and saplings will be given away as prizes.

"We want to spread knowledge about the necessity of plants and their benefits. We want more citizens to participate in our green drive," said Chandrakant Tayade, garden officer. The show will be inaugurated by Thane guardian minister Ganesh Naik and mayor Sagar Naik on February 7.

Citizens will get the chance to enter wonder park , Nerul in free of cost on 7th , 8th and 9th February , as the park will be open to all for Flower show. Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation ( NMMC) will organize their 8th Flower and fruit show during those three days. Two hundred large and small pavilions will be put up by various Government organisations , nurseries , NGOs , individuals , housing societies and environmentalists. Hundreds of varieties of flowers, flowering plants like ornamental plants , orchids , indoor plants , cactus , bonsai;, variety vegetables and fruit plants will be on display. Apart from those , another 50 stalls will be put up to sale plants and gardening related equipment and instruments.

Workshops and lectures will be held every day from 3-5pm. Plant lovers could get the opportunity to known and learn about plantation , kitchen garden , Terrace garden ,selection of seeds , watering , pruning , cutting, cropping , about soil , irrigation and fertilizer. They will be taught to make manure at home and more about pesticides. Competition for school children will be held every evening. Horticulturists will deliver lectures on new technologies like tissue culture plantation , drip irrigation ,different types of compost making and many more. "We want to spread knowledge about the necessity of plantation and its benefit. We would like to see that more and more citizens should come forward to make the city greener by planting trees and making gardens," shared Chandrakant Tayade, the Garden officer from Civic body.

The Flower and Fruit show will be inaugurated by Thane Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik and Mayor Sagar Naik on 7th February at 10am at Wonder Park , Sector-19, Nerul. The show will be open from 9am-9pm and entry is free.

 
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