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Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) Chief Commissioner Maheshwar Rao on Monday instructed officials to procure one pothole-filling machine for each city corporation within its jurisdiction. Addressing a coordination meeting held with various departments under the GBA, Rao emphasised that each of the five city corporations should purchase a pothole-filling machine to promptly repair potholes within their respective limits. Pothole filling machines are often truck-mounted equipment designed to rep ...Read More >
He also instructed officials to procure one pothole-filling machine for each city corporation within the Greater Bengaluru Authority jurisdiction. The Commissioner was addressing a coordination meeting with various departments under the GBA. "Towing operations should commence immediately to remove abandoned vehicles parked on city roads for several months. Towing vehicles have already been handed over to the traffic police by the North and Central city corporations, and a list of such vehicles ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is reinforcing its 100-year-old underground storm water arch drains in Mumbai city and suburbs to increase its lifespan by at least 50 years, using a new technology that will improve water flow and speed up rainwater drainage during heavy spells of rain. The British-era drains will be fortified using geopolymer lining trenchless technology. Geo-polymer is a mineral-based chemical material made from aluminosilicate powders (such as fly ash or ...Read More >
CHENNAI: In view of heavy inflows from catchment areas, the Water Resources Department (WRD) on Friday increased the discharge from Poondi reservoir from 4,500 cusecs to 9,500 cusecs. Officials said releases may be further increased depending on inflow and rainfall in the coming days. Following the outflow, a flood alert has been issued for more than 30 villages along the Kosasthalaiyar river, including Nambakkam, Krishnapuram, Atrambakkam, Odhapai and Thamaraipakkam. As of Friday, the dam's st ...Read More >
Pune: A larger number of rainy days were witnessed in 2025 than in many previous years, and yet the dependence of city residents on water tankers does not seem to have reduced.Residents of areas like Undri, NIBM Road, Kharadi, Baner and Mundhwa, to name a few, have told TOI repeatedly that dependence on water tankers has not just grown over the years, but nearly doubled for some. Many societies struggle to get even once-a-day supply Shockingly, amid this growing concern of water scarcity, thousa ...Read More >
In a letter dated October 13 addressed to the Chief Minister, the residents of the Varthur-Balagere-Panathur area, under the banner of the "Individual Tax Payers Forum", which represents income tax payers and advocates for their rights, alleged that they have been suffering due to "half-measured, unscientific, and poorly coordinated" road white-topping and stormwater drainage works carried out by municipal authorities in their areas. It said flooding continues to occur repeatedly in the localit ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Individual Taxpayers' Forum (ITPF) has appealed to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to direct the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) not to collect property taxes as taxpayers have been denied basic infrastructure. In a letter to the CM, the forum from Bengaluru East City Corporation limits said not much is being done to improve the city's crumbling infrastructure. With bad roads and drainage, and poor transport and garbage clearance systems, people are left to fend for themselves. Sa ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Search operations continued by the officials from Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA), Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), and city police on Monday for three persons missing after falling into the drains in two separate incidents in the city on Sunday. Heavy rain lashed the city on Sunday, leaving several areas inundated and three persons washed away in drains. The officials are searching for two men washed away in Afzal Sagar nala in Asif Na ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Road and Surface Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that the highways in the country were being built to international standards and that efforts are being made to explore new technologies to deal with the damage caused by rains, floods and cloudbursts. Addressing Panchjanya Infra Confluence here, Gadkari said treated sewage water will be used for road and building construction. The Minister said that by combining modern technology with eco-friendl ...Read More >
New Delhi: Traffic in central Delhi will be affected on Thursday as the traffic police has issued an advisory due to the Janmashtami and Tazia processions.According to police, the traffic movement in Paharganj is likely to be affected from 1.30pm in view of the shobha yatra for Janmashtami and the Tazia procession.The Janmashtami procession will start from Mandir Shri Banke Bihari Ji in Paharganj's Sangatrasan Bazar and pass through Desh Bandhu Gupta Road, Chuna Mandi, Main Bazar, Munja Chowk an ...Read More >
Hyderabad: With the India Meteorological Department predicting heavy rainfall over Greater Hyderabad, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has placed its machinery on high alert, commissioner R.V. Karnan said on Wednesday. He inspected Musi River water levels and the ongoing Musarambagh bridge construction, stressing the need for continuous monitoring and swift response to safeguard communities and infrastructure. "Our priority is to protect residents and deliver critical infrastr ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The road widening works for the proposed Metro Rail corridor between MGBS and Chandrayangutta in the Old City have gained momentum. HAML Managing Director NVS Reddy stated that the alignment has been carefully designed to be optimal while minimising the number of affected properties. The properties were reduced to 900 from earlier marked 1,100 properties. The MD mentioned that daily review meetings are being conducted with engineering and revenue officials to monitor progress. "Initi ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The city corporation has now revised the fines for illegal sewage connections to the city's storm water drains, which eventually make their way into the major waterbodies. However, it remains to be seen if the fines would be enforced, as despite a 2017 amendment of the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 allowing for fines from Rs 5,000 (residential) to Rs 2 lakh (commercial), the corporation officials told TNIE they have not collected any fine yet. Setting the alarm bells rin ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi govt has started a survey of drains using drones. They will assess the smaller drains that discharge untreated waste into larger drainage systems. This is part of the state govt's efforts to clean the Yamuna, water minister Parvesh Verma said on Tuesday.The city has 22 big drains, major being the Najafgarh drain, Shahdara drain and Supplementary drain, which empty into the Yamuna. Verma said that there are around 300 sub-drains connecting to these large drains."It is important f ...Read More >
Ranchi: JMM president and chief minister Hemant Soren on Sunday said the official X account of his party has been hacked, prompting him to order a police investigation into it.Apart from expressing concern over the breach, the chief minister appealed to the Elon Musk-owned social media giant to take cognisance of the matter.Party members said at 12:12 am on Sunday, the hackers posted a suspicious link along with an image of a rodent on the JMM's X account, which was immediately flagged by Hemant ...Read More >
Lucknow: Two FIRs have been filed against a sitting corporator and a private contractor along with his firm in connection with the death of 43-year-old painter, who died after falling into a waterlogged and broken drain in Thakurganj area, sparking massive public outrage and concerns over civic apathy.The victim, Suresh Lodhi's wife Renu filed a complaint stating that her husband fell into a hidden, flooded drain while stepping out to buy tea on Saturday. The drain's cover was broken and submerg ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The city witnessed 6.6 mm of rainfall on Friday evening. Though the rain was brief, it was enough to throw traffic out of gear in core areas and also at places where civic agencies have taken up development works over the last few days. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) maintained that only South Bengaluru and surrounding areas received heavy rainfall and there were no issues. As per the Varunamithra application of the Karnataka Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, Vidyap ...Read More >
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta expressed "serious concern and dissatisfaction" over the waterlogging caused by downpour in various parts of Delhi on Wednesday. She asked the officials concerned to implement effective measures to prevent waterlogging.Gupta, however, claimed that no waterlogging took place at the traditionally vulnerable spots like Minto Road and the ITO junction. She exhorted the officials to demonstrate the same level of efficiency across the entire city. Any negligence i ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a decisive step to reduce urban flooding risks before the monsoon season, the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) launched a significant anti-encroachment drive in Krishna Nagar, Saidabad, on Friday. HYDRAA's enforcement teams demolished illegal constructions built over stormwater drains, removing structures that were obstructing the natural flow of rainwater. Officials explained that such encroachments are a key cause of waterlogging and flash floods ...Read More >
Mumbai: Upset by the city police's alleged pressure to remove loudspeakers from mosques, some mosques in the city have found a solution through the introduction of a dedicated mobile Azaan app to relay call to prayers five times a day, directly to the worshippers.Globally, Muslim citizens, including those in the US, the UK, Saudi Arabia and UAE, use Azaan apps to get notification for Azaan time for the masjid located in specific areas.Developed by a group of volunteers in Tamil Nadu , the online ...Read More >
Mumbai: Amid intermittent showers across Mumbai, the weather bureau's Colaba observatory on Thursday surpassed the city's average June rainfall, four days before the month-end. It has recorded 548.2mm of rainfall so far against the monthly average of 542.3mm. The Santacruz observatory, which typically receives more rainfall and is considered Mumbai's benchmark, has logged 478.9mm of its June average of 537.1mm.Island city saw multiple triple-digit rain days this month. Despite a dry spell at the ...Read More >
Mumbai: To enable Mumbai to handle rainfall crossing 100 mm per hour, the BMC will submit a master plan to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The plan is been prepared in coordination with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and is expected to be submitted in July. Currently, Mumbai's storm water drainage systems is designed to handle only 55 mm rainfall per hour. Acknowledging, the recurring flood crisis in Mumbai, the NDMA, under the ministry of Home Affairs, had allocated Rs ...Read More >
GUNTUR: In a significant push to urban infrastructure, the Andhra Pradesh government has sanctioned an additional Rs 111.5 crore to strengthen the drinking water supply system in the Mangalagiri-Tadepalli Municipal Corporation (MTMC), represented by Minister Nara Lokesh. Administrative approval was issued by Special Chief Secretary S Suresh Kumar of the Urban Development Department. The new funding is part of a comprehensive project to ensure safe and uninterrupted drinking water supply. A Deta ...Read More >
Gandhinagar, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Gujarat government on Friday announced that Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has granted in-principle approval for development projects worth over Rs 1,700 crore in a single day. These funds will be directed to six newly-formed Municipal Corporations, five Municipalities, and the Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar Municipal Corporations. The approvals come under the Swarnim Jayanti Mukhyamantri Urban Development Scheme, aimed at accelerating infrastructure growth a ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After several days of relentless rainfall left large swathes of Bengaluru submerged and its residents struggling with widespread disruption, the Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister DK Shivakumar has provided a comprehensive update on efforts to tackle the flooding crisis gripping the city. Significant strides have been made in addressing waterlogging across Bengaluru's most vulnerable areas, according to the latest briefing by Shivakumar. Operating from ...Read More >
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