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Beautification of SWD: BBMP places flower pots on sewage water at K-100
4 months ago

Beautification of SWD: BBMP places flower pots on sewage water at K-100

The Hindu  

Even before the completion of the ambitious K-100 project, which involves the beautification of a stormwater drain, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has placed flowerpots inside the drain filled with sewage. A few days back, the BBMP placed circular flowerpots inside a drain located in front of the Shantinagar bus stand. According to a source close to the consultant of …

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Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announces ₹660 crore to repair bad roads in Bengaluru
4 months, 1 week ago

Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announces ₹660 crore to repair bad roads in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

A day after Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar set a deadline of 15 days to fill potholes, he said on Monday that the government will set aside ₹660 crore to repair arterial and sub-arterial roads in the city. “Over and above this, we have decided to take up repair work of major arterial and sub-arterial roads …

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Chandigarh MC mulling to light up back lanes in sectors
6 months ago

Chandigarh MC mulling to light up back lanes in sectors

Hindustan Times  

[email protected] Besides this, MC is also planning to amend terms and conditions for allotment of kiosks at Night Food Street, Sector 14, opposite PGIMER. As per plan, the cable will be laid over the wall surface as digging in the back lane is difficult.” Besides this, MC is also planning to amend terms and conditions for allotment of kiosks at …

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Road concretisation: IC Colony women take steps to protect trees they planted decades ago
1 year, 1 month ago

Road concretisation: IC Colony women take steps to protect trees they planted decades ago

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: With the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation undertaking road concretisation work in phases across the city, women residents of IC Colony in Borivali West, part of the IC Women’s Welfare Association, are taking steps to protect the green cover of their area which they fear might get impacted due to the road work. The representatives of the women’s association recently held …

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In a distressing rise in numbers, an average of 10 babies are abandoned in Kashmir every month
1 year, 2 months ago

In a distressing rise in numbers, an average of 10 babies are abandoned in Kashmir every month

The Hindu  

Heartrending cases of “unwanted” babies abandoned at garbage dumps, less-travelled roadsides, and hospital bathrooms are rising in Kashmir. Jammu & Kashmir’s Social Welfare Department is grappling with the issue as an average of 10 cases are reported every month, a jump from the average of five cases reported till a few years ago. At present, on average, 10 cases per …

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BBMP to mark new SWD encroachments
1 year, 3 months ago

BBMP to mark new SWD encroachments

The Hindu  

September 13, 2023 08:38 pm | Updated 08:38 pm IST - Bengaluru The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Chief Commissioner, Tushar Giri Nath on Wednesday directed executive engineers of the Storm-water Drain Department to identify fresh encroachments in ten days. Mr. Giri Nath, holding a meeting with officials, said action will be initiated against officials in case of delay in clearing …

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13 villas in Rainbow Drive Layout face demolition as BBMP gets ready to implement HC order on SWD encroachments
1 year, 5 months ago

13 villas in Rainbow Drive Layout face demolition as BBMP gets ready to implement HC order on SWD encroachments

The Hindu  

Bengaluru As many as 13 villas in Rainbow Drive Layout, an upscale gated community off Sarjapur road, face demolition as the High Court has ordered the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and revenue authorities to take action against encroachments. The court order said, “The apprehension of the petitioners herein was that without affording an opportunity of hearing, the officers of the …

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Posh villas in Rainbow Drive Layout may face demolition as HC ordered survey finds SWD encroachment
1 year, 5 months ago

Posh villas in Rainbow Drive Layout may face demolition as HC ordered survey finds SWD encroachment

The Hindu  

Bengaluru Several posh villas built in Rainbow Drive Layout, an upscale private gated community off Sarjapura road in Bengaluru east, that was flooded in 2022, may face demolition as the survey conducted by Assistant Director of Land Records found Storm-Water Drain encroachment. On the other hand, the survey also found that 2.40 metres of SWD has passed through survey numbers …

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SWD encroachments: BBMP silent on action taken against erring officials, says HC
1 year, 5 months ago

SWD encroachments: BBMP silent on action taken against erring officials, says HC

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Friday expressed its displeasure over the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike not framing a comprehensive policy to prevent further encroachment of storm-water drains despite a direction given by the court earlier. The court said, “The BBMP has not stated anything on what actions were initiated against those encroachers and what actions were initiated against the …

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Halted SWD canal construction results waterlogging in this Whitefield area
1 year, 6 months ago

Halted SWD canal construction results waterlogging in this Whitefield area

The Hindu  

Storm Water Drain canal construction work that halted abruptly about six months back at Belathur in Whitefield has now resulted in waterlogging, causing inconvenience to the residents living in the area. Navneet Pai, a resident talking to The Hindu said, “As there were no drains in the vicinity, the residents were pursuing the BBMP for the last five years to …

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World Bank to provide nearly ₹3000 crore for flood prevention in the city
1 year, 6 months ago

World Bank to provide nearly ₹3000 crore for flood prevention in the city

The Hindu  

The State government is in the final stages of finalising an action plan for a World Bank project to prevent floods in the city. The project will focus on three broad pillars - rebuilding storm-water drains, desilting lakes in the areas that flood and install sluice gates at these lakes to ensure they act as balancing reservoirs, and augment the …

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Fridge, furniture choked Mogra nullah causing flooding at Andheri Subway: BMC
1 year, 6 months ago

Fridge, furniture choked Mogra nullah causing flooding at Andheri Subway: BMC

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The civic body’s conservancy workers on Sunday fished out a 165-litre fridge along with cupboards, beds, tarpaulins, rubber pipes and other materials carried by Mogra canal, flowing near Andheri Subway, which disrupted the storm water drainage system and caused flooding at the subway during the first heavy rainfall this monsoon on Saturday. HT Image While Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has …

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Stop manual cleaning of nullah, storm water drains, demand sanitation workers
1 year, 6 months ago

Stop manual cleaning of nullah, storm water drains, demand sanitation workers

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Safai kamgars in the city have demanded that nullah desilting and cleaning storm water drains to be categorised as sewer cleaning and any form of manual cleaning by labourers be banned. HT Image On Monday, Jan Haq Sangharsh Samiti protested at Mumbai suburban district collector’s office and demanded categorising SWD and nullah desilting as sewage cleaning. Manual scavenging is …

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Knight Frank proposes additional 600 km of stormwater drains be built in Bengaluru to avoid flooding
1 year, 7 months ago

Knight Frank proposes additional 600 km of stormwater drains be built in Bengaluru to avoid flooding

Hindustan Times  

Property consultancy firm Knight Frank on Wednesday published a report recommending an additional length of more than 600 kilometres of storm water drain infrastructure to avoid recurrent flooding in Bengaluru. To avoid recurring instances of urban flooding, the governing bodies need to rejuvenate and remodel the city's SWD infrastructure, Knight Frank said in a report. READ | Bengaluru's MG Road …

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Residents complain of mosquitoes, foul smell as builder disposes sewage into storm water drain
1 year, 8 months ago

Residents complain of mosquitoes, foul smell as builder disposes sewage into storm water drain

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Residents of Yogi Hills and Swapna Nagari in Mulund have complained of mosquito menace and reported children falling sick due to open disposal of sewage water into a storm water drain by the builder of a nearby construction site. There are hundreds of workers, who are living and working on the site, and the outlet from washroom facilities there …

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EEH stretch from Airoli to Mulund gets ₹3-crore facelift
2 years ago

EEH stretch from Airoli to Mulund gets ₹3-crore facelift

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Two months after the BMC took over the Eastern Express Highway from MMRDA for maintenance, the results are on display in the stretch from Airoli bridge to Mulund toll naka. Chakrapani Alle, assistant municipal commissioner, T Ward told Hindustan Times that the T ward stretch on EEH from Nahur to Airoli up to Mulund toll naka had been spruced …

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SWD Watch: The distressing ‘pauses’ on Wall Tax Road
2 years, 3 months ago

SWD Watch: The distressing ‘pauses’ on Wall Tax Road

The Hindu  

Roads are defined by what they possess, and sometimes by what they don’t. The bustle of commerce — largely represented by parcel services, and partly by lodges and hotels — overwhelms Wall Tax Road, with mini load trucks and tricycles being parked higgledy-piggledy along its course. As one enters Wall Tax Road from the Central Station side, there is reason …

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How encroachments by Wipro, society housing super-rich are responsible for Bengaluru floods
2 years, 3 months ago

How encroachments by Wipro, society housing super-rich are responsible for Bengaluru floods

Firstpost  

On the list of encroachers who blocked drains leading to floods in Bengaluru are IT giant Wipro, Prestige, and plush Epsilon, the society which is home to business tycoons like Rishad Premji. Last week, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai sanctioned Rs 300 crore for removing encroachments and illegal construction which blocked around 700 stormwater drains in the capital, leading to …

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Sewage intrudes on SWD work on a section of Dr Ranga Road; residents angry over frequent breakdown of utility services
2 years, 4 months ago

Sewage intrudes on SWD work on a section of Dr Ranga Road; residents angry over frequent breakdown of utility services

The Hindu  

2.29 p.m., September 9: A worker tries to stanch the flow of sewage with a sandbag, and the fledgling effort proves futile. This new ‘accident’ occurred near the junction of Dr Ranga Road and Abhiramapuram First Street — for easy recall, near the Vinayakar temple — where Greater Chennai Corporation’s SWD work moves crabwise — transversely — causing a deep …

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Change in stormwater mgmt need of the hour, say experts
2 years, 4 months ago

Change in stormwater mgmt need of the hour, say experts

Hindustan Times  

With continuous rains causing flooding in low-lying regions of Bengaluru, the urban experts have called for a change in the way the storm water in the city is handled. Meanwhile, urban planner V Ravichandar said unless a change in storm water drainage is brought about, the situation in the city is going to be difficult. While it’s supposed to channel …

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Vijayaraghava Road: An eye on two issues that need to be addressed
2 years, 4 months ago

Vijayaraghava Road: An eye on two issues that need to be addressed

The Hindu  

On Vijayaraghava Road, smack outside the compound wall of Andhra Social & Cultural Association Employees Union, a JCB is scratching around for debris, and in the process racheting up the decibles. Besides this section, the one where North Boag Road cuts Vijayaraghava Road into two neat halves, underlines how the old stormwater drain network had been operated within small dimensions. …

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Green casualties in the battle against flooding
2 years, 5 months ago

Green casualties in the battle against flooding

The Hindu  

Reports poured in about how infrastructure supporting utilities, particularly underground power cables and sewage and drinking water pipelines, had taken a battering as they were “found underfoot”, as Greater Chennai Corporation’s integrated stormwater drain project advanced. Across places where SWD work is under way, whenever residents would take stock of the damages, there would sometimes be a “footnote”, one referring …

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Residents of Kasturba Nagar look forward to having an effective SWD network
2 years, 5 months ago

Residents of Kasturba Nagar look forward to having an effective SWD network

The Hindu  

Sewage enters open well For the last three months, the only topic of discussion with residents has been stormwater drains,” says Janani Venkitesh, a resident of Ram’s Apartment on the western section of Third Main Road. The sewer lines were cut three blocks away from our apartment, resulting in sewage stagnation in the SWD pit, and sewage-contaminated water in our …

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Dr Ranga Road: Infra work throws life out of gear
2 years, 5 months ago

Dr Ranga Road: Infra work throws life out of gear

The Hindu  

The sounds from the video are those of dizzying coils of garland firecrackers dumped together and set on fire. The SWD work at Dr Ranga Road had been interfering with residents’ lives indirectly by throwing other utilities out of gear. “Tangedco has promised that after Greater Chennai Corporation completes the SWD work, the power cables would be replaced in their …

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