Bengaluru: South Western Railway (SWR) has warned of strict action against those dumping garbage and construction debris on railway land even as it launched a major drive, in coordination with Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and the city’s five civic corporations, to clear waste accumulated along tracks in Bengaluru within the next two months.On Saturday, minister…
Roads dug up, debris and mud lie untended in Abhay Khand, Ghaziabad Ghaziabad: Residents of Abhay Khand in Indirapuram have expressed growing frustration over deteriorating civic conditions, blaming incomplete work by GMC for escalating public health risks. They alleged that contractors have abandoned ongoing projects, leaving clogged drains, stagnant water, poor drainage and accumulated waste…
Lucknow: More than 1,300 locations across the city have storm-water drains connected to sewer lines instead of the drainage network, raising concerns about sewer overflows, waterlogging and foul smell during the monsoon, according to a survey conducted by Suez India Pvt Ltd, the ‘One City One Operator’ agency engaged by Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) for…
Chennai: Three days after TOI reported on the pitiable condition of the playground at Govt Ambedkar Higher Secondary School, which was littered with garbage, including empty liquor bottles, construction debris, and wet and dry waste, the Greater Chennai Corporation cleared the premises by Thursday.The school, located on Gandhi Irwin Road, adjoining the Buckingham Canal, falls…
The proposed dome fencing was announced by state govt following the death of sanitation worker N Joy during canal cleaning operations in July 2024 T’puram: The much-awaited dome fencing project along the Amayizhanjan canal, aimed at preventing indiscriminate waste dumping into the canal, is likely to face further delays as corporation is yet to convene…
MCG urges residents to ‘adopt’ gully traps to help prevent monsoon waterlogging. Cleaning of gully traps in sector 47 Gurgaon: Ahead of an expected increase in rainfall, the MCG has urged residents to help keep ‘gully traps’ free of blockages — plastic waste, leaves and silt — that frequently clog the city’s stormwater drainage system.Gully…
An e-rickshaw drops off a passenger right next to a construction site with an earthmover at work Ghaziabad: Roads across trans-Hindon have been dug up all at once under the CM-GRID project, leaving the area choked with dust and debris. With the monsoon now here, soil mounds piled along the roads are washing away, turning…
Government Ambedkar Higher Secondary School in education minister Rajmohan’s constituency, Egmore Chennai: Garbage is the first thing that students see on entering Government Ambedkar Higher Secondary School in education minister Rajmohan’s constituency, Egmore. From plastic waste to liquor bottles and construction debris, a portion of the school grounds is perpetually occupied by discards. But the…
Residents said workers at multiple construction sites are living in makeshift huts without access to proper toilets and basic sanitation Gurgaon: Residents of several housing societies in sectors 99–102 have flagged illegal waste dumping by developers and contractors, rampant landfilling, unchecked construction debris, air and dust pollution, open garbage burning, and the absence of basic…
Residents Raise Alarm Over Pollution, Sanitation Issues in Sectors 99–102*Residents of several housing societies in Sectors 99–102, Gurgaon, including G99, Amstoria, Joyville, Imperial Gardens and Adani developments, have raised serious concerns over alleged environmental, sanitation and regulatory violations in the area. In a media statement issued on Saturday, residents accused developers and contractors of illegal…
