Bengaluru: More than half the city’s residential projects launched over the past five years carry some form of water-related site risk, according to a new study by Propsoch Research, highlighting a concern that often becomes apparent only during monsoon.The study analysed 611 Real Estate Regulatory Authority-approved housing projects across 69 micromarkets, covering areas such as…
18-floor apartment tower in Bengaluru will be demolished soon. BENGALURU: Barely three months after Greater Bengaluru Authority issued occupancy certificate giving an all-clear, an 18-floor apartment tower, part of SNN Raj Etternia complex near Kudlu off Hosur Road, is set to be razed.The builder made the decision to tear down the tower even before its…
A private agency brought drilling machinery into the KRS backwaters on Monday and Tuesday, without obtaining permission from CNNL Mandya: A controversy has erupted over the proposed Bengaluru Water Supply Stage VI project after a private agency allegedly carried out soil testing inside the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) reservoir premises without obtaining permission from the…
Pune: The state govt on Monday constituted a high-level inquiry committee to investigate the July 8 Moshi waste-to-energy plant tragedy where a huge mound of legacy waste collapsed on the administrative building of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), killing nine people.The committee will submit a preliminary report within a month and a final report,…
MC plans fresh blueprint for two Sec 17 parking lots Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation is all set to hire a consultant to reconstruct two decades-old underground parking lots in Sector 17. The aim is to conduct a detailed topographical survey, carry out geotechnical investigation, provide comprehensive structural design and ensure multiple other technical components….
The committee recommended extending elevated approach roads on both sides of the Neendakara bridge Thiruvananthapuram: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has initiated a comprehensive review of the safety of earthen embankment stretches along national highway 66 following the collapse of the elevated highway section at Mylakkad in Kottiyam, said N K Premachandran, MP, on…
NHAI informed public works minister P K Basheer that eight geotechnical agencies have already been appointed to study technical issues along different stretches of NH 66 Thiruvananthapuram: State govt has decided to appoint geotechnical experts to examine issues related to construction of national highways across state and recommend appropriate remedial measures. Public works minister P…
