Varanasi: Ahead of chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s two-day visit to Varanasi from July 7, the municipal corporation has gone into full alert mode, intensifying sanitation, anti-encroachment and beautification drives along the CM’s proposed and emergency routes.On the instructions of municipal commissioner Himanshu Nagpal, sanitation workers have been deployed in three shifts on VIP routes to…
Varanasi: The Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) launched an immediate response on Monday morning after heavy rain triggered waterlogging in several parts of the city, with municipal commissioner Himanshu Nagpal personally monitoring the operation. Nagpal coordinated the Engineering, Health and Jal Kal departments to ensure a swift response.The Jalkal department was directed to inspect the condition…
Varanasi: To find a permanent solution to the decades old traffic problem at Pandeypur crossing, one of the busiest in the city, a major exercise began on Sunday.Municipal commissioner Himanshu Nagpal, along with a team of engineers of PWD and Varanasi Municipal Corporation, studied the area by camping there for hours on Sunday. Nagpal issued…
Varanasi: To give a major boost to sports, the Uttar Pradesh govt has planned to develop Purvanchal’s first ‘Sports City Centre,’ near Nadesar Pond in Varanasi.This modern Sports Centre would allow people to pre-book their slot online for playing their favourite sport. The initiative will provide the region a confluence of fitness and entertainment for…
Varanasi: Municipal Commissioner Himanshu Nagpal conducted an extensive inspection of development projects across the city on Saturday and ordered penalties, show-cause notices and disciplinary action against agencies and officials for poor-quality work, delays and negligence.During his visit to the road construction work being carried out under the CM Grid Scheme at Kachehri, Nagpal found the…
Varanasi: Chaired by Afroz Ahmad, member/judge of National Green Tribunal, principal bench, New Delhi, a meeting to review compliance of orders passed by NGT and work being carried out for environmental protection in Varanasi concluded on Thursday. Ahmad obtained detailed information from officials of the departments concerned about river conservation, developing green belt, increasing awareness…
Varanasi: In a major push for urban infrastructure development, the Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) has approved the exchange of over 227.5 bigha (57.6 hectares) of land with the Defence Estate and the Railways to facilitate public amenities, traffic management projects and parking facilities across the city. The proposal has already received clearance from both the…
Varanasi: The Varanasi Municipal Corporation has finalised its plan to relocate the meat and fish shops to the city’s outskirts in phases.Municipal commissioner Himanshu Nagpal informed the House that five locations have been identified in the first phase of the project.The sites are situated close to the city’s outer limits to minimise inconvenience to residents,…
Varanasi: In efforts towards getting the city freed from garbage accumulated at the dumping ground in Karsada, the Varanasi Municipal Corporation initiated the disposal process following a formal launch by Mayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari on Tuesday. The mayor said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had initiated this project on April 28, and in over a…
Varanasi: Municipal commissioner Himanshu Nagpal has given officials a 15-day ultimatum to clean and repair all gully pits on a war footing.To tackle waterlogging ahead of the monsoon, the Varanasi Municipal Corporation is cleaning all small and large drains, sewers, and gully pits across the city.On Thursday, mayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari reviewed the progress of…
