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DDA told to remove rubbish from Yamuna bed by July 17

Friday, 24 May 2013 12:32 administrator
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The Times of India              24.05.2013

DDA told to remove rubbish from Yamuna bed by July 17

While hearing the case of Manoj Misra against the Union of India over dumping of debris on the Yamuna river bed, a five-member bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar also observed that affidavits submitted by government departments and Delhi Metro stating how much debris had been dumped by each of them and what had been done to remove it from the riverbed were incorrect.

"Affidavits on behalf of the public authorities including DDA, PWD, CPWD, DMRC, state of Uttar Pradesh and different corporations have been filed and we have no hesitation in noticing that these affidavits are entirely incorrect and do not comply with the directions contained in our orders," the order says.

The court has now asked all heads of department including the vice-chairman of DDA, directors general of CPWD and PWD, chief secretaries of UP and Delhi and municipal commissioners of Delhi to file fresh affidavits stating how much debris, construction and demolition waste has been generated by each agency in the last 10 years, where this debris has been dumped as per the their contracts and a list of contractors hired by these authorities who have worked on different projects and the payments made to each.

The affidavits are to include steps taken for removal of the debris till May 23 and the extent of removal of debris till the next date of hearing on July 17. The affidavits are to be submitted in court within the next six weeks. 

 

Desilting works to end by month end, say officials

Friday, 24 May 2013 12:25 administrator
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The Times of India              24.05.2013

Desilting works to end by month end, say officials

HYDERABAD: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation ( GHMC) commissioner MT Krishna Babu has directed the engineering officials to complete desilting works of nalas by the end of this month. He asked the officials to complete works by engaging more labourers as only 65% of the desilting work has been completed so far.

The commissioner along with mayor Mohd Majid Hussain inspected the ongoing desilting works in Balkapur nala from Banjara function hall to stretch up to Ahmednagar, Road No 1 of Banjara Hills, Pension payment office, Murad Nagar, Khaja Nagar and Bhola Nagar on Thursday.

The mayor and commissioner observed that many encroachments have come up on the nala beds at Bada Bazaar Bridge and Osman PT Bridge and directed the deputy municipal commissioner of cirlce no.7 to remove all the unauthorized encroachments with the help of the town planning wing immediately.

They asked the chief engineer to construct the retaining walls along the nalas wherever necessary to prevent dumping in drains by the locals.

Mayor directed the commissioner to modernise the central emergency squad with sufficient machinery and labour so that the emergency squad can tackle the emergent situations without any inconvenience. The commissioner informed that 150 stagnation points have been identified and sanctions have already been accorded and the works are in progress likely to be completed by June end.

 

Drainage cleaning work begins in Nadakkavu

Friday, 24 May 2013 12:15 administrator
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The Times of India              24.05.2013

Drainage cleaning work begins in Nadakkavu

KOZHIKODE: The residents of Kattuvayal Colony in Nadakkavu finally breathed a sigh of relief with Kozhikode Corporation starting the work to clear the 400m waste-clogged drainage passing through the colony.

The civic body started the clearing after the ombudsman for local self government bodies gave the directions to do so on May 15. This was after K S Jayasree, general secretary of Sthreechetana filed a petition before the ombudsman on the plight of the residents of the colony.

Jayasree filed the petition on May 17, 2012. There are about 57 families residing in the colony. Some 54 families received domestic water connection following the intervention of the ombudsman.

The civic body is carrying out the work under special fund. The ombudsman had asked to carry out the work using 300 labourers. The drainage passing through the colony had not been cleared for the past many years. All the waste including the septic tank waste flows into the drainage. The drain overflows during monsoon resulting in water logging in the area.

Corporation secretary B K Balaraj said that the civic body started the work on May 17. "The drainage will be cleared that will avoid water logging in monsoon. The civic body has allotted around Rs 72,000 for the work following the direction of ombudsman,'' said the secretary. "The work will be completed at the earliest,'' he said.

Jayasree said the local residents here used to lead a miserable life due to the issue. "The well water is polluted and around 300 people are depended on four public taps. Kerala Water Authority used to supply water on irregular days. The removal of waste from the clogged drainage would help to avoid overflow of filth and waste water during the monsoon,'' she added.

 
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