Garbage lies uncleared in municipalities for 40 years
RTI queries have revealed that from 1970 to 2012, we have not cleared our domestic waste and continue to dump municipal waste in available lands. Similar to the “garbage mountains” of Kodungaiyur and
Please BBMP, spare E-City
It’s an example of private initiative at its best. A little developed spot on the city’s outskirts is today a hub of industrial activity, boasting of the best of facilities in sanitation and transport
Trash woes of Ulsoor Lake
Living near Ulsoor lake, you would think , would be a pleasant experience. But blocked drains, heaps of garbage and flies and mosquitoes make the lives of people miserable on Osborne Road 1st cross
Private player to lift SCB garbage
Following the footsteps of GHMC, the Secunderabad Cantonment Board has decided to purchase dumper-placers or vehicles that have machinery mounted to lift garbage bins. The Cantonment Board meeting on
Stink, dirt, dogs haunt Imlibun bus station
But for the ubiquitous buses, there’s little at Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (Imlibun) in the old city to substantiate its importance as a key terminus catering to hundreds of people every day. Lacking
Paradise lost: Garbage, drainage add to misery
It could well be paradise lost at the city’s famous Paradise Circle. A locality renowned for the popular Paradise Hotel, and also housing a hospital, a rest house, government offices and a shopping co
Tipplers ruin trekkers’ hotspot
Ubbalamadugu falls in Varadaiahpalem, a famous trekking spot on the Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu border, has become a drunkard’s hub.
Lack of patrolling and surveillance in the area commonly referred t
Complaint filed against GHMC
The residents of Maharajgunj have lodged a police complaint against GHMC commissioner M.T. Krishna Babu and South Zone commissioner Ravi Kiran for indiscriminate dumping of garbage near Imlibun P
Dogs comb garbage, bite many
The GHMC’s failure to clear garbage on time has led to an increase in stray dog menace in many colonies, and along with it cases of dog bites.
According to residents, garbage, especially kitchen wast
Garbage in open plots, GHMC sleeps
Open plots reserved for development of parks and green belts in the city are becoming breeding grounds for diseases. The situation is even worse in posh localities such as Jubilee Hills and Banjara Hi