The recent flood devastation across all major cities, was preceded by frequent fire accidents in offices, coaching classes, hospitals, gaming zones etc. Then, the monsoon rains saw the collapse of dozens of dilapidated buildings, with the death of their occupants.
Maharashtra recorded the first Covid-related fatality in months, with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) clarifying that the death had occurred…
The initiative taken by chief minister Mamata Banerjee to improve the quality of roads and set up new roads under the Rastashree project has received a jolt due to some officers, who started repairing roads during monsoon. This has led to wasteful expenditure worth crores of rupees.
A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway.
Earlier in the year, Shelly Oberoi was elected mayor of Delhi in the fourth attempt after much wrangling between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party.
Aahar, a popular scheme by the Naveen Patnaik government, was launched in the state on April 1, 2015 with an objective to provide cooked meal to the poor and needy people in urban areas.
The state election commission moved a plea before the court by seeking an extension of the deadline for elections to the three corporations.
Party leaders have asked party workers to jump into the preparations for the upcoming civic body elections. On the other hand, party workers have demanded that the party contest the polls with a mayoral face.
The cafe will operate from Ambikapur's main bus stand.
The urban rot in metropolitan cities can be tackled only if they have an efficient and responsible municipal administration and sufficient funds are allocated by the Central and State Governments to improve civic infrastructure. Simultaneously, the Government should also aim at providing good quality civic amenities in smaller cities so that people do not have to migrate to metropolises in search of a better life. Thereafter, efforts can be made to generate jobs in smaller places. Decentralisation of Government offices from capital cities could kickstart job creation in small cities.
