NEW DELHI: Ironical as it may be, DDA has no jurisdiction over a large part of the Yamuna floodplain located within Delhi. Consequently, while tonnes of construction debris is dumped along the Pushta Road in east Delhi, choking water bodies and generally making a mess of the riverbed in the heart of the city, DDA says it cannot take action as the land in question belongs to the UP irrigation department.

The Chennai Corporation will construct a stormwater drain network, totalling nearly 800 km, in the areas that have been merged with it as part of the measures to prevent water-logging.

The new areas come under the Corporation zones of Tiruvottiyur, Manali, Madhavaram, Ambattur, Valasaravakkam, Alandur, Perungudi and Sholinganallur. Areas where water-logging is severe would receive priority in implementation of the project.

Cabinet to discuss scheme today

The government will sanction Rs.125 crore for a comprehensive project aimed at preventing waterlogging and flooding in the capital city.
A sum of Rs.27 crore will be spent in the first phase, and Rs.98.5 crore will be sanctioned for the second phase.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought responses from various civic bodies, including the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), on a Public Interest Litigation that sought directives for improvement of sanitation and cleanliness in the Capital.

A bench of acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw sought responses from various civic authorities, and asked them to file responses by January 25, 2012, the next date of hearing.

Curtains on craters, the city is ready to get the show on the road.
The Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC) has drawn up a Rs 4-crore revamp plan for 40 roads, the tender for which will be opened on November 18 and work will commence at respective sites from December.

JNAC special officer Rabindra Nath Dwiwedi said the selection of roads was need-based. “We had mentioned the sites in the tender on the basis of demands put forward by local area committees and residents,” he clarified.

Excessive use of concrete, widespread construction and clogged drains led to the flooding of the streets after heavy rainfall and storm that was experienced on Thursday. The unprecedented rainfall in the city, apart from throwing life out of gear, highlighted the problems that have crept into the drainage system in Chandigarh.

Waterlogging, in fact, has become a perennial problem as after every rain, the drains are not able to handle the flow of water. the surface run-off is high and instead of facilitating recharge of ground water, the water is being wasted.

KOKRAJHAR: The Japanese Encephalitis which has been spreading in a rapid manner has claimed the lives of seven people since July 13 in Kokrajhar district. Several patients have been admitted at RN Brahma Civil Hospital and many others have been referred to Bongaigaon for better treatment.