Cuttack Corporation plans eco park for e-waste recycling
Cuttack to set up PMU to increase efficiency of civic body
The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) will soon establish a programme management unit (PMU) for increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the civic body in the implementation of welfare and development programmes in the city.
PMU will be established and manned by a team of experts with a developmental background including specialisation in critical areas such as livelihood, education, skill development, drinking water and sanitation, health, infrastructure and environment among others, which will provide technical assistance and feedback to different service delivery wings ..
Orissa HC calls out poor rehabilitation of Nimpur slum in Cuttack
The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) had set up a rehabilitation and resettlement colony at Nimpur for slum dwellers evicted from three locations in the city, against which, the Orissa high court has expressed serious displeasure.
Around a year ago, the CMC built over 1,000 houses in the Nimpur colony on the outskirts of the city. Following a 10-minute video presentation of the situation on the ground in the colony, the HC expressed its displeasure. According to the two-judge bench of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice AK Mohapatra, from what was visible on the..Supreme Court criticises officials for mishandling solid waste
The Supreme Court criticised the authorities for the inadequate management of solid waste in Delhi-NCR and issued a directive for the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary to organise a meeting of the relevant authorities to devise a solution, which would then be presented before the court.
The Bench, led by Justice AS Oka, expressed that if the authorities failed to propose any tangible solutions, they would contemplate issuing severe orders to address the environmental concerns in Delhi and its surrounding areas.
The Bench underscored the significance of the issue, labell..