Category Cities

New Delhi The Public Works Department (PWD) is planning to award three-year contracts — as opposed to the one-year agreements at present — for desilting city’s drains, containing provisions for audits and penalties, to increase accountability and resolve monsoon waterlogging…

While the state government has been fined ₹1,000 crore for failing to manage solid waste in several districts, Ludhiana being a key contributor, the Mandi Board in Ludhiana seems unaware of the seriousness of the issue. The department has failed…