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BMC to refurbish 200 BEST bus stops

The ₹9-crore project is part of the BMC’s ambitious Tactical Urbanism (TU) initiative under which the civic body has aimed to improve the public spaces in Mumbai

Senior officials said that these shelters will use lesser space than the conventional metallic bus stops of the BEST and will be visually attractive as well. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on May 15, 2022 08:40 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Reengineering of city infra should be a priority to tackle flood: Civic experts

Retrofitting is the process of reengineering or adding new technology or features to an already existing infrastructure to adapt to its present environment

Mumbai Monsoon Floods - Dadar 5.45 HT Photo by Vikas khot. 26/07/05

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Published on May 14, 2022 12:07 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC launches ‘Safe School’ project to make roads outside schools safer for kids

Senior officials of the civic body said that this project is aimed at upgrading the footpaths, road signages and traffic infrastructure on the periphery of the roads which have schools so that the walkability space on the footpaths could be improved

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Published on May 11, 2022 11:12 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Fire brigade to issue notice to Bandra high-rise

The senior officials of the MFB stated that the firefighting system of the building was defunct due to which the flames intensified within a short span

Senior officials maintained that the fire originated from a duplex flat between the 13th and 14th floor in the building and was confined within the electrical duct on those floors. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on May 11, 2022 12:37 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Severe oxygen deficiency possibly led to fish deaths at Banganga

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) report on the chemical analysis of the water stated that its colour had turned light green due to presence of toxin components

The rate of turbidity of the main tank water was also found to be high along with the biological oxygen demand (BOD) level, which indicates a deficiency in the level of oxygen in the water, necessary for the sustenance of marine life (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

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Published on May 10, 2022 12:29 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Fire breaks out in Bandra high-rise, no casualties

Mumbai: In yet another incident of a fire in a high-rise building in Mumbai, a level 2 blaze erupted on the 14th floor of the ground plus the 21-storey Jivesh building on Bandstand Road in Bandra at 7

A level-2 fire broke out on the 14th floor of Jivesh Building, a multi-storey residential building near Mannat Bungalow, Bandstand Road, Bandra, in Mumbai. (Vijay Bate/HT Photo)

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Published on May 09, 2022 11:44 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya and Eeshanpriya MS

Fire breaks out at LIC office in Vile Parle, no casualties

Mumbai: A level-2 fire was reported on the second floor of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) building at SV Road in Vile Parle (West) on Saturday morning

Firefighters try to douse a major fire that broke at LIC Building, Santacruz (West), in Mumbai on Saturday. (Vijay Bate/HT Photo)

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Published on May 07, 2022 11:54 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

CM inaugurates ‘Water For All’ policy

The policy aims towards providing water connection to unmapped settlements of Mumbai, which include slum clusters, Gaothan (erstwhile villages) and Koliwada (fishing villages) settlements

While in the policy document, BMC stated that the policy has been launched on humanitarian grounds, it also maintained that providing water supply should not be validated as a document towards claiming ownership or title of any property before the court of the law (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

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Updated on May 07, 2022 09:55 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC to float tenders for construction of bus terminus at Octroi nakas

There are four octroi nakas in Mumbai that are located at Dahisar, Mankhurd, Mulund LBS Road, and Mulund Eastern Express Highway

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Published on May 07, 2022 12:11 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Grievances related to civic issues declined post-pandemic in city: Report

Mumbai: In a report by NGO Praja Foundation on the status of civic issues in Mumbai, it was revealed that the total number of complaints filed by citizens related to various civic-related issues in the city has dropped post-pandemic

The ward-wise analysis showed that the highest number of per-capita complaints were registered from the A-ward (Marine Drive, Cuffe Parade) followed by D-ward (Malabar Hills, Kemp’s Corner) and C-ward (Bhuleshwar, Kalbadevi). (Stock Image)

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Published on May 05, 2022 09:19 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC wants EV charging stations in all upcoming properties

Senior BMC official has also said that the number of electric buses in the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) will also be expanded to 3,000 by December 2023

According to BMC data, the number of registered EV in Mumbai has increased five times in the city in the past three years (Mint)

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Published on May 04, 2022 08:54 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC kickstarts footpath redevelopment work in South Mumbai

The BMC will install road signages, add furniture, and modernised bus shelters on the footpaths. Civic officials added, that illegal encroachments will be completely removed, and the entire periphery will be decluttered

The new footpaths will be created using cast-in-situ concrete and the existing paver blocks will be removed. The new footpaths will be uniform and long-lasting. (Aaditya Thackeray/Twitter)

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Published on May 02, 2022 09:51 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Increase minimum fare to ₹30, demand taxi drivers

Earlier in March 2021, the taxi fares were hiked from ₹22 to ₹25, while the auto rickshaw fares were hiked to ₹21 from ₹18

On April 30, the price of CNG was increased by <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>4 and at present, the cost of a litre in Mumbai is <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>76 (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on May 02, 2022 09:45 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BSE, BMC to jointly install replicas of charging bull, gong outside main building

Established in 1875, the 147-year-old institution is not only Asia’s oldest bourse but is also one of the iconic landmarks of this city with a rich historical legacy.

The bull statue was installed in BSE in January 2008, months before the global economic crisis that took place later that year. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on May 01, 2022 10:21 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Former municipal commissioner calls flooding in Mumbai ‘man-made disaster’

Mehta said that there is a common dilemma that the civic authorities face when it comes to taking precautionary measures against flood abatement because these disasters impact the poor most

“For the rich, it is another holiday for having their Pakoras and Chai, while the huts of poor people get flooded and their wages are lost,” Mehta said. (Yogendra Kumar/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Apr 30, 2022 12:30 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Aaditya Thackeray: Every development project in Mumbai needs to undergo climate test

Mumbai: In view of extreme weather conditions in Mumbai and Maharashtra and the number of fatal incidents that have been occurring during the monsoon for the past few years, Maharashtra environment minister Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday said that every development project needs to undergo a climate impact review to determine its long-term impact on the environment at the local level

Mumbai, Mar 02 (ANI): Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray holds a joint meeting with state Minister Eknath Shinde, BCCI and Police officials to ensure the smooth flow of the Indian Premier League, in Mumbai on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) (ANI)

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Published on Apr 29, 2022 12:03 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC completes 25% of pre-monsoon desilting work in Mumbai

Civic officials mentioned that BMC is creating an official website where all the real-time data related to desilting work including pictures and videos will be uploaded so that there is transparency maintained between the citizens and the civic body

Mumbai, India - April 27, 2022: As part of pre-monsoon desilting, BMC workers clean up the Mithi River close to the international airport before the onset of monsoon, at Andheri, in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. (Photo by Vijay Bate/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Apr 27, 2022 11:31 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Mumbai reports over 100 Covid-19 cases, TPR shoots up to 1.4%

Suresh Kakani, additional municipal commissioner and in charge of public health in BMC, said that the upturn in cases was anticipated as there were no restrictions in the city.

Dr Shashank Joshi, a member of the Maharashtra Covid-19 task force, said that the surge in cases is likely due to the Omicron variant, which is still prevalent in Mumbai. (Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Apr 27, 2022 12:35 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Mumbai: Covid-19 vaccination for 6-12 age group may begin on May 2

Mumbai: Covid-19 vaccination of children between 6-12 years is likely to begin from May 2 onwards, said a senior official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

Kakani said that there is a target population of 5 lakh beneficiaries in the city, between the 6-12 years old age group. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 27, 2022 12:32 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC notifies 337 residential buildings as ‘unfit for habitation’

Every year just ahead of monsoon, the civic body releases a list of dilapidated buildings, out of which the buildings that are unfit for habitation are categorised as C-1 structures

A building is identified as dilapidated or unfit for habitation if several beams or pillars of the building are bent, the ground floor or foundation stones are worn out (HT file photo)

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Published on Apr 27, 2022 12:08 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC transforms road into cycle track in Borivali

Civic officials said that people, who were not local residents, would regularly park their vehicles in this road and keep them in the same place for weeks

There were several abandoned vehicles in the road that were removed by the BMC before creating this track (HT File)

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Updated on Apr 23, 2022 11:33 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

For second time in a week, fire breaks out at Khar building

Earlier on April 21, a level-2 fire was reported from the fourth floor of the building and the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) officials rescued four people from the building’s terrace by using snorkelling ladders

Last year, in September, another major fire was reported from the building and a 40-year-old resident, named Hema Jagwani, had lost her life after she was stranded on the top floor and was suffocated before the fire officials could rescue her (Vijay Bate)

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Updated on Apr 23, 2022 09:02 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Dead fish: BMC sends Banganga Tank water sample for testing

Located in the upscale Malabar Hill neighbourhood, Banganga is a fresh-water stepped tank that is also one of the last remaining natural water bodies of the city

A worker collects hundreds of dead fish after they were spotted floating in the Banganga Tank at Walkeshwar Temple Complex, in Mumbai on Thursday. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Apr 22, 2022 10:46 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

94 kg of nails removed from tree trunks during BMC’s decluttering drive

Earlier this week, between April 18 and 21, the garden cell of the civic body had launched, “Vriksha Sanjeevani Abhiyaan”

The campaign was conducted across all 24 wards in Mumbai (HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 21, 2022 10:16 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

4 rescued from fire at Khar building, 2nd incident in 7 months

Senior officials of the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) said that during Thursday’s rescue operation, they found that the fire prevention system in the building was entirely defunct.

Thursday’s fire was reported around 10:30 am following which eight fire engines and four jumbo water tankers were pressed into operation. (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Apr 21, 2022 10:14 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Mumbai’s case positivity exceeds 1%, first time since February

The city’s daily test positivity rate (TPR) crossed 1% on Wednesday, first time in more than two months, with 98 fresh Covid-19 cases taking the total tally to 10,58,060

A beneficiary gets vaccinated against Covid-19 in Thane on Wednesday. Praful Gangurde/HT Photo

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Updated on Apr 20, 2022 10:58 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya and Swapnil Rawal, Mumbai

BMC to repair, beautify footpaths in western suburbs

According to the plan, the existing paver block footpaths will make way for cement-concrete ones which will lead to ease in walkability.

Senior civic officials maintained that besides improving the surface of the footpaths, the project will also include the installation of street furniture (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 19, 2022 11:22 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC to restore British-era cannons to past glory

While there is no recorded historical evidence of how these guns made its way inside the particular garden, the date mark engraved on these structures clearly establishes that they were built in 1856

The cast iron structures are currently inside the Lion’s Children Park in Ghatkopar (East) (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Apr 17, 2022 07:52 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Contractors to work 24/7 to prepare for monsoon by May 31

On Thursday, Chahal visited four different locations in Mumbai- one each at the island city and western suburbs and two locations at eastern suburbs to check out the progress

Chahal also said that this year, for the first time, the BMC has introduced an incentive-based payment, to ensure that the contractors finish their work on time (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Apr 14, 2022 10:45 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Mohit Kamboj asks BMC to withdraw show cause notice

Earlier on April 4, the H/West ward office of the BMC had issued a show cause notice to Kamboj citing illegal alterations in the flats he owns

Meanwhile on April 12 (Tuesday), Kamboj filed his reply through his advocates, PD Gandhy and Associates stating that notice had been issued at the instance and behest of some people with vested interest (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Apr 12, 2022 10:22 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

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The ₹9-crore project is part of the BMC’s ambitious Tactical Urbanism (TU) initiative under which the civic body has aimed to improve the public spaces in Mumbai

Retrofitting is the process of reengineering or adding new technology or features to an already existing infrastructure to adapt to its present environment

Senior officials of the civic body said that this project is aimed at upgrading the footpaths, road signages and traffic infrastructure on the periphery of the roads which have schools so that the walkability space on the footpaths could be improved

The senior officials of the MFB stated that the firefighting system of the building was defunct due to which the flames intensified within a short span

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) report on the chemical analysis of the water stated that its colour had turned light green due to presence of toxin components

Mumbai: In yet another incident of a fire in a high-rise building in Mumbai, a level 2 blaze erupted on the 14th floor of the ground plus the 21-storey Jivesh building on Bandstand Road in Bandra at 7

Mumbai: A level-2 fire was reported on the second floor of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) building at SV Road in Vile Parle (West) on Saturday morning

The policy aims towards providing water connection to unmapped settlements of Mumbai, which include slum clusters, Gaothan (erstwhile villages) and Koliwada (fishing villages) settlements

There are four octroi nakas in Mumbai that are located at Dahisar, Mankhurd, Mulund LBS Road, and Mulund Eastern Express Highway

Mumbai: In a report by NGO Praja Foundation on the status of civic issues in Mumbai, it was revealed that the total number of complaints filed by citizens related to various civic-related issues in the city has dropped post-pandemic

Senior BMC official has also said that the number of electric buses in the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) will also be expanded to 3,000 by December 2023

The BMC will install road signages, add furniture, and modernised bus shelters on the footpaths. Civic officials added, that illegal encroachments will be completely removed, and the entire periphery will be decluttered

Earlier in March 2021, the taxi fares were hiked from ₹22 to ₹25, while the auto rickshaw fares were hiked to ₹21 from ₹18

Established in 1875, the 147-year-old institution is not only Asia’s oldest bourse but is also one of the iconic landmarks of this city with a rich historical legacy.

Mehta said that there is a common dilemma that the civic authorities face when it comes to taking precautionary measures against flood abatement because these disasters impact the poor most

Civic officials mentioned that BMC is creating an official website where all the real-time data related to desilting work including pictures and videos will be uploaded so that there is transparency maintained between the citizens and the civic body

Suresh Kakani, additional municipal commissioner and in charge of public health in BMC, said that the upturn in cases was anticipated as there were no restrictions in the city.

Mumbai: Covid-19 vaccination of children between 6-12 years is likely to begin from May 2 onwards, said a senior official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

Every year just ahead of monsoon, the civic body releases a list of dilapidated buildings, out of which the buildings that are unfit for habitation are categorised as C-1 structures

Civic officials said that people, who were not local residents, would regularly park their vehicles in this road and keep them in the same place for weeks

Earlier on April 21, a level-2 fire was reported from the fourth floor of the building and the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) officials rescued four people from the building’s terrace by using snorkelling ladders

Located in the upscale Malabar Hill neighbourhood, Banganga is a fresh-water stepped tank that is also one of the last remaining natural water bodies of the city

Earlier this week, between April 18 and 21, the garden cell of the civic body had launched, “Vriksha Sanjeevani Abhiyaan”

Senior officials of the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) said that during Thursday’s rescue operation, they found that the fire prevention system in the building was entirely defunct.

The city’s daily test positivity rate (TPR) crossed 1% on Wednesday, first time in more than two months, with 98 fresh Covid-19 cases taking the total tally to 10,58,060

According to the plan, the existing paver block footpaths will make way for cement-concrete ones which will lead to ease in walkability.

While there is no recorded historical evidence of how these guns made its way inside the particular garden, the date mark engraved on these structures clearly establishes that they were built in 1856

On Thursday, Chahal visited four different locations in Mumbai- one each at the island city and western suburbs and two locations at eastern suburbs to check out the progress

Earlier on April 4, the H/West ward office of the BMC had issued a show cause notice to Kamboj citing illegal alterations in the flats he owns

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