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BMC to breathe life back into Sion talao

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is set to breathe life back into the city’s Sion Talao (Lake) with the rejuvenation and beautification of the centuries-old lake

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Published on Apr 11, 2022 07:39 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

100% BEST drivers, conductors developed antibodies

A latest sero-survey conducted among the drivers and conductors attached with BEST has revealed that 100% of the frontline workers have developed antibodies against Covid

he latest survey has been planned in a different manner compared to the previous tests due to which samples from only frontline workers employed with the BEST were tested between March 28 and 30 (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Apr 10, 2022 09:51 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC to install tree tubs with wheels to prevent uprooting of plants in Mumbai

As part of the plan, the BMC will be placing these tubs on various footpaths and public open spaces, likewise to the existing tree basins that we see on the footpaths

In the first phase, the BMC will be placing 500 such tubs in several open spaces and footpaths in the Worli area. (HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 08, 2022 12:11 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC makes it mandatory for shops to use signboards in Marathi

n the circular, the BMC also stated that any shops or establishments that sell or supply alcohol or liquor should not be named after an eminent personality or forts of Maharashtra and in terms of violation of rules, the owner of these establishments will be prosecuted

The BMC also stated that the font size of the letters in the Marathi language should be prominently visible and should be larger than the fonts of other languages that are being used on the signboards (HT)

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Published on Apr 06, 2022 11:58 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Santacruz building: BMC issues notice to Mohit Kamboj

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a show cause notice to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mohit Kamboj for illegal alterations within the premises of the building

In the show cause notice, the BMC has pointed out several alterations and termed them as unauthorised construction in Mohit Kamboj’s flats (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Apr 06, 2022 10:33 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC initiates action after CCTV footage shows truck dumping debris on footpath

The incident, which took place during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, was captured on CCTV

Senior officials of the civic body have said that they have already registered an official police complaint in this matter. (Prodip Guha/HT photo)

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Updated on Apr 06, 2022 12:04 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC survey identifies old trees ahead of monsoon

Senior BMC officials said that this survey is a pre-emptive measure to identify the decaying parts of the trees and prune them as per requirement to minimise damage during monsoon

Ahead of the monsoon, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has initiated a survey of trees to identify the old and imbalanced ones and prevent them from decaying due to pest infestation (HT photo)

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Published on Apr 04, 2022 09:40 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Rural Maharashtra is ahead in inoculation of teenagers than urban areas

Mumbai: Even though the Covid-19 cases have dropped significantly across the state, teenagers living in the rural areas have responded better to the vaccination drives than those living in the urban pockets

Teenage beneficiaries get inoculated against Covid-19 at a Vaccination Centre. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Apr 02, 2022 11:17 PM IST

BySurendra P Gangan and Pratip Acharya

To save electricity, BMC to set up solar-powered poles

In an attempt to beautify the streets of Mumbai and save electricity, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to set up solar power electric poles

This project comes in line with BMC’s tactical urbanism plan, where the civic body aims to beautify public spaces using minimum resources (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Apr 02, 2022 07:26 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Property tax collection in Mumbai up by nearly 10% in FY 2021-22

Property tax is one of the primary sources of revenue for BMC and the civic body had ramped up its collection drive this year due to the cash crunch caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

In FY 2020-21, the BMC had collected <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5,094 crore against a target of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5,300 crore. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 31, 2022 11:33 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC to set up four committees to overlook development works

All the statutory committees like the standing committee, improvements committee, works committee and health committee were dissolved

Usually, proposals related to development works of the city were first tabled before the committees for approval. Post approval, the administration would issue work orders (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Mar 30, 2022 08:59 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC aims to recover property tax worth ₹200 cr in 2 days as fiscal year draws to end

Till the afternoon of March 29, the BMC officials recovered ₹5,108 crore (94.5%) of the ₹5,400 target that the civic body had set up last year.

Senior officials of the BMC said that the rate of collection surged owing to the forthcoming elections which were supposed to take place in March-April this year. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 29, 2022 11:55 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Property tax dispute: MMOPL moves HC, BMC yet to take final decision

Mumbai: After giving Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) two days to clear the property tax dues last week, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials on Monday said a final decision on the same will be taken up soon

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Published on Mar 28, 2022 10:44 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC attempts to cut water supply to Metro

Even as the dispute between the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) continues over property tax, personnel from the civic body on Thursday visited multiple properties of the MMOPL in Andheri (W) including DN Nagar Metro Station to cut the water supply for non-payment of property taxes since 2013

Earlier on March 11, the BMC had attached 16 properties of MMOPL that included six metro stations in the K/East (Andheri East) and K/West (Andheri West) wards. (AFP)

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Updated on Mar 25, 2022 01:01 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Fire breaks out in Byculla residential building, no injuries reported

The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) officials informed that the fire started on the third floor of the Vitthal Niwas Building around 12.15 pm

Mumbai, India - March 23, 2022: Fire brigade officials during cooling operation after blaze erupted at 12.10 pm on the third floor of four-storey Vitthal Niwas building at Jacob Circle, Saat Rasta area, Mahalaxmi, in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (Photo by Pratik Chorge/Hindustan Times) (Pratik Chorge/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Mar 24, 2022 12:41 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Property tax collection up by 20 per cent for BMC in this fiscal

Senior civic officials have attributed the surge in tax recovery to the aggressive action the BMC has taken against defaulters

Of the total amount, the highest recovery of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2,362 crore was made from western suburbs. (PTI Photo)

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Updated on Mar 23, 2022 08:59 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC starts vaccination drives in schools to inoculate 12-15 age group

Senior officials of the BMC said that there are 3,50,000-4,00,000 children in Mumbai that are eligible for the vaccine and will benefit from the vaccination drive

Meanwhile, senior officials from the education department directed all the designated ward officers to prepare a list of schools in their wards and have asked the local school authorities to make arrangements to set up camps at the earliest. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 22, 2022 07:48 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC to install 28 floodgates at Mithi River to prevent flooding during monsoon

Since the past five years, flooding during monsoon has become a regular phenomenon in these areas, which has also led to disruption of railway movement

One of the primary challenges of this project is that there are slums along the bank of the river. We will have to arrange rehabilitation for them which is why the timeline for the completion of this project is a bit longer. (Pratik Chorge/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 21, 2022 11:04 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC to intensify action against hawkers outside railway stations

The city’s new police commissioner, Sanjay Pandey, after taking charge has launched an aggressive campaign for de-cluttering public spaces in Mumbai.

Senior BMC officials said that the Supreme Court (SC) has already directed in a ruling that all the local municipal bodies should ensure that hawkers and encroachers aren’t allowed within 150 metre radius of railway stations. (Bhushan Koyande/HT)

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Published on Mar 19, 2022 09:32 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC to install air purifiers at traffic intersections to check carbon emission

In an attempt to reduce the impact of carbon emission, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to install air purifiers in all the major traffic intersections of Mumbai

These purifiers will implement a combination of electric and wave energy to attract airborne PM particles in the ambient atmosphere (Bhushan Koyande)

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Published on Mar 16, 2022 08:39 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC to appoint consultants for quality management of Mumbai roads

These QMCs will also monitor whether the clauses cited in the tenders are being followed by the contractors

At present, a road network of 2000 kilometres fall under the jurisdiction of BMC — out of which, the BMC officials have claimed that road length till 1,000 kilometres have been concretised and in the ongoing year, the civic body has set up a target of concreting 200 kilometres of the roads. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 13, 2022 09:07 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC attaches 16 properties of Mumbai metro for non-payment of property taxes

According to BMC data, MMOPL owes ₹300.76 crore worth of property tax including penalties to the BMC since 2013, out of which ₹220.30 crore are to be paid to K/W ward and ₹80.46 crores are to be paid to K/E ward.

The valuation of these 16 properties in terms of outstanding property tax amount is <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>142.18 crore. Some of the attached properties include the metro stations at Versova, Andheri, Azad Nagar, DN Nagar, JB Nagar and Marol metro station and Marol sub-station. (Vijay Bate/HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 11, 2022 09:34 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC to refurbish four religious structures inside Acworth Hospital to preserve its secular heritage

Mumbai: The heritage cell of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will restore over 130-year-old four unique religious structures inside Acworth Municipal Hospital for Leprosy in Wadala in a bid to protect and maintain the historical significance

Main Building inside the Campus that houses deans office (Pics: Sanjay Adhav)

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Published on Mar 10, 2022 12:11 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya

A day before term ends, BMC clears over 300 proposals worth ₹2,500 crore

As many as 356 proposals were tabled for clearance on Monday which also included 95 proposals that were held during the last standing committee meeting on March 2.

Out of the new proposals that were tabled, proposals worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>400 crore were for construction and widening of various drainage and water supply networks of the city (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 07, 2022 11:17 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC plans ‘sister city square’ to celebrate Mumbai’s bond with its 15 sister cities

The sister city square will have various tourist attractions for domestic and international tourists

For more than a decade, subsequent mayors of Mumbai have spearheaded the city’s relationship with these metropolises to promote cultural ties. (REUTERS)

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Updated on Mar 06, 2022 09:25 PM IST

ByEeshanpriya M S and Pratip Acharya

Dreams Mall fire: BMC to conduct structural survey, probe on

The fire was reported around 7:56 pm on Friday and was doused by the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) at 4:56 am on Saturday after a nine-hour long firefighting operation.

Last year on March 26, a major fire erupted in the Sunrise Hospital on the fourth floor of Dreams Mall, killing 11 people. (Pratik Chorge/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Mar 05, 2022 09:49 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

100% of samples genome sequenced from city test positive for Omicron

In the latest survey, 376 samples were collected through random sampling, of which 237 were from areas under the BMC.

All 237 samples collected from BMC areas were infected with the Omicron variant or its other subtypes. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 03, 2022 10:15 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Mumbai reports 100 fresh cases of Covid in a day, no death

Suresh Kakani, additional municipal commissioner and incharge of public health in BMC said, “Mumbai will follow the same directions for relaxations that has been issued by the state government

In the past 24 hours, the city didn’t report any Covid-19 deaths and the total toll tally stood at 16,691. With 20,981 tests conducted in the past 24 hours, the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) stood at 0.44% (Agencies)

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Published on Mar 03, 2022 01:19 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC to refurbish 105 BEST bus stops in suburbs

In a bid to ease the walkability of pedestrians and improve the existing street infrastructure in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to refurbish and install new bus shelters at 105 different locations in the suburban belt of Mumbai

The new shelters will have movable metal benches clamped on the footpath. (HT)

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Updated on Feb 28, 2022 12:50 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Passengers face inconvenience as local train services affected due to power outage

City’s lifeline, the suburban railways on Sunday came to a standstill after power outage due to massive voltage fluctuations in the grid supplying power

Huge crowds seen at Dadar Station in the morning as Western Railway services were affected due to a power failure between 9:50 am to 10:53am. The services were partially restored by 10.53am on Sunday. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

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Published on Feb 28, 2022 12:35 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya

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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is set to breathe life back into the city’s Sion Talao (Lake) with the rejuvenation and beautification of the centuries-old lake

A latest sero-survey conducted among the drivers and conductors attached with BEST has revealed that 100% of the frontline workers have developed antibodies against Covid

As part of the plan, the BMC will be placing these tubs on various footpaths and public open spaces, likewise to the existing tree basins that we see on the footpaths

n the circular, the BMC also stated that any shops or establishments that sell or supply alcohol or liquor should not be named after an eminent personality or forts of Maharashtra and in terms of violation of rules, the owner of these establishments will be prosecuted

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a show cause notice to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mohit Kamboj for illegal alterations within the premises of the building

The incident, which took place during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, was captured on CCTV

Senior BMC officials said that this survey is a pre-emptive measure to identify the decaying parts of the trees and prune them as per requirement to minimise damage during monsoon

Mumbai: Even though the Covid-19 cases have dropped significantly across the state, teenagers living in the rural areas have responded better to the vaccination drives than those living in the urban pockets

In an attempt to beautify the streets of Mumbai and save electricity, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to set up solar power electric poles

Property tax is one of the primary sources of revenue for BMC and the civic body had ramped up its collection drive this year due to the cash crunch caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

All the statutory committees like the standing committee, improvements committee, works committee and health committee were dissolved

Till the afternoon of March 29, the BMC officials recovered ₹5,108 crore (94.5%) of the ₹5,400 target that the civic body had set up last year.

Mumbai: After giving Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) two days to clear the property tax dues last week, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials on Monday said a final decision on the same will be taken up soon

The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) officials informed that the fire started on the third floor of the Vitthal Niwas Building around 12.15 pm

Senior civic officials have attributed the surge in tax recovery to the aggressive action the BMC has taken against defaulters

Senior officials of the BMC said that there are 3,50,000-4,00,000 children in Mumbai that are eligible for the vaccine and will benefit from the vaccination drive

Since the past five years, flooding during monsoon has become a regular phenomenon in these areas, which has also led to disruption of railway movement

The city’s new police commissioner, Sanjay Pandey, after taking charge has launched an aggressive campaign for de-cluttering public spaces in Mumbai.

In an attempt to reduce the impact of carbon emission, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to install air purifiers in all the major traffic intersections of Mumbai

These QMCs will also monitor whether the clauses cited in the tenders are being followed by the contractors

According to BMC data, MMOPL owes ₹300.76 crore worth of property tax including penalties to the BMC since 2013, out of which ₹220.30 crore are to be paid to K/W ward and ₹80.46 crores are to be paid to K/E ward.

Mumbai: The heritage cell of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will restore over 130-year-old four unique religious structures inside Acworth Municipal Hospital for Leprosy in Wadala in a bid to protect and maintain the historical significance

As many as 356 proposals were tabled for clearance on Monday which also included 95 proposals that were held during the last standing committee meeting on March 2.

The sister city square will have various tourist attractions for domestic and international tourists

The fire was reported around 7:56 pm on Friday and was doused by the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) at 4:56 am on Saturday after a nine-hour long firefighting operation.

In the latest survey, 376 samples were collected through random sampling, of which 237 were from areas under the BMC.

Suresh Kakani, additional municipal commissioner and incharge of public health in BMC said, “Mumbai will follow the same directions for relaxations that has been issued by the state government

In a bid to ease the walkability of pedestrians and improve the existing street infrastructure in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to refurbish and install new bus shelters at 105 different locations in the suburban belt of Mumbai

City’s lifeline, the suburban railways on Sunday came to a standstill after power outage due to massive voltage fluctuations in the grid supplying power

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