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BMC to award ₹22 cr contract for the construction of Malabar Hill treetop walkway

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to award a ₹22 crores contract to a private contractor for the construction of a 700-metre-long treetop walkway at Malabar Hill in South Mumbai.

BMC to award <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>22 cr contract for the construction of Malabar Hill treetop walkway

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Published on Dec 28, 2021 12:50 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC plans makeover of footpaths in heritage precincts of South Mumbai

MUMBAI In a welcome move, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to beautify the footpaths in a few heritage precinct areas in south Mumbai and make them pedestrian-friendly

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Published on Dec 26, 2021 11:11 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC to arrange vaccination drive, testing camps at film sets

In the wake of several Bollywood celebrities testing positive, BMC has said that it will arrange special testing drives and vaccination camps at the outdoor shooting locations in Mumbai.

The BMC may arrange camps in shooting locations at studios or in the film city at the earliest to inoculate the crew members present as many have international travel history. (Vijay Bate)

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Published on Dec 17, 2021 10:18 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC unseals Bollywood star buildings

BMC on Wednesday unsealed four Bandra buildings in which Bollywood stars and their families reside, following 108 negative RT-PCR reports of high-risk contacts of Covid-19-positive patients

BMC on Wednesday unsealed four Bandra buildings in which Bollywood stars and their families reside. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Dec 16, 2021 12:13 AM IST

ByMehul Thakkar and Pratip Acharya

Omicron positive Tanzania returnee tests negative

A 40-years old Dharavi resident, who was found Omicron positive after returning from Tanzania on December 10 was tested negative on Monday morning.

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Published on Dec 14, 2021 12:30 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC to set up helpline for waste segregation complaints

The BMC has been appealing to housing societies and various residential associations do their own waste segregation

Earlier this year, the BMC had also announced various tax rebates for the residential associations that would segregate and compost their own waste. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Dec 12, 2021 11:52 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC to re-invite fresh tender for Malad STP

Earlier in 2020, the BMC had floated tenders for awarding contracts to upgrade and construct new STPs at Worli, Dharavi, Bandra, Versova, Malad and Bhandup

The Malad STP will be constructed on 35 hectares of marshy land with mangrove patches. (HT File)

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Published on Dec 12, 2021 11:22 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Amid Omicron concerns, test positivity rate stays below 1% in Mumbai

Although Mumbai has recorded five positive Omicron cases in the past week, the overall positivity rate is below 1%, with the daily caseload for Covid cases steady at less than 300 for the four weeks

Although the city reported five cases, BMC said that the situation is under control. (Satish Bate)

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Published on Dec 12, 2021 08:57 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Maharashtra registers seven new Omicron cases, 3 from Mumbai

The 25-year-old returned to Mumbai from London on December 1, while the 37 and 48-year-old patients returned to Mumbai from South Africa and Tanzania, respectively, on December 4. All three patients are admitted at Seven Hills Hospital in Marol area of Andheri.

Maharashtra on Friday added 695 fresh Covid-19 infections, pushing the state’s tally to 6,642,372. It reported 12 deaths, taking the death toll to 141,223. Mumbai added 194 new Covid-19 infections, and added one fatality. (PTI PHOTO.)

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Published on Dec 11, 2021 12:31 AM IST

BySwapnil Rawal and Pratip Acharya

Seven new cases in state, tally at 17

Mumbai Maharashtra on Friday detected seven new Covid-19 cases with Omicron variant, pushing the state’s total to 17

remaining four cases are from Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune district. (Bhushan Koyande)

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Updated on Dec 10, 2021 10:12 PM IST

BySwapnil Rawal, Pratip Acharya and Eeshanpriya MS

Nearly 95K devotees throng Chaitya Bhoomi despite Omicron scare

In wake of the Omicron scare, BMC had asked people to attend the online event and not physically visit Chaitya Bhoomi

Health camps were set up at Chaitya Bhoomi for the devotees who visited the site (Praful Gangurde)

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Updated on Dec 06, 2021 11:30 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Mumbai fire brigade to train sr citizens and homemakers with fire-safety skills

From January 2022, the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) will begin an awareness drive in a phased manner to arm senior citizens and homemakers with basic firefighting skills

The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) will begin an awareness drive in a phased manner to arm senior citizens and homemakers with basic firefighting skills. (HT File)

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Published on Dec 05, 2021 08:34 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

4-month-old’s death in BDD Chawl blaze: 2 doctors, a nurse suspended for negligence

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday suspended two doctors and one nurse from BYL Nair Hospital for medical negligence in case of death of a four-month-old infant, who had suffered burn injuries in an incident of cooking gas cylinder explosion at BDD Chawl, Worli, on November 30

Two doctors and one nurse from BYL Nair Hospital were suspended for medical negligence in case of death of a four-month-old infant, who had suffered burn injuries in an incident of cooking gas cylinder explosion at BDD Chawl (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Dec 03, 2021 05:46 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya, Mumbai

BMC proposal: 24 SUVs for ₹2.83 crore

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to shell out ₹2

BMC is set to shell out <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2.83 crore to acquire 24 Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV) for each of the 24 assistant municipal commissioners (Ward Officers) in charge of the 24 administrative wards in Mumbai (HT File)

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Updated on Dec 02, 2021 09:57 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC formulates a development plan for MHADA layouts in western suburbs

BMC has drawn up a plan to improve basic amenities like water supply, building roads among others in areas of western suburbs, developed by MHADA

MHADA layouts in the western suburbs will get a new development plan by the BMC soon. (HT Photo)

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Published on Dec 01, 2021 09:07 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC to set up first fire station in Borivli East

In the wake of rising fire incidents in Mumbai, BMC will soon set up a first fire station in Borivli East

Borivli East, which is one of the densely populated areas will soon get its first fire station by the BMC. (HT file)

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Published on Dec 01, 2021 06:38 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Portion of 400-year-old church to make way for road-widening project

The portion of 400-year-old St. Anthony’s Church, popularly known as Malvani Church among the locals is set to make way for a road widening project of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

The portion of 400-year-old St. Anthony’s Church, popularly known as Malvani Church among the locals is set to make way for a BMC road widening project.

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Updated on Nov 28, 2021 09:31 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya, Mumbai

For the first time, BMC to appoint private agency to maintain heritage structures

For the first time, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to hand over the maintenance of heritage structures in the city to a private agency

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Published on Nov 26, 2021 11:03 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya, Mumbai

LED lights to illuminate Cuffe Parade footpaths soon

A ray of hope for the residents of Cuffe Parade, apprehensive to walk at night- as Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) along with the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking will soon set up a unique LED lighting system in the stretch, which will illuminate pavements and the road

As many as 41 street light poles have been installed in Cuffe Parade which will illuminate the footpaths and pavements. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Nov 24, 2021 10:10 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

1,500 illegal structures demolished in 4 months in Malad: BMC

In a bid to curb the increasing illegal structures, the P North ward of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has demolished over 1,500 illegal structures in the past four months

The P/N ward is the largest municipal ward, in terms of geographical area, which covers the Malad, Gorai and Marve areas of the western suburbs.To curb the increasing illegal structures, the P North ward of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has demolished over 1,500 illegal structures in the past four months. (HT/ Representational photo)

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Published on Nov 24, 2021 07:30 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya, Mumbai

BMC to table ₹15 crore tender for maintaining penguin pen at Byculla Zoo

The BMC is all set to table a proposal worth ₹15.26 crore for the maintenance and upkeep of the penguin pen in the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan (Byculla Zoo) during the upcoming civic standing committee meeting on Wednesday

The civic officials say that the cost mentioned in the new tender by the BMC will cover all the necessary expenses of the penguins like veterinary charges, fodder expenses and life support system, along with the maintenance and upkeep of the penguin pen at the Byculla Zoo. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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Published on Nov 22, 2021 10:22 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

Mumbai Fire Brigade slaps notice to 90 residential buildings for flouting fire safety norms

As a preemptive measure to curb rising cases of fire incidents in the city, the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) has sent notices to as many as 90 residential buildings across 24 administrative wards of Mumbai civic body

In the wake of several fire incidents in Mumbai, the Mumbai Fire Brigade sends notice to 90 residential buildings for flouting fire safety norms. (Pratik Chorge/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Nov 22, 2021 09:32 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

BMC: May take call on shutting few Covid facilities post December

The civic body has said that it will wait till December to take a final call on shutting a few Covid-19 isolation facilities and treatment centres

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has said that it will wait till the December to take a final call on shutting a few Covid-19 isolation facilities and treatment centres in Mumbai.

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Updated on Nov 22, 2021 12:46 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya, Mumbai

50% of fines collected from Mumbaiites for not wearing masks to go for civic works: BMC

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will utilise half of the ₹64.11 crore collected from penalising 3.1 million people for not wearing a mask on development works and health services, among others

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will utilise half of the <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>64.11 crore collected from penalising 3.1 million people for not wearing a mask on development works and health services, among others (HT FILE)

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Updated on Nov 22, 2021 12:43 AM IST

ByPratip Acharya, Mumbai

Nepean Sea Road residents to get wide footpath after 12 years

The Nepean Sea Road footpath project is expected to cost ₹3 crore and the construction work is expected to start by the end of November and will finish by February 2022

A blueprint of the proposed Nepean Sea Road footpath project. (BMC)

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Updated on Nov 20, 2021 07:43 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya

2 hurt in Vile Parle mall blaze; structure had defunct firefighting system, says MFB

According to the shop owners and elected public representatives, this is the third blaze that took place in the Vile Parle mall in the past six years

Around four-and-a-half hours later, firefighters managed to douse the blaze that broke out at Prime Mall, Irla in Vile Parle (West), on Friday. (Vijay Bate/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Nov 19, 2021 10:05 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya, Mumbai

BMC shortlists contractors that BJP has accused of rigging tenders

In a fresh controversy, the bidders shortlisted for a tender floated by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) turned out to be the same who the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – which is in the opposition – has named as the cartel of contractors that has been favoured by the ruling Shiv Sena.

The bidders shortlisted for a tender floated by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) turned out to be the same who the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – which is in the opposition – has named as the cartel of contractors that has been favoured by the ruling Shiv Sena. (HT Photo)

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Published on Nov 18, 2021 11:45 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya, Mumbai

BMC vaccinates 8,678 bedridden patients at home

Since July, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has vaccinated 8,672 bedridden patients in the city, of whom 3,918 are fully inoculated till November 17

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Updated on Nov 17, 2021 11:28 PM IST

ByPratip Acharya, Mumbai

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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to award a ₹22 crores contract to a private contractor for the construction of a 700-metre-long treetop walkway at Malabar Hill in South Mumbai.

MUMBAI In a welcome move, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to beautify the footpaths in a few heritage precinct areas in south Mumbai and make them pedestrian-friendly

In the wake of several Bollywood celebrities testing positive, BMC has said that it will arrange special testing drives and vaccination camps at the outdoor shooting locations in Mumbai.

BMC on Wednesday unsealed four Bandra buildings in which Bollywood stars and their families reside, following 108 negative RT-PCR reports of high-risk contacts of Covid-19-positive patients

A 40-years old Dharavi resident, who was found Omicron positive after returning from Tanzania on December 10 was tested negative on Monday morning.

The BMC has been appealing to housing societies and various residential associations do their own waste segregation

Earlier in 2020, the BMC had floated tenders for awarding contracts to upgrade and construct new STPs at Worli, Dharavi, Bandra, Versova, Malad and Bhandup

Although Mumbai has recorded five positive Omicron cases in the past week, the overall positivity rate is below 1%, with the daily caseload for Covid cases steady at less than 300 for the four weeks

The 25-year-old returned to Mumbai from London on December 1, while the 37 and 48-year-old patients returned to Mumbai from South Africa and Tanzania, respectively, on December 4. All three patients are admitted at Seven Hills Hospital in Marol area of Andheri.

Mumbai Maharashtra on Friday detected seven new Covid-19 cases with Omicron variant, pushing the state’s total to 17

In wake of the Omicron scare, BMC had asked people to attend the online event and not physically visit Chaitya Bhoomi

From January 2022, the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) will begin an awareness drive in a phased manner to arm senior citizens and homemakers with basic firefighting skills

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday suspended two doctors and one nurse from BYL Nair Hospital for medical negligence in case of death of a four-month-old infant, who had suffered burn injuries in an incident of cooking gas cylinder explosion at BDD Chawl, Worli, on November 30

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to shell out ₹2

BMC has drawn up a plan to improve basic amenities like water supply, building roads among others in areas of western suburbs, developed by MHADA

In the wake of rising fire incidents in Mumbai, BMC will soon set up a first fire station in Borivli East

The portion of 400-year-old St. Anthony’s Church, popularly known as Malvani Church among the locals is set to make way for a road widening project of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

For the first time, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to hand over the maintenance of heritage structures in the city to a private agency

In a bid to curb the increasing illegal structures, the P North ward of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has demolished over 1,500 illegal structures in the past four months

The BMC is all set to table a proposal worth ₹15.26 crore for the maintenance and upkeep of the penguin pen in the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan (Byculla Zoo) during the upcoming civic standing committee meeting on Wednesday

As a preemptive measure to curb rising cases of fire incidents in the city, the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) has sent notices to as many as 90 residential buildings across 24 administrative wards of Mumbai civic body

The civic body has said that it will wait till December to take a final call on shutting a few Covid-19 isolation facilities and treatment centres

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will utilise half of the ₹64.11 crore collected from penalising 3.1 million people for not wearing a mask on development works and health services, among others

The Nepean Sea Road footpath project is expected to cost ₹3 crore and the construction work is expected to start by the end of November and will finish by February 2022

According to the shop owners and elected public representatives, this is the third blaze that took place in the Vile Parle mall in the past six years

Since July, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has vaccinated 8,672 bedridden patients in the city, of whom 3,918 are fully inoculated till November 17

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