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NCC wins ₹1,300 crore tender for SoBo road concretisation

NCC Ltd wins ₹1,300 crore tender to concretise 215 roads in Mumbai's island city. Delays expected due to monsoon and state election code of conduct.

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Updated on May 24, 2024 08:08 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga

Only 15 percent of BMC budget allocated for wards, finds Praja-TISS report

Only 15% of the budgetary provision for 2023-24 has been allocated at the ward level in Mumbai, with the remaining 85% retained for major works. Wards in the island city have received more funding for civic amenities compared to suburban areas, according to a report by Praja Foundation and Tata Institute of Social Sciences. The report suggests introducing participatory budgeting at the ward level and allocating a proportion of the BMC revenue expenditure to each administrative ward based on economic, geographic, and population data.

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Updated on Dec 15, 2023 07:42 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga

Traffic cops identify 13 bottlenecks in the city

One of the key bottlenecks on the Western Express Highway (WEH), listed by the department is at Akurli, in Kandivali. Three of the four north-bound lanes in Akurli have been shut down to facilitate the widening of the Akurli vehicular subway by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority. The result – a 20-minute journey from Andheri to Akurli, which is around 10 kilometers, takes 80 minutes on most days during peak hours

Apart from infra projects, some of the bottlenecks are perennial – the Lucky Junction on SV Road, Bandra West, is one. (Vijay Bate/HT Photo))

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Published on Sep 21, 2023 01:02 AM IST

ByJeet Mashru, Megha Sood

Mahim Causeway to be widened from 6 lanes to 10 lanes

Mumbai commuters will face a difficult journey between the city and suburbs for the next 36 months as a key bridge is taken down for renovation. The bridge over River Mithi, part of Mahim Causeway, will be replaced with a wider and longer path. The bridge is a critical junction connecting Mahim with SV Road and is used by office workers and those travelling to the airport. The renovation is necessary as the bridge is almost 60 years old, and the work will be carried out in phases over the next three years.

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Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:45 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Life and times in the ‘Republic’ of Andheri

It has become de rigueur to see some of them to swap their personal vehicles with public transport to reach their destinations on time. A few months ago, tired of a two-hour drive from her home in Juhu to Mira Road, Hema Malini surprised her commuters when she took the metro on her way back and reached her destination in half an hour

Traffic snarls are a constant on S V Road, due to hawkers’ menace outside Andheri west station. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jul 23, 2023 12:59 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga, Satish Nandgaonkar, Jeet Mashru, Yogesh Naik

Consumer activists oppose increase in power tariff

The hike was allowed owing to the shortfall in revenue due to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic, rise in the transmission charges and fuel cost.

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Updated on Apr 02, 2023 05:47 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Bhakts to miss Bappa this year

The cherished season of festivity will be an extremely low-key affair this year

Mumbai’s famous Lalbaugcha Raja(PHOTO:Satish Bate/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 02, 2020 11:56 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByNavneet Vyasan and Nishad Neelambaran

‘62% of eastern waterfront to be open for Mumbaiites’

Sixty-two per cent of the Mumbai’s eastern waterfront will be open for public, said Dr Bimal Patel, director of HCP Design, which has designed the revamp of the eastern waterfront between Colaba and Wadala. On Friday, Patel addressed students at a public lecture on the redevelopment of the city’s eastern waterfront.

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Updated on Feb 29, 2020 12:49 AM IST

ByTanushree Venkatraman, Mumbai

Maharashtra polls: Booth preps on; facilities for elderly and sensitive spots

Also, additional 100 auxiliary polling stations will be set up in suburban constituencies that saw high voting percentage during the general elections.

Taking note of the problems caused to senior citizens along with the differently abled during voting for the Lok Sabha polls, 1,506 of the 1,973 polling booths in the western and eastern suburbs have been shifted to the ground floor.(PTI)

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Updated on Sep 28, 2019 03:22 AM IST

Mumbai | ByMehul Thakkar, Mumbai

Oh Bombay! Give Rusty a break

The author’s visits to the island city were not always memorable. Here’s why

Author Ruskin Bond at Horniman Circle in Mumbai(HT photo by Santosh Harhare)

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Updated on Sep 24, 2019 06:30 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNavneet Vyasan

Mumbaiwale: Family A-Fair

The Raphaels, who live smack in the middle of the action, recall the Bandra Fairs gone by

Our Lady on the Mount, whose eight-day birthday celebrations form the heart of the fair, has attracted crowds since 1570.(Ht FILE)

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Updated on Sep 14, 2019 06:49 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByRachel Lopez

BMC’s ₹177 Cr concrete solution to city’s potholes and bad roads

While concrete roads are often meant to last at least 30-40 years, they are damaged owing to various factors. The official said a contractor is liable for the road during the defect liability period (DLP), but his responsibility ends if the road has to be dug up for any work.

The roads, mostly in Grant Road, Worli, Byculla and Sion, have been picked as they have potholes and bad patches in excess.(HT image)

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Updated on Sep 12, 2019 01:07 AM IST

Mumbai | BySteffy Thevar

BMC shut Reay Road bridge for 4 days

The bridge runs above the harbour railway line, Barristernath Pai road, and a Mumbai Port Trust road. The bridge connects the east and west side of Reay Road station.

The Byculla police have booked the truck driver, Prithviraj Jadhav, 30, for rash driving.(HT image)

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Updated on Sep 12, 2019 01:03 AM IST

Mumbai | ByEeshanpriya MS

nHeavy rains inundate Mumbai; average September rainfall exceeded in 4 days

Heavy rain pounded Mumbai on Wednesday, bringing the city to a halt. Train services were affected while streets were waterlogged, leading to traffic jams. In just 4 days, rainfall received by Mumbai exceeded the average rainfall for the entire month of September.

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Updated on Jun 26, 2020 01:49 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHindustan Times

My Mumbai, My Muse

It’s vibrant, it’s stark, it’s full of struggles and it’s the city of dreams. Through the lens of these four, Mumbai in its many hues, is all this and more

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Updated on Aug 26, 2019 04:51 PM IST

Mumbai | BySanskrita Bharadwaj

Travel: Hungry in Hong Kong

If the best holidays are about food, this island city is a treat for your taste buds

Tim Ho Wan is one of the cheapest restaurants to get a Michelin star(Shutterstock)

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Updated on Aug 24, 2019 11:30 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySunetra Choudhury

Rs113-cr plan to install bollards on Mumbai’s footpaths

The civic body has invited tenders for 36 months, excluding the monsoon.

According to the tender, three separate contracts of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>37.75 crore have been invited for the island city, western suburbs and eastern suburbs to provide and install the glass railings.(HT image)

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Updated on Aug 21, 2019 05:52 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | BySteffy Thevar

The challenge of rebuilding this crumbling city

The Kesarbai building collapse has highlighted the long-pending problem of redevelopment of old, dilapidated buildings, especially in the island city.

The building collapse in Dongri killed 13 people.(HT FILE)

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Published on Jul 23, 2019 01:12 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByShailesh Gaikwad, Mumbai

Black-and-yellow taxis far behind in the race against app-based cabs in south Mumbai

Number drops to 44,566 in 2018-19 from 57,810 in 2016-17; tourist taxis rise to 74,911 in 2018-19, from 60,752 in 2017

Decades ago, the city had 63,000 black-and-yellow taxis.(HT FILE)

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Published on Jul 01, 2019 12:44 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByKailash Korde, Mumbai

Mumbai’s first 250-m test track functional at Tardeo RTO

Around 4 lakh commercial vehicles registered at the Tardeo RTO, will undergo testing at the new track

The test track at Tardeo is already being used for brake tests.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 17, 2019 12:05 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByKailash Korde, Mumbai

HT monsoon audit: Tree falls, open manholes, bad footpaths continue to pose a challenge in Mumbai

Ahead of this monsoon, the HT audit found little evidence that things had changed for the better for pedestrians

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Published on Jun 07, 2019 08:15 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySteffy Thevar, Mumbai

MHADA declares 14,207 South Mumbai buildings dilapidated, but tenants unwilling to shift

Anand Jetha (name changed), 64, who has seen three generations of his family live in a 100 square-feet house in Kamathipura 4th lane, said shifting to a transit accommodation was not an option.

MHADA’s list figures buildings which are in dilapidated condition and hence pose danger to the residents.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 06, 2019 08:25 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByNaresh Kamath

South Mumbai has 23 ‘extremely dangerous’ buildings

The number of such buildings identified by Mhada has risen significantly this year. In 2018, the authority had declared seven structures as “extremely dangerous”; in 2017 and 2016, it was nine and 11 buildings.

The residents, however, are wary of vacating the buildings out of fear that they may not be able to move back to south Mumbai, and also that the transit camps are located in Gorai.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 05, 2019 08:27 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByHT Correspondent

‘Completed 87% desilting in major nullahs’: BMC

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, which submitted its progress report to BMC chief Praveen Pardeshi, has also claimed it has finished 86.68% of its desilting work on the Mithi river.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday claimed it is ready to handle this year’s monsoon as it has desilted nearly 87% of the city’s major nullahs and 82% of the city’s minor nullahs as part of its pre-monsoon work.(Hindustan Times)

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Published on May 29, 2019 01:42 AM IST

Mumbai | ByHT Correspondent

Current affairs: With rise in heat, comes greater demand for power

Distribution firms report 11%-17% rise in past few days, expect it to soar further

In May 2018, the demand by the end of the month was around 910MW(HTPhotos)

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Published on May 18, 2019 05:46 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByTanushree Venkatraman

Spatial 26: 2 years on, civic body is yet to take over all open spaces in Mumbai

In 2016, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said all open spaces taken up by private entities will be reclaimed. Despite this, the BMC is yet to re-acquire all open spaces, some of which are maintained by political bigwigs.

Apart from this, Amarsons Garden and Priyadarshani Park in the island city have also not been reclaimed.(HT Photo)

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Published on May 15, 2019 05:55 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByHT Correspondent

CelebsPick: 5 indie films to watch this summer!

Filmmakers recommend their favourite underrated movies that you must not miss

A list of independent films compiled by some of our favourite filmmakers !

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Updated on May 11, 2019 07:03 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySamreen Tungekar

Mass leave of Mumbai civic engineers slows down repairs on 250 bridges

42 officials won’t attend work for 2 weeks, protesting arrest of retired chief engineer in CSMT bridge collapse case

A BMC engineers’ union meeting in Parel on Thursday.(Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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Updated on May 10, 2019 08:10 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByEeshanpriya MS

Need 4,200 vehicles for regional transport: Collectors

As more than 2,000 black-and-yellow cabs will go off roads, passengers might face some difficulty getting cabs on Sunday, although there is a holiday on the polling day.

The suburban district collector has asked for 2,985 vehicles, including 1,466 taxis, 1,434 buses, and 85 trucks.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 23, 2019 06:21 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByKailash Korde

In one year, Mumbai sees 3 lakh new vehicles added to its roads

Compared to last year, 14,010 more vehicles were on the roads, which means the city witnessed vehicle growth of 4.9%

Experts said the rapid vehicle growth in the city reflected the lacunae in public transport systems and focus on car-centric infrastructure.(Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 09, 2019 08:13 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByKailash Korde, Mumbai

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NCC Ltd wins ₹1,300 crore tender to concretise 215 roads in Mumbai's island city. Delays expected due to monsoon and state election code of conduct.

The hike was allowed owing to the shortfall in revenue due to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic, rise in the transmission charges and fuel cost.

The cherished season of festivity will be an extremely low-key affair this year

Also, additional 100 auxiliary polling stations will be set up in suburban constituencies that saw high voting percentage during the general elections.

The author’s visits to the island city were not always memorable. Here’s why

The Raphaels, who live smack in the middle of the action, recall the Bandra Fairs gone by

While concrete roads are often meant to last at least 30-40 years, they are damaged owing to various factors. The official said a contractor is liable for the road during the defect liability period (DLP), but his responsibility ends if the road has to be dug up for any work.

The bridge runs above the harbour railway line, Barristernath Pai road, and a Mumbai Port Trust road. The bridge connects the east and west side of Reay Road station.

Heavy rain pounded Mumbai on Wednesday, bringing the city to a halt. Train services were affected while streets were waterlogged, leading to traffic jams. In just 4 days, rainfall received by Mumbai exceeded the average rainfall for the entire month of September.

It’s vibrant, it’s stark, it’s full of struggles and it’s the city of dreams. Through the lens of these four, Mumbai in its many hues, is all this and more

If the best holidays are about food, this island city is a treat for your taste buds

The civic body has invited tenders for 36 months, excluding the monsoon.

The Kesarbai building collapse has highlighted the long-pending problem of redevelopment of old, dilapidated buildings, especially in the island city.

Number drops to 44,566 in 2018-19 from 57,810 in 2016-17; tourist taxis rise to 74,911 in 2018-19, from 60,752 in 2017

Around 4 lakh commercial vehicles registered at the Tardeo RTO, will undergo testing at the new track

Ahead of this monsoon, the HT audit found little evidence that things had changed for the better for pedestrians

Anand Jetha (name changed), 64, who has seen three generations of his family live in a 100 square-feet house in Kamathipura 4th lane, said shifting to a transit accommodation was not an option.

The number of such buildings identified by Mhada has risen significantly this year. In 2018, the authority had declared seven structures as “extremely dangerous”; in 2017 and 2016, it was nine and 11 buildings.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, which submitted its progress report to BMC chief Praveen Pardeshi, has also claimed it has finished 86.68% of its desilting work on the Mithi river.

Distribution firms report 11%-17% rise in past few days, expect it to soar further

In 2016, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said all open spaces taken up by private entities will be reclaimed. Despite this, the BMC is yet to re-acquire all open spaces, some of which are maintained by political bigwigs.

Filmmakers recommend their favourite underrated movies that you must not miss

42 officials won’t attend work for 2 weeks, protesting arrest of retired chief engineer in CSMT bridge collapse case

As more than 2,000 black-and-yellow cabs will go off roads, passengers might face some difficulty getting cabs on Sunday, although there is a holiday on the polling day.

Compared to last year, 14,010 more vehicles were on the roads, which means the city witnessed vehicle growth of 4.9%

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