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Exclusive| Vedang Raina says the young generation are the changemakers

In an exclusive shoot with us as he went for a beach clean up in Mumbai, Vedang Raina talks about his passion for the environment and the role of Gen-Z in it

Vedang Raina at Mahim beach cleanup(Photo: Raju Shinde/HT)

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Published on Apr 27, 2025 11:02 AM IST

ByAkash Bhatnagar

334 WR services to be cancelled on 2 nights

As per the break-up of the cancellations, 132 services will be affected on April 11-12 and 202 services on April 12-13

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Published on Apr 10, 2025 08:24 AM IST

ByShashank Rao

Janak Daftari returns to the Mithi, one last time

Janak Daftari, a river revivalist, was honored as family immersed his ashes in Powai Lake, reflecting his lifelong dedication to the Mithi River.

Janak Daftari’s ashes were immersed in the waters of the river he fought so hard to save. HT Photo

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Published on Mar 04, 2025 08:52 AM IST

BySabah Virani

Historical rail bridge to be dismantled to pave way for concrete girder

Bridge number 20 over Mithi river in Bandra, which has been holding the rail tracks together since 1888, will be replaced by a cement concrete girder

The bridge is a key link between the city and stations like CSMT. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 21, 2024 09:12 AM IST

ByShashank Rao

8,000 sq metre area freed for Mithi river widening

BMC demolishes 149 structures along Mithi River in Kurla, freeing up 8,000 sqm for widening project. Compensations and alternative accommodations to be provided.

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Updated on May 26, 2024 06:48 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Green Tribunal orders panel to execute clearing of Aarey debris

This latest development comes after a previous order, dated July 7, 2023, directed the BMC to clear the debris in Aarey, but was not followed through

NGT orders panel to execute clearing of Aarey debris

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Updated on Apr 18, 2024 09:05 AM IST

BySabah Virani

Over 50% of silt removed from Mithi for monsoon

Over 54% of pre-monsoon desilting target achieved in Mumbai's Mithi river, with 1,17,970 metric tons of silt removed. Operations ongoing for rainy season prep.

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Updated on Apr 10, 2024 08:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

State orders SIT probe into irregularities in desilting and widening of Mithi river

The state government will set up an SIT to probe alleged irregularities in the expenditure of ?1,160 crore on the Mithi river desilting project. The move is seen as an attempt to target Uddhav Thackeray and the Shiv Sena. An MLC from the BJP claimed that despite the large amount of money spent, the project remains incomplete. The Shiv Sena responded by sarcastically suggesting that the government should investigate and raid those involved in corruption. The industries minister announced the SIT inquiry and assured the relocation of affected residents.

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Updated on Jul 26, 2023 12:38 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai

Clear waste dumpsite from Mithi’s bank within two weeks: NGT to BMC

The National Green Tribunal has ordered the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to clear a construction waste dumpsite on the bank of the Mithi River in Mumbai within two weeks. The dumpsite contains four lakh metric tonnes of waste and is leaching pollutants into the river. The BMC has requested an additional four weeks to comply with the order.

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Updated on Jul 22, 2023 01:01 AM IST

ByPrayag Arora-Desai

NGT seeks inquiry into debris dumping near Mithi river

The NGT direction came in response to a petition by city-based NGO Vanashakti, which has been drawing attention to the issue for several months. Several hundred truckloads of debris have been discarded on the river’s bank, creating a wall over 70 feet in height

Construction debris accumulated on the bank of the Mithi river. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 05, 2023 12:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Accused threw two mobile phones, 4 SIMs used in crime into Mithi river: Police

Chargesheet stated that trio of Paul, a Malad-based baker, and his associates, framed Pereira by planting drugs and handed them over while leaving for Sharjah.

Mumbai, India - April 24, 2023: The crime branch on Monday arrested a Borivali resident Anthony Paul and detained his associate Rajesh Babhote alias Ravi for allegedly framing a 27-year-old actor Chrisann Pereira (in pic) into becoming a drug mule. The actor worked in some of the noted films like Sadak-2 and Batla House. Chrisann was given the trophy before boarding the flight. (HT Photo) (Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Jun 22, 2023 06:38 PM IST

ByManish Pathak

BMC to install 27 floodgates along Mithi river

The work will begin from the river stretch at Kurla’s CST Road bridge to Mahim Causeway, including the Vakola leg of the river, and includes the construction of a sewer line, a retaining wall and service roads

Mumbai, India - May 18, 2023: State of Maharashtra Hon. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde along with Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner and Administrator Iqbal Singh Chahal inspecting the desilting works of Mithi River at BKC in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, May 18, 2023. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Updated on May 23, 2023 12:53 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga

No pedestrian bridge, first clean Mithi river: Union environment ministry

The Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) has turned down the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s (MMRDA) proposal seeking to build India’s longest suspension bridge for pedestrians across the Mithi River, citing a highly degraded condition of the water body

The <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>116-crore bridge is proposed to connect Bandra-Kurla Complex with Sion-Dharavi via Mahim Nature Park, significantly reducing travel time. It will have the capacity to accommodate around 1,000 commuters at any given time. (HT Photo)

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Updated on May 05, 2023 12:33 AM IST

ByPrayag Arora-Desai

Dharavi murder: Father was on call with girlfriend while strangulating 2-year-old son

The police said after the boy’s body was found in mangroves near Mithi river, the woman visited the spot to find out if her name was being mentioned by police and people, and to possibly apprise the accused of the situation, said the police.

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Updated on Apr 22, 2023 11:27 PM IST

ByVinay Dalvi

Murder in Mahim: Girlfriend held for instigating man to kill 2-yr-old son

The police said Rehmat strangulated his son, wrapped the body in a polythene sheet and tried to throw it in Mithi river. However, the body hit a cable and fell on a rock. If it had fallen in the river, it would have flown away and Rehmat’s plan of claiming his son as missing could have succeeded.

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Updated on Apr 21, 2023 12:30 AM IST

ByVinay Dalvi

Man kills 2-yr-old son to fulfill girlfriend’s condition to marry

The police said that the accused, Rehmat Ali Shaukat Ali Ansari, 22, had strangulated his son in Hyatt Compound in Mahim, wrapped the body in a plastic sheet and dumped it in mangroves nearby. His 20-year-old girlfriend had agreed to marry him only if he got rid of his wife and son.

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Updated on Apr 20, 2023 12:27 AM IST

ByVinay Dalvi

IIT-B to deploy urban flood monitoring system in city this monsoon

To this end, at least nine ‘reflection-based flood sensors’ will be installed at key locations in the city, such as Bandra-Kurla Complex and Hiranandani Complex in Powai, to collect empirical data on waterlogging. Based on the success of the project in its first year, the network of sensors can be expanded to include dozens more across Mumbai

Mumbai, India - July 13, 2022: Vehicles wade through waterlogged street after heavy rain at Gandhi Market, Sion, in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. (Photo by Pratik Chorge/Hindustan Times) (Pratik Chorge/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Apr 09, 2023 12:17 AM IST

ByPrayag Arora-Desai

Antilia security scare: Number plates recovered from Mithi of stolen vehicle

The identical vehicle number plates recovered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from Mithi river in Mumbai on Sunday in connection with the Antilia security scare case belonged to a stolen vehicle owned by a state government servant

A diver fishes out a number plate from the Mithi river in Mumbai on Sunday.(ANI)

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Updated on Mar 30, 2021 05:21 AM IST

ByNeeraj Chauhan and Manish K Pathak, New Delhi/mumbai

BMC to prepare master plan to create tourism facilities around Mithi river

Officials said creating tourism facilities around the river is part of the plan to rejuvenate it

Mithi river cleaning drive in Mumbaion April 29, 2020.(Vijayanand Gupta/HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 25, 2020 01:18 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByMehul R Thakkar

230 mm rainfall recorded in Mumbai in 10 hours, more rain in next 3 hours

The Commissioner also said that over 163 pumps were being used to ease the inundation in different parts of the city.

After heavy rain in Thane, water logging at Vrundavan society.(Photo by Praful Gangurde)

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Published on Aug 04, 2020 01:57 PM IST

Mumbai | ByAsian News International| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi

Civic body finds 7 plots to create 8,140 PAP homes

With housing units at Mahul ruled out after the Bombay high court (HC) order, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has identified seven public plots, admeasuring over 1 lakh square meters, to build 8,140 housing units for those affected by various infrastructure projects.

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Updated on Dec 19, 2019 12:41 AM IST

BySagar Pillai, Mumbai

15 years since plan for sewers, Mithi remains polluted

While it has been 15 years since the sewer lines were planned, the Mithi revival project is moving at a snail’s pace.

File photo of the Mithi river in Mumbai.(HT)

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Updated on Dec 16, 2019 07:47 AM IST

HT | ByManoj R Nair

Head and torso of murdered Mumbai musician found in Prabhadevi

Police have recovered two knives used in the murder. Three other knives and a hammer used to dismember the body are yet to be found.

Two bags containing body parts were recovered from the Mithi river with the help of locals, while the other two were fished out at Mahim and Prabhadevi.(Representational Image)

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Updated on Dec 14, 2019 07:18 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByManish K Pathak, Mumbai

Mumbai musician’s murder: Second bag with limbs, clothes found in Mithi river

Police said on Tuesday that the two accused had sprinkled attar (scent) in the four bags in which they dumped the musician’s body parts, to ensure that the decomposed cadaver did not emit any foul smell while they transported them to Mithi river.

A police team found a second bag with an arm and leg and some clothes of the murdered musician Bennett Robello in the Mithi river.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 11, 2019 08:25 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByManish K Pathak, Mumbai

Supreme Court to hear plea against Aarey tree felling today

The Aarey Milk colony is a 1,287 hectare area housing roughly 500,000 trees abutting the Sanjay Gandhi National Park and the Mithi river.

People protesting against cutting down of trees for a proposed metro car shed project at Aarey Colony in Mumbai on Sunday.(AP photo)

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Updated on Jul 07, 2020 07:45 PM IST

New Delhi/Mumbai | ByHT Correspondents

Mumbai man murders roommate over cooking dinner, dumps body in truck

He first stabbed Hasan in the abdomen twice and then severed his head before dumping the body in the truck

Abdul Rahim Abdul Rauf Khan, has been charged with the murder of his roommate Abdul Kalam alias Shyahalam Hasan, over a trivial issue relating to cooking.(HT FILE)

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Updated on Sep 17, 2019 07:24 AM IST

Mumbai | ByManish K Pathak

Landfilling for Metro shed at Aarey altered natural course of Mithi

On December 3, 2018, the Hindustan Times was the first to highlight the findings of this panel report to the apex court. While Bathena will approach the HC, the SC will be hearing the matter again on September 16.

Landfilling at the 33-hectare Metro car-shed site in Aarey Colony, Goregaon, altered the natural course of the Mithi river, revealed a report submitted by the state government to the Supreme Court (SC) last year.(Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Sep 09, 2019 01:39 AM IST

Mumbai | ByBadri Chatterjee, Mumbai

Rain mayhem in Mumbai: Trees fall, roads submerged

Following a few hours of heavy showers on Saturday, waterlogging was reported in Hindamata, Matunga and Sion, Kurla, Santacruz, Juhu and Ghatkopar.

When very heavy rainfall brought Mumbai to a standstill, logged water in various areas did not recede for over four to five hours, leaving commuters to wade through one- to two-foot-deep water.(HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Sep 08, 2019 02:10 AM IST

Mumbai | ByEeshanpriya MS, Mumbai

Suburban services on Central Railways back on track after 19 hours

The CR now plans to approach the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to propose the widening of Mithi river, which swelled to dangerous levels on Wednesday, flooding tracks between Kurla-Sion and Chunabhatti stations and crippling services for hours.

Suburban services on the Central Railway (CR) resumed on Thursday morning, after being shut for more than 19 hours since Wednesday amid heavy showers.(Vijayanand Gupta/HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 05, 2019 11:20 PM IST

Mumbai | ByAroosa Ahmed

Mumbai homes flooded; families immerse Ganpati idols early

While there was no waterlogging in the vicinity of Lalbaugcharaja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, organisers said there were shorter queues for mukh darshan.

A view of waterlogged street outside a (Vidyarthi Seva Mandal) Ganesha pandal, following heavy monsoon rain, at Parel, in Mumbai on Wednesday.(Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 05, 2019 04:22 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByYesha Kotak, Mumbai

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In an exclusive shoot with us as he went for a beach clean up in Mumbai, Vedang Raina talks about his passion for the environment and the role of Gen-Z in it

As per the break-up of the cancellations, 132 services will be affected on April 11-12 and 202 services on April 12-13

Janak Daftari, a river revivalist, was honored as family immersed his ashes in Powai Lake, reflecting his lifelong dedication to the Mithi River.

Bridge number 20 over Mithi river in Bandra, which has been holding the rail tracks together since 1888, will be replaced by a cement concrete girder

BMC demolishes 149 structures along Mithi River in Kurla, freeing up 8,000 sqm for widening project. Compensations and alternative accommodations to be provided.

This latest development comes after a previous order, dated July 7, 2023, directed the BMC to clear the debris in Aarey, but was not followed through

Over 54% of pre-monsoon desilting target achieved in Mumbai's Mithi river, with 1,17,970 metric tons of silt removed. Operations ongoing for rainy season prep.

The NGT direction came in response to a petition by city-based NGO Vanashakti, which has been drawing attention to the issue for several months. Several hundred truckloads of debris have been discarded on the river’s bank, creating a wall over 70 feet in height

Chargesheet stated that trio of Paul, a Malad-based baker, and his associates, framed Pereira by planting drugs and handed them over while leaving for Sharjah.

The work will begin from the river stretch at Kurla’s CST Road bridge to Mahim Causeway, including the Vakola leg of the river, and includes the construction of a sewer line, a retaining wall and service roads

The police said after the boy’s body was found in mangroves near Mithi river, the woman visited the spot to find out if her name was being mentioned by police and people, and to possibly apprise the accused of the situation, said the police.

The police said Rehmat strangulated his son, wrapped the body in a polythene sheet and tried to throw it in Mithi river. However, the body hit a cable and fell on a rock. If it had fallen in the river, it would have flown away and Rehmat’s plan of claiming his son as missing could have succeeded.

The police said that the accused, Rehmat Ali Shaukat Ali Ansari, 22, had strangulated his son in Hyatt Compound in Mahim, wrapped the body in a plastic sheet and dumped it in mangroves nearby. His 20-year-old girlfriend had agreed to marry him only if he got rid of his wife and son.

The identical vehicle number plates recovered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from Mithi river in Mumbai on Sunday in connection with the Antilia security scare case belonged to a stolen vehicle owned by a state government servant

Officials said creating tourism facilities around the river is part of the plan to rejuvenate it

The Commissioner also said that over 163 pumps were being used to ease the inundation in different parts of the city.

With housing units at Mahul ruled out after the Bombay high court (HC) order, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has identified seven public plots, admeasuring over 1 lakh square meters, to build 8,140 housing units for those affected by various infrastructure projects.

While it has been 15 years since the sewer lines were planned, the Mithi revival project is moving at a snail’s pace.

Police have recovered two knives used in the murder. Three other knives and a hammer used to dismember the body are yet to be found.

Police said on Tuesday that the two accused had sprinkled attar (scent) in the four bags in which they dumped the musician’s body parts, to ensure that the decomposed cadaver did not emit any foul smell while they transported them to Mithi river.

The Aarey Milk colony is a 1,287 hectare area housing roughly 500,000 trees abutting the Sanjay Gandhi National Park and the Mithi river.

He first stabbed Hasan in the abdomen twice and then severed his head before dumping the body in the truck

On December 3, 2018, the Hindustan Times was the first to highlight the findings of this panel report to the apex court. While Bathena will approach the HC, the SC will be hearing the matter again on September 16.

Following a few hours of heavy showers on Saturday, waterlogging was reported in Hindamata, Matunga and Sion, Kurla, Santacruz, Juhu and Ghatkopar.

The CR now plans to approach the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to propose the widening of Mithi river, which swelled to dangerous levels on Wednesday, flooding tracks between Kurla-Sion and Chunabhatti stations and crippling services for hours.

While there was no waterlogging in the vicinity of Lalbaugcharaja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, organisers said there were shorter queues for mukh darshan.

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