Tag: BMC
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FIR against 6 people for stealing groundwater worth Rs 73 crore in Mumbai
As per the complainant, Suresh Kumar Dhokha, a tenant in Pandya mansion, the owners of the building have dug two illegal wells and sold water amounting to Rs 73.18 crores for the past 11 years.
October 17, 2019 -
Hacking of trees resumes in Aarey Colony as Section 144 imposed; 29 activists arrested
Protests were held late Friday night and continued during the wee hours of Saturday as authorities began cutting down trees at Aarey Colony to build an upcoming metro car shed.
October 5, 2019 -
‘No point for Centre to speak about plastic pollution when Mumbai Metro destroys Aarey’: Aaditya Thackeray
Thackeray took to Twitter and termed the felling down of trees as "shameful and disgusting" act which was carried out "in cover of night, with slyness.”
October 5, 2019 -
Midnight protests in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony as BMC begins hacking trees, over 100 detained
Leaders including Jignesh Mevani, Aaditya Thackeray have shown their protest against the cutting of trees in Aarey Colony and have appealed to the people of Mumbai to resist the 'illegal' action.
October 5, 2019 -
Heavy rains lash Mumbai; schools to remain shut today, IMD issues red alert
Meanwhile, the IMD has predicted high tide to hit at 14:23 pm, with a height of 3.83 meters and a low tide is expected around 20:28 pm, with a hight of 0.98 meters.
September 19, 2019 -
Mumbai rains: Red alert issued, road, rail traffic hit; BMC asks people to stay indoors
The IMD said that the monthly average rainfall for the month of September for Mumbai has already been crossed in four days.
September 4, 2019 -
Train services suffer, 400 rescued by boats as rains pound Mumbai
The BMC, Indian Army, Navy and Air Force, besides all other agencies, are on a high alert for any eventuality.
August 4, 2019 -
BMC withdraws 10 pc water cut as stock in seven lakes rises
'The decision to lift the water cut was taken by the standing committee of the BMC and it was implemented from today.'
July 20, 2019 -
Rains return to Mumbai after hiatus; airport ops hit briefly
'Dear Mumbaikars, the city has experienced heavy rainfall in the last couple of hours, especially in the eastern suburb. We regret all the inconvenience that has showered along. But the intensity is on decline now & our teams will try to pump out logged water as soon as possible.'
July 8, 2019 -
Mumbai virtually crippled as continuous rains break 45 year old record
Mumbai received 375 mm of rainfall on Monday, making it the maximum July downpour that the city has seen over a 24-hour period, breaking the record of 1974.
July 2, 2019 -
4 charred to death in Mumbai
The fire which broke out around 3.30 p.m. on Sunday had quickly spread to neighbouring areas, destroying several scores of adjoining hutments
December 24, 2018 -
Mumbai Hospital Fire: At least 5 killed, many rescued from ESIC Kamgar Hospital
According to unconfirmed reports, the fire was caused by a suspected short-circuit on the upper floors of the five-storied building which is situated in the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area, which is the industrial hub of the north-western suburb.
December 17, 2018 -
No illegal Ganesh pandals in Mumbai: BMC tells Bombay HC
The state government had on Wednesday told the bench that there existed around 314 illegal pandals in the city and its suburbs.
September 14, 2018 -
BMC gears up to tackle ‘heavy rainfall’ in Mumbai this weekend
With the IMD predicting “heavy to very heavy” rainfall along the Maharashtra coast, including Mumbai, over this weekend, the Mumbai civic body is preparing itself to prevent and tackle monsoon-related disasters. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) administration has taken a number of precautionary measures to tackle any eventuality in view of extremely heavy rainfall warning …
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June 7, 2018 -
Aaditya Thackeray, Akshay Kumar gift toilet to BMC
Thackeray, who is the president of Yuva Sena – the youth wing of Shiv Sena, took to Twitter to announce the “small contribution”.
April 3, 2018 -
67 BMC officials pass `430 cr annual Budget for State Capital
Presenting its last Budget, the Corporation consisting 67 Corporators, on Wednesday unanimously passed the annual Budget of Rs 430 crore for the State Capital region. Out of the major income while holding tax would yield Rs 46.49 crore, advertising revenue Rs 18.37 crore, trade licence Rs 6.03 crore, users fee Rs 19.66 crore, NOC Rs …
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March 1, 2018 -
City holds e-Waste Awareness Programme
The e-Waste Awareness Programme for Bulk Consumers envisaged under the Clean e- Bhubaneswar Project was launched today at the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) premises. Along with the awareness program, the event also marked the commencement of an e-waste collection drive at the BMC premises, and as an initiation of the processes for inventorisation and channelisation …
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February 24, 2018