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In yet another instance, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has failed to recover dues worth Rs 2800 crore as per internal audit reports. Also, they have failed to recover another Rs 2264 crore dues from the state. Around 51 audit reports were prepared contain 1.5 lakh audit notes. The civic body preferred to stay silent over [...] Continue Reading »
After the protests by citizens on draft policy on the installation of mobile phone towers, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to seek their suggestions for the same. The draft policy, announced recently, got many bad remarks from the citizens. Due to which, the civic body has planned to include recommendations before it finalises the [...] Continue Reading »
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to install dustbins along the drains in the city to prevent slum dwellers from dumping garbage into nullahs. These bins will be installed in 400 spots around the city after the civic body carries a nullah cleaning drive before monsoon to clean the Mumbai city garbage. Around 400 spots [...] Continue Reading »
On January 21 and 22, Mumbai will witness a water shortage of 5%. The water cut is due to the replacement of current and potential transformers of substation at Panjrapur. Due to the replacement work, the pumping station will be shut down for two hours on these two days. Less water will be supplied from [...] Continue Reading »
From May, it will be easy to know whether you have won the lottery for affordable houses in Mumbai. Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) is planning to send SMS alerts and emails to those who have won after minutes of the lottery draw. Currently, the procedure is very tedious. This move will bring [...] Continue Reading »
The menace created by illegal hawkers can be dealt online now! The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to open a website where one can track and complain about illegal hawkers very soon. This setting up of website will be in the lines of pothole tracking system and will be created within a month. After [...] Continue Reading »
The development plan (DP) in draft mode which has been approved recently is likely to provide floor space index (FSI) benefits to eco-friendly buildings in Pune. The properties in Pune which promote use of wind and solar energy in their schemes are likely to get the advantage. Now, two additional FSI or 50% discount has [...] Continue Reading »
The cabinet permitted the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) to avail Rs. 1,378 crore for Phase-1 of the Metro Rail project from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The cabinet also approved BMRCL to enter various agreements with the ADB and the state government. Namma Metro Phase I comprises of two corridors. The north-south corridor [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has submitted a report on the amount spent on garbage disposal, including salaries paid to pourakarmikas. They have spent Rs 25,708 lakhs on salaries of pourakarmikas, health inspectors and vehicles in the last four years, according to BBMP. Last week, the High Court asked BBMP to furnish this information. At [...] Continue Reading »
Soon, Aadhar cards will be linked with the ration cards as suggested by the Bombay High Court to the state government to keep a check on fake and duplicate ration cards. Since there had been many cases of bogus ration cards in last two years, an approach has been advised by two Judges of Bombay [...] Continue Reading »
