BMC Mumbai
The new property tax system by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been opposed by the real estate builders. The developers have even showed their support to consumer associations protesting against the tax system. According to the new system, the property tax is computed based on the capital value of the property as against the earlier system of going [...] Continue Reading »
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has given a relief to the residents of Mumbai by announcing an extension in dates for payment of property tax. Now, the last date for paying the new capital value based property tax is extended by three months. However, an official announcement is yet to be made. For many days, citizens [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of housing societies in Mumbai are planning to stage a dharna and one day hunger strike at Azad Maidan to protest the new property tax system. The major concern of the residents lies with the ground realities which affects a property’s price, are not taken into consideration in the ready-reckoner rates. They claim it [...] Continue Reading »
With the increasing population and vehicles on road, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had thought of an initiative to put an end to parking woes. If everything goes fine and the proposal gets approved, some of the areas in South Mumbai will be reserved for parking vehicles. Owners will have to pay to reserve the space [...] Continue Reading »
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has recently spent public funds to fill up a pond which is supposed to be a heritage property. BMC has invested Rs 5.25 crore to fill a 100 year old pond located at Kandivali West with debris. The pond belongs to the collector and not the civic body, still BMC [...] Continue Reading »
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been directed by the Supreme Court to clear down six illegal buildings at Worli Naka. The six buildings have occupants who have moved into the units twenty five years back. The illegal buildings which include Esha Ekta, Patel, Orchid, BY, Midtown, and Shubh had been constructed by four seperate developers [...] Continue Reading »
With the increasing population and vehicles on road, it has become difficult to park vehicles within the stipulated area. No worries! Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has thought of an initiative to put an end to parking woes. If everything goes fine and the proposal gets approved, some of the areas in South Mumbai will be [...] Continue Reading »
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has now planned to seek suggestions and objections for wastewater recycling in the city. The bylaws of wastewater recycling which was made three years ago for new properties in Mumbai was not taken seriously then. Now, the civic body want to make the recycling process mandatory and plans to ask for [...] Continue Reading »
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken an initiative to promote rainwater harvesting in the city. To start with, the civic body has planned of training the senior citizens of the city of good effects of saving water. This workshop was recently held in the BMC headquarters. The workshop went on for three hours which was [...] Continue Reading »
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has for the third time extended the deadline for getting objections and suggestions from the citizens for the existing land use (ELU) maps. Since January 24, deadlines have been shifted twice. Now it has been extended for another month. BMC had got around 3,000 responses on the last day of giving [...] Continue Reading »
