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The Maharashtra state government has set up a committee under the chairmanship of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) chief Sitaram Kunte to address the issue of bad roads. The new committee will work on a policy to improve the maintenance of all city roads, including non-BMC roads. It has been formed comprising of members from the [...] Continue Reading »
A public interest litigation (PIL) filed last month by a social activist has grabbed attention in Mumbai. The Mumbai resident moved the Bombay high court over 4,400 leases executed by the BMC, through which nearly 6.48 crore square feet of the city was leased to private entities. The PIL states that most of the land [...] Continue Reading »
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been strictly monitoring the reinstatement of roads ahead of Ganpati festival. BMC has been regularly cracking the whip on contractors in charge of pothole-filling work and has collected fines total of Rs 1.22 crore so far. Contractors under the civic body’s road department, its ward level and other related departments [...] Continue Reading »
Heavy rains in Mumbai seemingly may have brought relief to Mumbaikars as well as to the civic officials. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Authority (BMC) officials are now contemplating if they should still go ahead with cloud seeding project to increase water levels in the lakes around Mumbai, as the heavy downpour last few days have seemingly [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai citizens have organised two different meetings in a bid to save open spaces and demand action against illegal encroachments. 70 people from all over the city attended a meeting in Juhu to save open spaces, while several organisations working in and around Bandra held a citizens’ march from the Apostolic Carmel Convent to the [...] Continue Reading »
As per new initiatives taken by Briahmumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC), the citizens of Mumbai will have a greater say in resolving civic issues at ward level. BMC officers have been asked to attend meetings conducted by the advanced locality management (ALM) and local area citizens committee (LACC). BMC commissioner Sitaram Kunte has come up with the [...] Continue Reading »
The sub standard rainfall this monsoon has compelled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to divert excess water from overflowing Modak Sagar to the Vihar lake to up its stock level. Of the six reservoirs that supply water to Mumbai, two reservoirs, Tulsi and Vihar, are located in the city, while the rest are situated in the [...] Continue Reading »
In order to tighten its grip over errant contractors, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to double the fine imposed on them if they fail to fill potholes in the stipulated time limit of 48 hours. Moreover, the civic body has also announced that five complaints against a contractor will lead to termination of [...] Continue Reading »
Criticizing Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) passing a proposal to chop down 481 tress for a housing project in Goregaon (E), BJP corporators have accused the civic administration of giving in to pressure from the developer and walked out of a general body meeting. The BJP has raised doubts over transplanted trees as a solution to [...] Continue Reading »
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to spend Rs 980 crore on concretization and upgrading of asphalt roads. The civic body will float the tenders soon and the work will most likely begin in October. Seeking to redress the pitiful condition of roads in the city, BMC plans to introduce measures to ensure quality work [...] Continue Reading »
