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Mumbai is moving in fast pace with new projects to keep the city clean. The Brihanmumbai municipal corporation (BMC) has planned for a big storm-water drains and sewage disposal project. The BMC’s standing committee approved sewage and drain water proposals worth Rs 574 crore. Around 18 project proposals were cleared and was also ordered to [...] Continue Reading »
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) ended up delaying taking up decisions on providing housing sectors for the civic employees in Mumbai. The Torna Cooperative Housing Society had allotted 4,000 sq m of plot at Borla Village, Chembur and respectively the employees had deposited lease amount. However, since then these civic employees have not got possession [...] Continue Reading »
It came as a shocking news when Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has shown interest in applying the property tax on every slum dweller staying in the city. Slum dwellers residing in the chawls, whether legal or illegal have to abide by the rule. According to a report, around 52.5% of the population in the city [...] Continue Reading »
There is a huge list of complaints given by the commuters in Mumbai. Commuters are fed up with the “pay and park” scheme as the rates for parking is seemed to be changing within a day. There is no parking fee board erected, the parking security are not on uniform, the parking rates are not [...] Continue Reading »
Builders have again started charging residents and property buyers for parking spaces in spite of Supreme Court’s order. Earlier this year, some of the builders were planning to crouch in cash for parking slots. Their plans got approved by BMC and they were able to cash in money for illegal activity. However SC dismissed the [...] Continue Reading »
Recently Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has asked renowned telecom service provider, Airtel to pay property tax on mobile towers which are put up on flyovers. To this Airtel has filed a case against BMC claiming the tax is illegal in all ways. The towers were set up on flyovers in April 2008 after Maharashtra State [...] Continue Reading »
The water distribution system in Mumbai city is shortage of 800 million litres a day (mld). It is a fact that Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is also finding tough to manage the present water chaos. The untidy and contaminated water supply is adding on to the pain of residents in the city. However, to solve [...] Continue Reading »
It was quite surprising for the Tavaa restaurant on Turner Road in Bandra to welcome Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for demolition. Even though the civic body had served noticed on the demolition drive, there was no response from the restaurant owner. The restaurant was complained of selling lethal weapons in Mumbai city. Therefore, Bombay High [...] Continue Reading »
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had recently launched a pothole-tracking mobile application for the residents to lodge pothole and other such civic problems. This website was made user friendly wherein the citizens have access to check status of complaints lodge in Mumbai city. However, it might be that the citizens are not aware of this facility [...] Continue Reading »
Finally Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has opened eyes and realized the repair of Worli sewage plant. The Cleveland Bunder sewage pumping station is lying dysfunctional from last six years, in Worli, Mumbai. Now BMC has planned to invest Rs 1.79 crores to re-establish the maintenance and repair of machinery, distribution grid and electricity. For the [...] Continue Reading »
