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As landfill sites move to far suburbs, experts study feasibility of using and extending existing railway network to transport 11,000 tonnes of garbage produced daily in the region read more »
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The BMC has found a unique solution to control the foul odour emanating from its four major dumping sites in the city.

It is planning to buy 42,000 litres of herbal air-freshener that will not only reduce the stench but also leave a long-lasting flowery scent in the vicinity.

The product will be the first to be used in two of the biggest dumping grounds of Deonar and Mulund, both handling read more »
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The children were employed to clear gutters along Tansa Pipe Road of silt and garbage.

As part of its preparations for the monsoons, the BMC will spend between Rs 30 to 35 crore to clean the storm water drains. At Ghatkopar, the children were being paid Rs 100. read more »
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At one hand BMC is buying state of the art machines to stich the roads and in ghatkopar minors between the age of 10 and 14 are being used by contractors appointed by BMC because they can easily slip into the narrow mouths of drains to collect silt and garbage. It seems BMC is trying everything to save their skin this mansoon. read more »
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The civic body is ready to take up the responsibility of cleaning the by-lanes of private buildings in south Mumbai to reduce chances of water contamination. South Mumbai has 4,000 to 5,000 house by-lanes, which are the most convenient places for residents to drop their garbage and refuse. read more »
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After garbage management, water distribution is next in line to be outsourced to private agencies. After maintaining for long that it has no aim to privatise any segment of the water department, the BMC has now decided to appoint zonal contractors for various water distribution related work. read more »
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Civic body creates a new post of deputy municipal commissioner, gardens to ensure full utilisation of funds allocated this year.

If your neighbourhood playground or garden turned into a garbage dump and the civic body did nothing last year, you now know why. According to a report presented by the civic administration to the Standing Committee, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) spent read more »
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Though the city and her environs are progressing with infrastructure and communications, we are neglecting the darker underbelly of our habitat. We are ignoring the issue of garbage which the city generates.

The issue of garbage threatens to overwhelm the civic bodies which manage Bombay city and her surrounding read more »
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Shanta Gokhale says they are soldiers too... they face death everyday doing their jobs. read more »
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Think twice before you leave your household garbage outside your door early in the morning, without bothering to segregate the dry parts from the wet. You just might earn cash from this trash, if a new BMC proposal comes through. read more »
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The Indian Army has objected to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's new garbage collection trucks that have been painted olive, making them look deceptively similar to the vehicles used by the city's defence establishments. The army believes these vehicles could be used by terrorists to target vital installations in Mumbai -- both defence and civilian. read more »
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