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The BMC is inching closer towards having its budget expenditure audited by a third party.
The civic body will have the pilot project started in six months, in its health, education, water supply, roads and solid waste management departments.
The BMC has budgeted Rs 8,617 crore this year for infrastructure projects and has spent only Rs 981 crore or 11% of the budgeted amount so far.
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The civic body will have the pilot project started in six months, in its health, education, water supply, roads and solid waste management departments.
The BMC has budgeted Rs 8,617 crore this year for infrastructure projects and has spent only Rs 981 crore or 11% of the budgeted amount so far.
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The roadside booksellers of Flora Fountain, who have helped students and bibliophiles, are determined to get their space back.
They want the civic body to allot them space in Colaba area to run their business. read more »
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They want the civic body to allot them space in Colaba area to run their business. read more »
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While the city traffic police have in recent times worked in high gear and have ran many successful drives, especially to curb the cases of drunken driving, the stress is beginning to take a toll on them.
Over the last three months, nearly 413 policemen have written to their superiors requesting to be transferred to other departments.
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Over the last three months, nearly 413 policemen have written to their superiors requesting to be transferred to other departments.
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Finally the wait is over. The car which was a distant dream few years back is ready to rock the roads sometime soon. Popularly known as the “people’s car”, Tata Nano (petrol version) is expected to be launched around October this year.
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19,000 cops on the roads, 23 sniffer dogs at stations, and police vans patrolling streets like never before, to caution against unidentified objects...How a sick hoax email put Mumbai on the edge.
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Although the BMC has made it mandatory for contractors to use 'carbon core' technology to cover potholes, they seem to pay no heed. As a result, potholes in the city have increased by more than 1,500 over the last fortnight.
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There will soon be more Santro and Indica taxis on Mumbai roads. Taxi drivers are being told by their unions to slowly phase out the current Premier Padmini cabs.
"The taxis have become old now and we are planning to replace them with second-hand Santros and Indicas. In my general meeting next week, I will be telling the taxi drivers to buy such cars. The union will take care of the loan," read more »
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"The taxis have become old now and we are planning to replace them with second-hand Santros and Indicas. In my general meeting next week, I will be telling the taxi drivers to buy such cars. The union will take care of the loan," read more »
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We cannot expect the BMC to handle a population of 18 million. With a density of 23 people per sq ft there are bound to be hygiene and cleanliness issues. However, it is a pleasant surprise to see that the citizens of Mumbai are making an effort to keep the city clean. This can be seen on the city roads where people abstain from throwing things outside their car windows.
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The nodal planning agency Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has already admitted that the 135 road accidents and three deaths on the Eastern Express Highway recently were caused due to vehicles skidding on smooth mastic asphalt roads, yet the Brihanmumbai Mu read more »
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Early monsoon may have led to slippery roads in Mumbai, but it has also driven down the constantly rising demand for electricity.
Even in the rest of Maharashtra, the power situation is improving as load-shedding levels have fallen to a new low in the past week.
The early onset of monsoon has meant a dramatic drop in demand for power in Mumbai. The city had touched a maximum demand of 2,92 read more »
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Even in the rest of Maharashtra, the power situation is improving as load-shedding levels have fallen to a new low in the past week.
The early onset of monsoon has meant a dramatic drop in demand for power in Mumbai. The city had touched a maximum demand of 2,92 read more »
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A gang of innovative thieves seems to be making a killing taking advantage of the wide berth citizens give on seeing a 'Work in Progress' board on the road. They put up a 'Work in Progress' board, dig up roads and steal underground cables, sometimes right u 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.
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After years of complaining about being unable to manoeuvre their vehicles through the city’s narrow roads, the Mumbai Fire Brigade has found a solution — motorbikes.
The two-wheelers, fitted with a Compressed Air Form (CAF) unit, a German technology, can fight vehicle fires and oil spills.
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Fed up of potholes that crop up time and again during the monsoons inspite of being repeatedly filled up, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will use a new technology this monsoon to ensure smoother roads for the citizens.
“This year, we will try to give better roads to citizens in the monsoon. All the roads cannot be included in the first year as we are in the process of examining t read more »
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“This year, we will try to give better roads to citizens in the monsoon. All the roads cannot be included in the first year as we are in the process of examining t read more »
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With cheaper car variants set to swamp the automobile market, the government is bracing to contain the spin-off, congestion of roads, with a steep hike in parking fees in cities like Mumbai.
If the plan mooted by the Urban Development department comes through, vehicle owners in cities like Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Nashik will end up paying parking charges in accordance with the price of land read more »
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If the plan mooted by the Urban Development department comes through, vehicle owners in cities like Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Nashik will end up paying parking charges in accordance with the price of land read more »
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