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The total amount of the bill pending is around Rs 7,44,981, according to BMC. (Photo: File)

BMC declares Maharashtra CM's official residence defaulter, 18 ministers also in list

Among those ministers in the list of defaulters are -- Sudhir Mungantiwar, Vinod Tawde, Pankaja Munde, Ramdas Kadam and Eknath Shinde.

24 Jun 2019 4:10 PM

Citizens can tag a particular Twitter handle to register their complaint on a particular issue. Although the BMC already has a Twitter handle managed by Disaster Management Unit, the new ones will be ward-specific.

BMC to introduce 24 ward-specific Twitter handles

The civic body has now come up with new Twitter handles for 24 civic wards and eight different departments.

24 Jun 2019 8:40 AM

“The fine up to Rs 10,000 is not fully the penalty charges but includes towing charges. (Photo: Representational)

Circular issued for parking penalty rule

Mr Singhal said, “The fine up to Rs 10,000 is not fully the penalty charges but includes towing charges.

22 Jun 2019 6:55 AM

To another question, he said people living on forest land in Mumbai for years were not getting adequate drinking water supply, but the government will soon ensure it for them. (Photo: File)

Maharashtra govt to ask BMC to ensure equitable water supply: Yogesh Sagar

He was responding to a question raised by NCP member Rahul Narvekar through a Calling Attention notice in the state Legislative Council.

20 Jun 2019 1:52 PM

In 2005, Mumbai suffered a calamity after rains flooded the city, and many other parts of Maharashtra, killing many and rendering many others homeless. (Photo: File)

BMC all set to welcome monsoon in Mumbai

Owing to the heavy downpour that Mumbai receives, BMC is gearing up for the onset of rains.

18 Jun 2019 1:07 PM

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

Nullahs dirty? Alert BMC via app

The app will show 24 wards and citizens have to click on their ward and check if the nullahs there are cleaned.

17 Jun 2019 3:03 AM

BMC’s demolition drive. (Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

BMC demolishes 96 hutments in Bandra

The ward office, which began the demolition on Monday from Garib Nagar, started demolishing illegal structures in Behrampada on Friday.

16 Jun 2019 7:23 AM

The civic body has put up boards instructing citizens to avoid standing below or near trees during heavy rainfall at 20,000 trees across the city. (Photo: MRUGESH BANDIWADEKAR)

3 dead in tree collapse incidents in Mumbai

Total 346 tree falling incidents recorded so far.

15 Jun 2019 2:15 AM

WhatsApp numbers for pothole plaints

The concerned ward will clean the said nullahs, thereby preventing waterlogging.

14 Jun 2019 4:35 AM

A giant tree collapsed near a bus depot at Dadar East on Thursday. Nobody was injured in the incident. (Photo: Debasish dey)

Woman, child hurt due to tree fall

Sulochana Ballappa (45) received head and shoulder injuries while her daughter Saiman Ballapa suffered a right hand fracture.

14 Jun 2019 4:24 AM

The plastic ban was implemented on June 23 last year and till May 31 this year, the BMC has collected Rs 3.18 crore as fine from the offenders.

Mumbai plastic ban losing momentum

The BMC collects penalty amount ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 25,000 along with a three-month jail term.

09 Jun 2019 7:40 AM

The civic body identified neap tides to be on June 25, 26 and 27, July 25, 26 and 27, August 24 and 25 and September 07, 08, 22 and 23.

Neap tides for 3 days this month

The civic body was caught unaware after the deluge that occurred on August 29, 2017 that claimed 14 lives while 12 were missing.

07 Jun 2019 7:17 AM

The government handed 120 acres of land in the area — the city's green lungs — for the project, which has been in the pipeline since 2009. The project’s total cost is an estimated `500 crore and it will come up in four to five years, an official said.

Government signs MoU for zoo in Aarey Colony

The city zoo in Byculla, Veermata Jijabai Udyan, is being revamped by the BMC in four phases.

06 Jun 2019 2:24 AM

The data also said that the maximum deaths were due to drowning in septic tanks/nullahs/ sea (70) followed by fires (34), building/wall collapses (15), electrocution (12), tree falls (6) and falling in gutters (6) among others.

10,068 disaster calls reported in 2018

The disasters included fires, flooding, tree falls, wall/building collapses and drowning among others.

04 Jun 2019 2:34 AM

Now, citizens can alert BMC of dirty nullahs via app

During his visit, the mayor observed that at few places desilting was carried out properly while at few it is yet to be done.

30 May 2019 4:00 AM

Members of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi protest against Nair Hospital’s management. They sought immediate arrest of culprits responsible for death of Payal Tadvi at Nair Hospital Gate in Mumbai Central. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

Deceased’s kin had revoked complaint, says Nair dean

The hospital has an anti-ragging cell, a women’s cell, and many reservation bodies. But Dr Tadvi never approach-ed anybody.

28 May 2019 2:55 AM

The residents of the western suburbs will have to bear waterlogging in Bandra and Khar, at least this monsoon, as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is still struggling to widen the major storm water drain (SWD) in Bandra.

Bandra, Khar likely to face waterlogging

The widening of the Chamdawadi nullahs is needed to allow unobstructed draining of rainwater into the Arabian Sea.

27 May 2019 4:56 AM

2 dead as fire breaks out in building at Bhendi Bazaar

The injured were taken to JJ hospital in a private ambulance. Search for any other trapped person is in progress.

24 May 2019 9:20 AM

The accused, Sandeep Kalkulte (44) and Anil Patil (53), were arrested in the first week of April over ‘negligence’ during a non-destructive test (NDT) of the Himalaya FOB.

FOB collapse: BMC chief yet to okay engineers’ trial

The police is required to submit the supplementary charge-sheet by May 29, but it is still awaiting the BMC commissioner's sanction.

23 May 2019 3:50 AM

We encounter this every day but don’t realise it, says Runwal who has immense respect for BMC who helped her identify the ragpickers in the area.

Food for thought

Meet the teenager who has co-founded an NGO and is organising an event to feed 400 ragpickers.

22 May 2019 2:39 AM

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