Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

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BMC to install more waste converters

Organic waste converters transmute waste into natural fertilisers.

08 Feb 2019 1:57 AM

These benches are said to be high quality with attractive colours.

Scrap material clog BMC schools, pose fire threat

The education department of the civic body will now dispose of this waste to make schools clutter-free.

08 Feb 2019 1:52 AM

As far as the counselors as concerned, the civic body has allocated Rs 1 crore (primary education) which will be implemented through Private Public Partnership (PPP).

Civic schools to get tinker labs, sports academies

The civic body has proposed to start language and tinker labs, a sports and music academy, CCTV cameras, and Balbhavan for vacation activities.

05 Feb 2019 6:36 AM

The revised tender for the waste-to-energy plant at the Deonar dumping ground with a capacity of 600 tonnes per day (TPD) is under process.

City likely to get waste-to-energy plants this year

Environmentalists have said that this should help in decongesting the landfills and spare new sites for dumping debris.

05 Feb 2019 6:34 AM

Bal Thackeray memorial gets Rs 5 crore

This amount is earmarked for soil testing of the proposed land and for municipal services rendered by the civic body for the project.

05 Feb 2019 3:02 AM

Budget 2019 focuses on infrastructure

Provision of Rs 1,520 crore proposed for the improvement of roads and traffic.

05 Feb 2019 3:00 AM

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (Photo: PTI)

BMC presents Rs 30,692 crore budget

The BMC will not levy direct taxes on Mumbaikars for the next fiscal year 2019-20.

05 Feb 2019 2:43 AM

Schools that have wooden desks and benches lying in the store room or vacant room are asked to either dump them or return them to the department.

319 BMC schools to get fire equipment

The schools claimed to have sent a request letter to the department, asking the latter to install extinguishers and other safety equipment.

24 Jan 2019 2:02 AM

The assistant police commissioner (traffic) and deputy regional transport officer are also members of the committee.

Civic body to set up separate parking authority for city

According to civic officials, a committee has been formed which will be headed by the additional municipal commissioner as the parking commissioner.

24 Jan 2019 1:51 AM

BMC to import American robot to clean culverts

According to civic officials, the robot will be used from April for cleaning.

23 Jan 2019 2:18 AM

Meanwhile, the BMC had proposed that the sewage treatment plant would tackle sewage water at Kulupwadi and Dhobhi Ghat.

Carcass spotted floating on Dahisar river

While the Dahisar river has been inundated with regular release of cow dung, locals said that very little efforts being made to avoid river pollution.

19 Jan 2019 1:36 AM

The report also says the number of students being enrolled in unrecognised schools has increased from 24,155 to 40,095.

Civic schools being shunned

No. of students fell from 4,01,367 in 2013 to 2,97,076 in 2017, says report.

17 Jan 2019 4:19 AM

A source said in the meeting, it had been told that BEST has a short fall of Rs 700 crore annually to meet its need.

BEST strike continues; privatisation on cards?

It is one of the 3 solutions being considered by authorities.

13 Jan 2019 1:52 AM

At least 10 trees were seen with holes in Rajendra Nagar.

Borivali residents suspect trees being poisoned

According to the locals, the alleged poison holes were first discovered in the trees on December 26.

06 Jan 2019 1:50 AM

Save plots in city’s interest: Congress

The Opposition parties in the BMC also alleged that the Sena had planned to allot these reserved plots to developers.

03 Jan 2019 2:10 AM

The deceased were taken to Shatabdi Hospital. (Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

Kandivali blaze claims four lives

The official said prima facie the deceased are workers.

25 Dec 2018 2:32 AM

Hope to get rid of toxic dumping spot, says locals

Somaiya has been following the issue of how to dispose the waste at the Deonar landfill scientifically.

25 Dec 2018 1:43 AM

The civic body is now planning to invite tenders for the disposal of banned plastic.

BMC seizes more than 30 tonnes of plastic

Civic body to invite tenders for disposing materials.

23 Dec 2018 1:35 AM

The department since last year has initiated programmes.

BMC schools put teachers before digitalisation

BMC schools’ prime issue is the lack of teachers which forced existing teachers to teach more than three subjects.

15 Dec 2018 1:11 AM

Initially, when the civic body came up with the idea of international schools, the MIEB was not in the picture.

City to get 5 in lieu of 25 international schools

The MIEB will start the selection process from December 15, where they will choose 100 schools from all over the state.

12 Dec 2018 2:27 AM

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