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BMC Tenders
- TOI: Now, you can bid for BMC tenders online: November 12, 2008
Buildings / Complexes
- HC: Flat-owners can’t withdraw redevelopment consent -The times of India, 7 February 2010…………..Shibu Thomas
- BMC to give out part of its plots to pvt developers -Indian Express – 8th feb 2010……………
- HT: Soon, building plans will be filed online: November 10, 2011
- HT: Prevent BMC contractors from making back-door entry: November 08, 2011
- HT: BMC to make digital records of properties: November 03, 2011
- DNA: BMC bids adieu to FSI-free features: July 22, 2011
- HT: New estate policy will give more revenue to BMC: June 27, 2011
- TOI: BMC will soon turn the heat on illegal slaughterhouses: May 05, 2011
- TOI: Special cop stations to check illegal structures: May 05, 2011
- HT: Civic officials under scanner over illegal constructions: March 10, 2011
- TOI: BMCs move to regularize flat changes quashed: March 08, 2011
- IE: Finally, BMC moves towards mandatory structural audits: March 03, 2011
- HT: Build, but not at cost of health: March 03, 2011
- TOI: Illegal buildings data too large to compile: BMC: November 23, 2011
- TOI: 2 staircases to be must for highrises: February 09, 2011
- TOI: No regularizing illegal floors,says BMC chief: January 20, 2011
- MM: Tall temporary structures leave civic body gasping: January 12, 2011
- TOI: BMC defends elevated parking for Juhu building: January 06, 2010
- DNA: Do not accept new high-rise proposals, committee tells BMC: December 30, 2010
- TOI: Preventive maintenance compulsory for buildings: November 25, 2010
- IE: BMC wants powers to penalise builders charging for super built-up area: November 02, 2010
- TOI: Juhu locals write to BMC chief about flouting of bldg norms: November 01, 2010
- TOI: Builders sell parking space as flat area, mint crores: August 12, 2010
- HT: Add staircase, elevators in FSI: BMC tells builders: August 03, 2010
- Fire safety concerns BMC; serves notice to Mumbai buildings: March 29, 2010
- Shopping complex in Mumbai flouted fire norms -February 22, 2010……….. Sandeep Ashar
- BMC hunts for property tax defaulters -Dec 15, 2009
- 40 families rescued minutes before Mumbai building collapses
- TOI: Modify rules on lofts, mezzanine floor, BMC told: July 22, 2009
- IE: Do builders follow rules? Palmtops will find out: January 20, 2009
- DNA: BMC throws open coffers for pvt growth: October 20, 2008
- TOI: Builders to face heat for tweaking FSI in suburbs: September 29, 2008
- IE: BMC to ensure ‘graft-free’ nod for building plans: June 28, 2008
- DNA: Lok Shahi DIvas every month: March 04, 2008
- DNA : BMC clears eco-housing plan : Sept 22, 2007 -The proposal ensures that buildings which conserve natural resources are rewarded
- IE : BMC Demolishes More Shanties on P’Dmello Road : May 31, 2007 -Drive is a part of Rs 752-crore project of road widening.
- IE : Residents Protest BMC’s Demolition : Mar 18, 2007 -Ambedkar Nagar residents allege High Court stay order was dismissed through manipulation.
- TOI : BMC Makes Police Verify Bldg Proposals : Mar 12, 2007 -After Sara-Sahara case, the proposals are being sent to the crime branch for verification.
- DNA : Application Filed Against Municipal Commissioner : Apr. 9, 2007 -The point of contention here is a demolition/ eviction action carried out by the BMC.
- DNA : BMC Inhuman, Says Pregnant Woman : Apr 5, 2007 -It was illegal on the civic body’s part to undertake demolition.
- DNA : Tulsiwadi Redevelopment Project by BMC took a Dramatic Turn : Mar 18, 2007 -It is stunning to learn that cops should take instructions of a private developer.
- IE: Residents Protest BMC’s Demolition : Mar 17, 2007 -Ambedkar Nagar residents allege High Court stay order was dismissed through manipulation.
- DNA:Illegal hoardings get the boot:Dec 14, 2006 -BMC has drafted a notice to all ward officers to disallow any new hoardings in 14 heritage places
- DNA:BMC makes use of FSI bonanza: Nov 07, 2006 -BMC accords higher FSI to developers
- Afternoon: How many free parking spots are left? : Nov 16, 2006 -Here’s a look at the prime locations in South Mumbai and the problem in finding a place to park
- DNA:Civic body accused of shielding illegal mall: Nov 16, 2006 -Magnet mall is not approved either by the building proposal department or by the ward office
- DNA: Save our open spaces: Dec 10, 2006 -Over the past three years, the state government and the BMC have changed the status of 16 open plots
- DNA: BMC has no permit, says heritage panel: Dec 09, 2006 -Residents are confident that mounting public opinion will force Joseph to consider realignment
- IE: How green is your building? BMC will tell you: May 9, 06 -Eco-housing project, aimed at reducing effects of construction on infrastructure, launched
- IE: Bandra residents want BMC chief’s word that heritage structures won’t be touched:Nov 27, 06 -After a peace march with 1,500 participants successfully stalled the demolition of Agiary wall
- DNA: Rs5-crore restoration plan for Gateway gets going: Nov 28, 2006 -The Rs5-crore restoration project is expected to be completed in six months
- DNA: SC stays Siddhi Vinayak temple wall demolition: Nov 27, 2006 -Authorities were not right in constructing the bulletproof wall around Siddhi Vinayak Temple
- Patkar halts BMC demolition -IE: Produces HC notice directing stay till December 5: Nov 29, 2006
- DNA:Yet another heritage structure is abused: Dec 01, 2006 -BMC issues notices to shops adjoining the 150-year-old Hari Baba ki Bungli
- DNA: City heritage faces hoarding menace: Dec 1, 2006 -BMC has ignored the rapid increase in commercial hoardings at 14 listed heritage precincts
- IE : Civic body mulls facelift of heritage structures : Sep 5, 2006 – BMC is taking the first step towards their restoration
- FE : Old Mumbai buildings to get a new lease of life : Sep 5, 2006 – Single-window clearance system is expected to reduce the time-spam of each project
- IE: ‘Demolish shrines, ensure they don’t come up again’ : Aug 24, 2006 -BMC counsel K K Singhvi said that assistant engineers would keep watch on this
- IE : HC directs civic body to demolish 63 shrines: Aug 3, 2006 -Unauthorised religious structures on roads, lanes, footpaths etc. , to be demolished by Aug 23
- NDTV : BMC to amend act to demolish illegal shops : Aug 3, 2006 -Civic officials say they had no choice because technically the Sara Sahara building is legal
- TOI : Sara Sahara Complex – D-property targetted : Jul 30, 2006 -Both the police and the BMC chose to play down their role in Saturday’s demolition
- DNA: BMC razes 7 unauthorised structures near Sara-Sahara : Jul 29, 2006 -The affected shopkeepers blamed the BMC for allowing the structures to come up
- IE: Sara Sahara comes down today : Jul 28, 2006 -The complex, the police allege, is a hub of a smuggling business in electronic goods
- IE : Public Property – Parcelling off Mumbai’s public spaces : Jul 3, 2006 -Successes include the decision to hand over the Mumbai-Pune Expressway to a private builder
- TOI: Court upholds Sara-Sahara shopping complex razing : Jul 27, 2006 -Special MCOCA judge had visited the site at Musafirkhana along others
- Moneycontrol: Mumbai property tax may not rise yet : Jul 26, 2006 -This effectively means that the state government has put the reforms on the backburner
- IE: Atria mall: Court wants answers from state, BMC: Jul 18, 2006 -‘Were wrong development control rules applied’, asks High Court
- IE: Corporators blame BMC for delayed Occupancy Certificates : Nov 14, 2006 -BMC figures says – About 5% of residential buildings in Mumbai do not have occupancy certificates
Disaster Management
- IE: To save data from disasters, BMC to outsource storage: September 15, 2011
- TOI: Ghatkopar dump: Residents’ protest forces BMC to act: July 19, 2010
- BMC needs choppers to tackle disasters in Mumbai: February 28, 2010
- BMC orders closure of schools, colleges, offices -on Wednesday afternoon (November 11) with the city’s municipal corporation, the BMC, advising school
- TOI: BMC could court trouble on failure to clean drains: May 31, 2009
- TOI: Working towards a flood-free city: Feb 04, 2009
- IE: BMC to include terror in disaster management plan: December 09, 2008
- IE: ECIL to develop disaster communication system for BMC: August 27, 2008
- TOI: Firemen gear up for monsoon rescue: May 12, 2008
Education
- BMC presents education budget of over Rs 1,800: February 5, 2011
- IE: A postgraduate course in Marathi, just for BMC employees: December 29, 2010
- Civic body to grant aid to 33 private schools -Indian Express – Feb 18, 2010 …………Stuti Shukla
- Civic body to train meritorious students for IITs -The junior colleges will train these students and help them get admission to top courses,” said Mun
- Mumbai University says no to exams on high tide days -BMC use to alert us about the high tide days. We are witnessing flood every year, so this year we h
- Now, BMC to start 3 junior colleges this year -We want to help them get into the best engineering colleges in the country,” said municipal
- Civic body plans steps to keep girls in school -Mubai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has plans to replicate the Gujarat model to incr
- DNA: Civic body plans steps to keep girls in school: June 08, 2009
- IE: ‘Open textbook exam’ a month before final exam says results positive: April 28, 2008
Electricity
- New gas deal may make Dabhol power a bit cheaper
- DOWNTOWNPLUS:MCGM dept install solar panels,water heaters & energy efficient lighting to save power -March 12, 2009
- DNA : Garbage to generate power : Feb 21, 2007 -BMC to float tenders to attract firms interested in generating power from garbage.
Environment
- DNA: BMC to make all its depts eco-conscious by next year: March 18, 2010
- DNA: Soft drinks, bottled water may become costlier: February 27, 2010
- IE: Civic body to earn Rs 27 cr from trading of carbon credits: May 19, 2009
- MM : BMC braces for cleanliness drive : Oct 5, 2007 -The BMC plans to advertise its cleanliness drive scheduled to begin from October 14
- IE : BMC to conduct survey on greenhouse gas emissions : Aug 25, 2007 -To tackle the issue of global warming, BMC will undertake the baseline survey
- NDTV : BMC Undertakes Cleanliness Drive : Mar 12, 2007 -Offenders are asked to clean up and pay a fine.
- IE : BMC to Demolish Encroachments Near Girgaum Chowpatty : Mar 16, 2007 -It’s clean-up time for Girgaum chowpatty again.
- MM: BMC cracks whip on ad agency for felling highway trees: Oct 29, 2006 -Nearly 100 trees on the Sion-Panvel Highway near Mankhurd have been hacked down.
Foothpaths / Pavements
- DNA: Marine Drive pigeons face eviction: Nov 07, 2006 -The BMC spends nearly Rs17 lakh a day to clear the area of 32 metric tonnes of garbage
- Cybernoon : A private footpath at Cuffe Parade : Aug 5, 2006 -A private footpath
- DNA : Demolition leaves many roofless : Aug 3, 2006 -BMC cleared the footpath of slums on Thursday in a demolition drive
- Cybernoon: New landscape to adorn Charni Road footpath : Aug 3, 2006 -To evacuate burgeoning slums, BMC plans to hand over space to hospital for redevelopment
Gardens and Parks
- Gardens, grounds left out in the open by BMC -DNA – 4 February , 2010……………PTI
- DNA: Spent `8.5 lakh, but where’s the green in Five Gardens?: July 04, 2011
- DNA: BMC on Rs25 crore green mission: June 27, 2011
- DNA: BMC on Rs 25 crore green mission: June 27, 2011
- Mid-Day: Make parks, gardens, get extra FSI: May 24, 2011
- TOI: Govt refuses to change playground into theatre: May 16, 2011
- HT: BMC to give city 52 open spaces: February 23, 2011
- DNA: BMC acquired only 16% open spaces reserved under development plan: January 28, 2011
- DNA: BMC helped restaurant owner grab open space: April 05, 2010
- DNA: BMC to allow football, cricket on civic grounds: March 27, 2010
- DNA: BMC panels to keep an eye on gardens: March 23, 2009
- DNA: A walk in the park gets a woof of approval: January 06, 2009
- DNA: Residents oppose BMC’sunderground parking plan: April 22, 2008
- IE: Tap revenue potential of leased plots, BMC to hike rates: March 17, 2008
- IE : BMC lays out plan to develop gardens and playgrounds : sept 3, 2007
- NDTV:Mumbai mayor in trouble over park issue:Nov 11, 2006 -Vikhroli’s Shivaji Park, covers over 22,725 square metres and will contain an indoor stadium
- Afternoon:Work in progress-BMC, Mantralaya clueless!: Nov 21, 2006 -BMC and Mantralaya officials were not aware of why Chowk was being cleaned
- IE : BMC’s plan to beautify Shivaji Park meets opposition : Aug 18, 2006 -For this, BMC wants to appoint a consultant at a retainership cost of Rs 82,000
General
- No concessions for senior citizens, says broke BMC -DNA – 15 February, 2010……… Pandurang Mhaske
- 29 lakh fake ration cards seized last year -The Times Of India 8 February 2010…………..Clara Lewis, TNN
- Mumbai: BMC may cancel licence if plastic diktat is flouted -TOI, 30 January 2010, Sharad Vyas
- BMC’s new Property Tax norms to make living in Mumbai costlier -DNA – Sunday, 31st January , 2010——–PTI
- DNA: BMC plans to map key area noise levels: November 23, 2011
- HT: BMC introduces software to help monitor civic wards: November 07, 2011
- IE: New property tax bills ready but corporators could delay approval: August 19, 2011
- HT: BMC clueless about fire safety in schools: August 11, 2011
- HT: BMC ignored panel’s advice on laying roads: July 26, 2011
- IE: UD officials not pleased with new DC Rules that seek to curb corruption: July 20, 2011
- DNA: By December, Mumbaikars can assess property tax themselves: June 21, 2011
- TOI: Satellite images help civic body detect squatters: May 19, 2011
- TOI: 2 civic officials suspended: May 05, 2011
- TOI: BMC records 13% rise in Octroi revenue: April 05, 2011
- TOI: BMC to fine owners of stray animals: Mar 26, 2011
- HT: City blueprint in less than 5 yrs: March 18, 2011
- HT: Close down BMC, let pvt persons run it: High Court: February 25, 2011
- TOI: 4-time rise in fine on illegal constructions: February 6, 2011
- MM: Ghatkopar corporator accused of cheating BMC: February 04, 2011
- DNA: Act against illegal constructions: Mumbai civic chief to wards: January 18, 2011
- HT: Attend civic meetings, Congress to tell corporators: January 12, 2011
- HT: 729 illegal shrines to go: January 12, 2011
- TOI: 95 Cr fraud: BMC may slap criminal charges: January 12, 2011
- TOI: 50-cr fraud exposes graft in BMC: January 06, 2010
- HT: BMC will seek your views for new plan for city: December 31, 2010
- IE: BMC to issue death certificate free of cost: December 15, 2010
- TOI: BMC to allot 25% of budget for urban poor: December 13, 2010
- IE: Corporators slam BMC for poor implementation of development plan: December 10, 2010
- DNA: BMC passes buck over Worli Seaface construction: December 06, 2010
- TOI: Action against only 145 illegal cell towers: November 28, 2010
- MM: Corporators slam BMC chief over irregularities at RWITC: November 25, 2010
- TOI: BMC panel seeks to scuttle streetscape plan: November 19, 2010
- MM: BMC losing Rs 600 crore on street furniture deals: November 16, 2010
- HT: Now, your corporator is just a click away: November 09, 2010
- DNA: BMC website will tell you if your favourite restaurant is legal: November 02, 2010
- HT: State govt plans for a better city plan: October 14, 2010
- IE: On anvil, another ward in Jogeshwari, 25th in Mumbai: September
- DNA: BMC falls back on private security for civic hospitals: September 20, 2010
- SakaalTimes: Ganesh festival to cost BMC ` 8 cr: September 11, 2010
- TOI: BMC revives policy on amenity plots: September 10, 2010
- DNA: Demolish illegal encroachments in Mumbai, orders Maharashtra CM: August 04, 2010
- DNA: BMC approves proposal to set up textile museum in Mumbai: July 27, 2010
- DNA: BMC losing crores by not renewing lease on 208 plots: July 20, 2010
- TOI: Holy cow! Khar, Bandra locals face bovine woes: July 17, 2010
- IE: BMC will train zookeepers on animal handling skills: July 16, 2010
- DNA: Mayor’s backing helps firemen bend BMC: July 8, 2010
- MM: Homeless to get a roof from BMC: July 09, 2010
- IE: Mumbai Police in tax defaulters’ list, owe Rs 14 crore to BMC: July 07, 2010
- TOI: Sitting on files may soon cost civic staffers dear: July 03, 2010
- DNA: Birth rate goes down in Mumbai, but sex ratio up: July 3, 2010
- HT: BMC to charge octroi on sugar: July 02, 2010
- IE: Dead crocodile rots 3 days in lake as govt, BMC sort out responsibility: July 01, 2010
- DNA: Mumbai civic body fines 146 plastic offenders, bags Rs1.32 lakh: July 1, 2010
- DNA: BMC denies insurance cover to Mumbai firefighters: June 30, 2010
- DNA: Look, schoolkids are carrying out census exercise: June 29, 2010
- IE: BMC counts its octroi losses if HPCL shifts out of city: June 21, 2010
- MM: BMC’s census helplines of little help: June 14, 2010
- DNA: 75,000 BMC workers to go on strike: June 17, 2010
- DNA: Census extended till July 15: June 16, 2010
- DNA: A gender resource centre to make Mumbai women-friendly: June 10, 2010
- HT: BMC pushes for cloth bags: June 05, 2010
- DNA: BMC must explore e-governance: June 4, 2010
- DNA: No leave for BMC staff till the end of monsoon: June 3, 2010
- HT: 1,628 cell phone towers illegal: June 02, 2010
- DNA: Plan to develop land marked for beggars’ home irks BMC: May 31, 2010
- DNA: Fined Rs1.5 lakh for Rs1.6 lakh job in Mumbai: May 31, 2010
- TOI: Mumbai temp touches 40??C in BMC weather stations: May 16, 2010
- DNA: Sheds dumping dung in nullahs in Mumbai to be penalised: May 15, 2010
- IE: Plastic out, cloth in at BMC markets: May 09, 2010
- Census officials to knock on the doors of Mumbaikars: April 30, 2010
- TOI: Santa Cruz fire fallout: BMC slaps notice on 150 illegal warehouses: April 17, 2010
- HT: BMC committee gets youngest chairman: April 06, 2010
- DNA: Fine, jail for BMC over illegal structures: April 24, 2010
- DNA: Mumbai’s pet dogs cost Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Rs1 crore: April 24, 2010
- Textile museum to come up in Mumbai soon: April 23, 2010
- HT: BMC issues notices to 150 illegal structures: April 17, 2010
- MM: Double whammy for BMC staffers with MA in Marathi: April 15, 2010
- TOI: BMC approval is a must to dig borewells: April 17, 2010
- DNA: BMC fights floods on dry land: April 07, 2010
- DNA: BMC may pull down terrace cell towers: April 3, 2010
- TOI: Octroi collections exceeded estimate by Rs 72 cr: April 03, 2010
- TOI: BMC pipeline project cost spiralled by Rs 300 crore: March 27, 2010
- DNA: Private school on a BMC plot thrives on MLA fund: March 25, 2010
- TOI: Cost of BMC’s mega pipe project doubles in a year: March 25, 2010
- Mid-Day: Aarey Energee shutting across Mumbai: March 22, 2010
- DNA: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation digital map plan comes unstuck: March 09, 2010
- DNA: Damage public property, pay BMC: March 03, 2010
- TOI: BMC plans to induct women in fire brigade: February 27, 2010
- After March, no office to register marriages -Indian Express – Feb 23, 2010………….Shalini Nair
- Protest against BMC expenditure on legal battle -Indian Express – Feb 23, 2010………….
- BMC team recovers Rs 14 lakh -19 Feb 2010…………..By Staff Reporter
- Rs 195-cr shot in the arm for fire dept -Feb 21, 2010…………Sukhada Tatke
- Borivali blaze: BMC orders probe -21 Feb, 2010…..Sukhada Tatke & S Ahmed Ali
- Cash-strapped BMC to scrap special duty posts -16 February, 2010………. Sudhir Suryawanshi
- TOI: BMC ropes in JJ students to give signages a gloss: February 09, 2010
- TOI: Pending cases, vacant posts: January 19, 2010
- BMC clean-up campaign to get new shine
- MM: BMC decides to supply wood to crematoriums at twice the rate: August 17, 2009
- IE: BMC to survey greenhouse gas emission: June 03, 2009
- IE: A walkers’ plaza at Crawford Market junction: March 20, 2009
- IE: Devp plan: Civic body to take up new norms: March 18, 2009
- IE: Big BMC budget, little spending time: March 09, 2009
- TOI: No help from bmc’s helpline: March 04, 2009
- IE: BMC’s nod to salary hike for employees: March 03, 2009
- IE: Recession budget from BMC: No new plans, no tax hikes: Feb 04, 2009
- IE: Exclusive budget slot for women: Feb 02, 2009
- TOI: BMC Unveils sober budget: Feb 04, 2009
- TOI: BMC’s 24-hr grievance line has few takers: February 02, 2009
- IE: On the map: slum youths in demand and jobs in supply: January 09, 2009
- DOWNTOWNPLUS: MCGM’s handicraft centre to develop employment opportunities: January 08, 2009
- DNA: BMC babus will be trained in e-governance: January 06, 2009
- DNA: Civic body beats retreat over INS Vikrant project: December 23, 2008
- TOI: BMC plans 3 sports grounds for schoolkids: December 23, 2008
- DOWNTOWNPLUS: Citizens can now avail of public utility services through the online medium: Nov 28,08
- DNA: BMC to teach carpentry, etc: November 24, 2008
- IE: Now, Right to Information form on BMC portal: November 20, 2008
- TOI: Civic IT dept has no takers: November 05, 2008
- IE:BMC surveysays 12.17 lakhfamilies have per capita income of less than Rs 591.75 per month: Oct 21
- DNA: Project to digitalise old civic documents: October 06, 2008
- IE: As BMC mulls octroi reforms, few takers for Green Channel idea: September 29, 2008
- TOI: Gloss taken off city’s shine: September 19, 2008
- TOI: Civic body to tighten construction norms: September 08, 2008
- TOI: BMC Offers Auto-DCR Software: September 08, 2008
- DOWNTOWNPLUS: Around 60% of Mumbai’s population resides in the slums: May 23, 2008
- MM: BMC will give jobs to kin of Samyukta Maharashtra martyrs: May 13, 2008
- BS : Monthly Meeting of the Corporation : May 5, 2008
- DNA: Maternity homes: BMC goes private: April 22, 2008
- TOI: BMC plans child-friendly offices: April 22, 2008
- TOI: Government orders inquiry into civic corporation’s IT project: April 17, 2008
- MM: Soon, BMC will have more power to fight fire: April 04, 2008
- TOI: Outsiders to audit BMC’s big spend: March 21, 2008
- MM: BMC identifies 20 spots for parking zones: March 18, 2008
- TOI: Mayor calls for artificial ponds in every ward: March 05, 2008
- DNA: Workshops for green Ganesha: March 05, 2008
- IE : The BMC will open Adhar Kendras to employe youths to provide vocational courses : Nov 13,2007
- IE : Soon, rulees to make corporators mind their conduct : Nov 12,2007
- IE : No jobs like man, says Jt.Commissioner V Radha,her battle against Octroi mafia: Nov 12,2007
- IE : BMC plans Rs 100-cr overhaul of abattoir : Oct 2, 2007 -Civic body aims at providing state-of-the-art fully automated facilities
- TOI : Know your locality’s Human Devpt Index on January 26 : Sept 29, 2007 -The BMC has promised to release the report on January 26, 2008
- IE : BMC to showcase its infrastructure projects : Sept 27, 2007 -The richest civic body will put up its stalls in the three-day expo
- TOI : When the BMC budget was a mere Rs 5cr : Aug 24, 2007
- MM : Corporators now want free parking : Sept 5, 2007 -For the rest of us, they want to hike rates in BMC-run car parks
- IE : BMC portal: Back-end ready, now just log on : Sept 13, 2007 -New portal of the civic body
- TOI : Now ratings mooted for wards, ward officers : Feb 18, 2007 -Municipal wards to be rated based on the performance of civic officials & response time to complaint
- IE : Ganesh Gaurav Competition – Only eco-friendly mandals can compete : Aug 28, 2007 -BMC will permit only those Ganesh mandals which have eco-friendly decoration
- DNA : BMC to get milk from 1500 km away : Aug 30, 2007
- TOI : Four BMC Employees in ACB Net : Apr 8, 2007 -The employees were allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1,000 from a stall owner.
- DNA : Gateway Photographers Face BMC Action : Apr 9, 2007 -Gateway Photographers Union said it was for the first time in 7 years that BMC raided photographers.
- IE : Nine Crore Rats have Invaded the Island City : Mar 18, 2007 -The army of BMC fights rodents in the dead of the night.
- TOI: ‘I refused to pay a paisa in bribe’: Dec 17, 2006 -Shivlal Pethad has the entire RTI Act translated in Hindi and Gujarati for mass circulation.
- TOI: HOW THE BMC AFFECTS YOUR LIFE: Dec 19, 2006 -From the birth certificate, trade license, home construction and so on,understand the BMC’s reach
Hawkers
- DNA: Hawking policy: BMC gets residents’ views: March 29, 2010
- TOI: Hawkers’ policy: BMC seeks your feedback: March 26, 2010
- MM: BMC plans round-the-clock special police force for city: April 21, 2008
- MM : BMC takes on police in hawker eviction case : Aug 31, 2007 -Illegal roadside eateries in wards C, F (North) and H (West) of the city
- MM : Cops don’t keep hawkers at bay : Oct 4, 2007 -BMC claims encroachers are back on over 400 roads of the 500-odd it had handed over to the police
- MM : BMC takes on police in hawker eviction case : Aug 31, 2007 -BMC says police is not co-operating in drive to remove hawkers from three wards despite SC orders
- IE : Hawking Zones: BMC Hits Roadblock : May 31, 2007 -16 zones in the city and suburbs oppose demarcation.
- TOI:Thane locals’ move to drive out hawkers:Dec 7, 2006 -The city, which took pride in its wide roads, is reeling under an unprecedented crisis as most roads
- IE:Hawkers usurp parking space for locals, patients: Dec 19, 2006 -Gandhi Market shopkeepers, patients of cardiac hospital, residents forced to park their cars on road
- IE: 2 blasts in 10 yrs, Zaveri Bazaar is worried: what if again : Sep 17, 2006 -Two police rounds and a few threats later, the hawkers are back
- IE : Allow only 12 pc hawkers in the city : Jul 29, 2006 -Supreme Court has adjourned the matter for hearing till September 12
Heritage
- DNA: Cash-rich BMC has no funds for Mumbai’s heritage: April 30, 2012
- Mid-Day: BMC promises ‘clean’ statues: May 31, 2011
- DNA : what if heritage dies? trade survives : Sept 13, 2007
- TOI : Will Heritage Become History? : Sept 13, 2007 -Govt. Departments Have Vetoed Heritage Panel Recommendations Whenever they Have Been Inconvenient
Hoardings / Advertisements
- DNA: Increase rates for political hoardings: Bombay high court: March 19, 2011
- MM: BMC men not up to the task: February 25, 2011
- IE: Punish those who put up hoardings illegally: Court: February 23, 2011
- DNA: No hoardings of politicians, court tells BMC: January 29, 2011
- DNA: New hoarding policy will help keep politics off Mumbai streets: January 21, 2011
- TOI: Illegal hoardings cost state dear: January 04, 2011
- TOI: BMC courts trouble on hoardings: November 23, 2010
- DNA: BMC, railways spar over revenue from hoardings: November 19, 2010
- MM: Sena’s illegal hoardings hit Sena-ruled BMC hard: August 02, 2010
- MM: Government plans law against illegal hoardings: October 14, 2008
- TOI: SC sets aside bombay HC’s ban on vans with mounted hoardings: September 05, 2008
- TOI: BMC doesn’t have manpower to enforce rules: August 29, 2008
- MM: BMC wants commercial rates for political space: August 04, 2008
- DNA: Political and religious hoardings should go: July 25, 2008
- MM: The BEST way to run our city’s look: July 07, 2008
- TOI: Hoarding truth: If you act tough, all you lose is Rs 400: June 11, 2008
- TOI: Malabar Hill gets HAM station to combat rains: June 03, 2008
- DNA: City skyline will have 119 hoardings less: April 05, 2008
- TOI : BMC proposal winks at political hoardings in city : Sept 30, 2007 -As the BMC gets ready to release the final draft of its hoarding
- IE : BMC to Accept Tips for Hoardings : Aug 10, 2007 -Citizens suggestions invited for draft guidelines for hoardings
Lands
- IE: BMC will get sizeable revenue from premium: January 04, 2012
- IE: DCR changes pave way for pending projects: January 04, 2012
- DNA: BMC all set to gift prime Andheri plot to developer: July 09, 2010
- MM: Petrol pumps giving way to residential and commercial buildings: March 10, 2010
- BMC to sell plots for revenue -17 February, 2010………. Pandurang Mhaske
- IE : BMC Drops Aarey Milk Colony Proposal : Mar 23, 2007 -On the controversial proposal of de-reserving a 5,000 square-metre plot of Aarey Milk Colony.
- IE : Makeover of Gorai Dumpyard Begins Today : Mar 18, 2007 -BMC plans to convert this ground into a verdant landscape.
- DNA : BMC will referee in Bharat Shah land dispute : Mar 6, 2007 -Shah lodged a complaint with Malabar Hill police station at receiving calls threatening him.
- TOI:Stay order: What’s that?: Nov 22, 2006 -A large quantum of TDR was utilised in the corridor areas while the court stay was in force
- Cybernoon: Bawling babies, screaming adults at the Azad Maidan: Aug 25, 2006 -Court ordered demolition of illegal hutments at Azad Maidan
- IE: At Azad Maidan, 52 shanties cleared : Aug 24, 2006 -At 10.30 am, the BMC started clearing the ground with help from 35 labourers
- IE: Area Mill heartland protests stadium : Jul 31, 2006 -BMC planning to turn 97,295.31 sq ft-plot in Central Mumbai – into a 1,000-seater stadium
- DNA: PIL to save Azad Maidan : Jul 26, 2006 -The letter was sent to the Honourable Chief Justice of Bombay High Court on July 14, 2006
- IE: BMC panel opposed to cemetery -Urban Development Department directive includes no-development zone area in residential zone
- TOI: Redevelopment scheme runs into controversy : Oct 20, 2006 -BMC staffers and slumdwellers say they are being pressured to move
Markets
- TOI: Civic body launches market repairs project: November 11, 2010
- TOI: BMCs 51 run-down markets will turn Tip Top: October 20, 2010
- TOI: 51 crumbling civic markets to be repaired: September 24, 2010
- DNA: Twenty Mumbai municipal markets may soon be up for sale: March 24, 2010
- Regal to Crawford, 7 underground lots in fragmented parking plan…
- DNA: BMC markets to go under hammer: September 09, 2008
- TOI: BMC picks 7 spots for swanky mkts: August 28, 2008
Monsoon
- Days on which heavy floods are predicetd in Mumbai – 2009 Monsoon
- HT: Monsoon grounds city with jaundice, gastro: June 28, 2010
- HT: BMC deploys 140 firemen to work as lifeguards: June 19, 2010
- Mid-Day: Helplines at receiving end as panic grips Mumbai: June 17, 2010
- IE: Flood prediction model only after MoD edits contour maps: June 17, 2010
- DNA: Rains bring joy but expose chokepoints: June 16, 2010
- DNA: Number of rain days down by 19% in last four years: BMC: June 16, 2010
- MId-Day: BMC spends 42-crore to clean drains for rain: April 13, 2010
- Mid-Day: BMC’s rain booklet: May 16, 2010
- TOI: Low-lying areas will flood again: June 01, 2009
- IE: Monsoon: BMC control room to be decentralised soon: May 19, 2009
- IE: Corporators scrap civic body’s proposal of third-party audit for desiltation of nullahs: May 19
- DNA: How prepared is Mumbai for the monsoon: June 03, 2008
- IE: BMC says 60 pc drains cleaned, but what’s floating: May 20, 2008
- MM: BMC looks to tackle floods through books: May 12, 2008
- MM: Civic body will use traffic police’s cameras to show the reality of floods: May 10, 2008
Municipal Schools
- Reality check: Sena-run BMC shut 27 Marathi schools -Indian Express 4 Feb, 2010………..Stuti Shukla
- HT: BMC to start 75 libraries for children from civic schools: November 18, 2011
- MCGM release short film ‘March’ aiming towards students: March 17, 2010
- TOI: School repairs shoddy: Panel: May 26, 2009
- DNA: BMC schools go the yoga way: February 10, 2009
- TOI: BMC to set up sports schools at secondary level across city: March 13, 2008
- DNA : BMC will not renew IB school lease : Nov 7,2007
- TOI : IB school comes up on BMC school premises : Oct 28,2007
- TOI : Pay Octroi, Access Health Data on the Net : Feb 15, 2007 -On the health front, the BMC is developing a health care system (HCS).
- TOI : No schools without playgrounds: says BMC : Feb 23, 2007 -Ample space for physical activities is very important to a child’s growth.
- IE : Makeover time for BMC schools : Dec 25, 2006 -Government is said to have spent Rs 19 crore in trying to introduce the idea
- DNA:BMC’s mantra for exam success is ‘live@school’:Dec 20, 2006 -Students will be asked to make the school their home for three months preceding exams
- IE:With UNDP help, new disaster management plan for BMC schools by 2007: Dec 17, 2006 -A study of the building map, an evacuation plan and safety measures at schools will be designed
- TOI:Rs 50-cr facelift for BMC schools: Dec 11, 2006 -To begin with, 34 of the 87 dilapidated institutions will be renovated, complete with swank classroo
- IE: New project, BMC needs over 200 teachers: Nov 30 -Only those who have prior experience of teaching in English medium schools will be appointed
- IE: Free uniforms, milk may be in BMC school list : Sep 13, 2006 -A significant number of children from poor families take admission in BMC schools
- TOI: Now, national song in BMC schools : Sep 5, 2006 -Every civic school student should start his day with Vande Mataram and end it with Jana Gana Mana
- DNA: Lifeline for schools outside BMC limits : Aug 24, 2006 -MCA to organise tourney for schools who’ve been barred by MSSA.
- NDTV: Unaided Mumbai govt schools in bad shape : Aug 2, 2006 -The crew couldn’t talk to students or teachers. But what they saw was enough
- TOI : For BMC school students, it’s still a testing time : Jul 29, 2006 -Biggest concern for BMC schools is to retain children and prevent them from dropping out
- TOI : Open-and-shut dilemma for schools : Jul 4, 2006 -Faced with a government not willing to commit itself, many schools took the safe option out
- IE: BMC schools to shelter you when it pours: Jul 6, 2006 -As part of disaster management plan, 100 municipal schools are ready to house the dishoused
- DNA: Civic schools think English : Jul 18, 2006 -The civic administration operates 1,234 schools in the city
- IE: BMC plans fogging in 2,000 schools: Oct 22, 2006 -The project will be completed before the schools reopen on November 4.
- DNA: Residents up the ante against school : Oct 27, 2006 -School trustees claim they have all the necessary documents
- IE : Funds willing, BMC schools to get swanky : Oct 28, 2006 -Idea is to spruce up buildings, improve hygiene standards, match up to pvt schools
- DNA, Mumbai: ‘Nowhere kids’ have no place to study : Nov 2, 2006 -BMC had not conducted adult literacy programmes since 2000
- Times of India, Mumbai: 22% dropout in BMC schools as kids move to English-medium : Sep 25, 2006 -The craze for English gives BMC’s Englishmedium schools- a rise (30.5%) in enrolment
- Indian Express, Mumbai: BMC schools under scanner : Oct 10, 2006 -Ex-Municipal Councellor wants 25 child per class norm initiated
Parking
- Underground lots escape BMC curb on new projects -Indian Express – 5th feb 2010………..
- TOI: CM approves new parking lot rules: May 19, 2011
- ET: New parking lot rule to help Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation earn crores: May 11, 2011
- TOI: Clampdown on fleecing at parking lots: April 21, 2011
- DNA: BMC plans one card to pay parking and toll charges: December 15, 2010
- TOI: Pay-N-Park problems tackled by tech: December 09, 2010
- DNA: Stop vehicle parking at Shivaji Park, Bombay high court tells BMC: August 06, 2010
- DNA: BMC to hike parking ticket prices by 100%: May 25, 2010
- More road space available, as govt okays 16 parking lots……..Pandurang Mhaske
- Of 11L vehicles in city, only 3,440 can get BMC parking
- DNA: Housing societies must allow visitors’ cars: BMC: December 17, 2008
- IE: BMC plans multi-level parking lots with skywalks attached: September 09, 2008
Public Health
- BMC plans hospitals in Western suburbs of Mumbai -DNA – 12 February, 2010………Pandurang Mhaske
- Every week, 5 conservancy workers die in Mumbai -DNA – Friday, 29 January , 2010 —–Sandeep Ashar
- HT: Mumbai’s air, water are a big threat to your health: August 29, 2011
- Mid-Day: BMC dumps fight against malaria on private firm: August 25, 2011
- TOI: 3D glasses spreading conjunctivitis: BMC: Jun 23, 2011
- HT: Civic body to distribute booklets on malaria prevention: June 11, 2011
- HT: BMC’s anti-malaria campaign to begin from June 1: May 22, 2011
- DNA: Civic hospitals in Mumbai run out of medicines: May 16, 2011
- TOI: BMC to get Rs 70 crore from illegal nursing homes: February 18, 2011
- DNA: Unauthorised mobile towers in Mumbai pay a fine of just Rs170: November 30, 2010
- Free Press Journal: Major refurbishing for civic dispensaries: November 04, 2010
- MM: 1,000 nursing homes left without licences: November 03, 2010
- IE: BMC focuses on primary healthcare ahead of budget: November 01, 2010
- DNA: BMC plans hi-tech gyms for citizens from corporators’ fund: October 21, 2010
- HT: 913 cr for hospitals’ revamp: October 09, 2010
- DNA: Now, victims of falling trees will get Rs1 lakh compensation: September 08, 2010
- HT: BMC promises free treatment to Govindas: September 01, 2010
- DNA: Brass ring costs societies in Mumbai Rs 6,000: August 04, 2010
- HT: Give labourers nets, hold health camps: Builders told: July 22, 2010
- TOI: Now, builders will have to cough up more for fogging operations: July 20, 2010
- TOI: Hospitals admitting only serious patients: July 17, 2010
- DNA: Strong laws needed in health care: July 5, 2010
- DNA: BMC will use fire brigade machine to kill mosquitoes: July 5, 2010
- One of Asia’s largest hospitals to open in Mumbai: July 2, 2010
- DNA: Migrants may change Mumbai’s polio stats: July 1, 2010
- MM: 3,816 malaria cases in June, BMC blames builder apathy: June 30, 2010
- DNA: BMC, Seven Hills administration lock horns: June 30, 2010
- DNA: Diarrhoea is city’s worst nightmare: June 29, 2010
- DNA: BMC framing H1N1 advisory for schools: June 28, 2010
- IE: Slumdwellers throng Arogya Abhiyaan health camps: June 25, 2010
- DNA: Sion baby theft: Court pulls up BMC over compensation to kin: June 22, 2010
- HT: BMC to crack down on hookah bars in city: May 20, 2010
- IE: BMC to hire 500 pvt guards to keep out baby thieves: May 10, 2010
- DNA: Pregnant women and diabetics can skip duty in Mumbai: April 28, 2010
- DNA: Civic body wants to ban gutkha in Mumbai: April 15, 2010
- DNA: Stay off roadside sherbets, says BMC: April 11, 2010
- DNA: BMC steps in to help women fight cancer: April 10, 2010
- DNA: Health-hazard call wakes up BMC: April 10, 2010
- Nursing homes in Mumbai get a breather from SC…….Kiran Tare
- DNA: Polluted water sparks jaundice fear in Mumbai: March 12, 2010
- DNA: BMC aims to save Rs100crore by buying generic medicines: March 10, 2010
- TOI: Western suburbs to get 670 more hospital beds: February 12, 2010
- TOI: Redevpt of 5 civic hosps to begin soon: February 13, 2010
- BMC dumps child health scheme – Dec15, 2009 – DNA -Suspend plans of taking over the management of the Integrated Child Development Scheme in Mumbai
- DNA: BMC all set to defy SC directives on clinics: June 16, 2009
- IE: BMC to inspect clinics, nursing homes in residential areas: April 14, 2009
- DOWNTOWNPLUS:The MCGMplans to develop the biolarvicidalVectoBac 12AS that is used in mosquitocontrol -March 05, 2009
- IE: Civic body proposes a plan to improve city’s health: January 09, 2009
- TOI: Cooper Hosp will soon be reconstructed: November 13, 2008
- TOI: Electronic database – Med records at civic hosps will soon be a click away: October 20, 2008
- IE: Peripheral hospitals in a makeover mode: October 03, 2008
- MM: Mobile testing facility for HIV will target slums: September 23, 2008
- IE: Civic body to start a Mother and Child hospital in Borivali: September 10, 2008
- TOI: BMC’s healthcare proposal for locals comes under fire: August 11, 2008
- TOI: Vaccine deaths more than usual: BMC records: May 13, 2008
- IE: BMC to submit implementation plan for Reproductive and Child Health II: March 04, 2008
- IE : Pulse Polio : Of Targeted 12 lakh, 8 lakh Children covered : Sept 10, 2007 -AS many as 8,99,024 children were administered pulse polio drops in the programme arranged by BMC
- IE : Dengue, Leptospirosis Tests in Mumbai, Finally : Feb 28, 2007 -PCR-based technology allows detection of DNA or RNA.
- IE : Hospitals to Come Under Scanner to Check Efficiency of Electrical Appliances : Apr 22, 2007 -Any government building which consumes more than 500 KW has to undergo an energy audit.
- IE : Polio Drive Targets Specific Communities : Apr 25, 2007 -WHO doctor asks community leaders to take part in the initiative.
- Mental Health : BMC Hospitals -Report on K.E.M. Hospital Psychiatry Department
- DNA:Wanted: More hospital beds:Dec 03, 2006 -The average bed to population ratio for Mumbai is 1: 1,462
- IE:BMC’s spending double on anaesthesia: Nov 5, 2006 -The reason: tender bringing drug at reduced rate is over, new one held back by committee
- IE:At GT Hospital, a sweeper helps with post-mortems: Nov 21, 2006 -Staff crunch, threat of infections stalk those who work at morgues
- NDTV: Pregnant woman sues Mumbai civic authorities: Dec 8, 2006 -Sunita wants the BMC to pay for the upkeep of her unborn child, a child she hadn’t planned on having
- DNA: City sanitation system gets ISO 9001 boost: Nov 04, 2006 -BMC have managed to obtain prestigious ISO 9001 certification for waste water treatment plants
- IE:Shortfall of basic medicines at BMC hospitals, patients suffer: Nov 29, 2006 -BMC authorities say hospital stores are responsible for maintaining stocks
- IE : Bhagwati Hospital to get a new look : Sep 9, 2006 -The hospital authorities had been demanding development for the last four years
- DNA : Malaria epidemic set to sting Mumbai: Aug 30, 2006 -Cases of water-borne diseases like gastroenteritis and hepatitis have been on the rise since July
- Cybernoon: Indigent patients have a right to treatment: Aug 18, 2006 -People are suffering for want of shelter,there is sickness and there are no funds to treat poors
- DNA: Rain diseases don’t stop gali eaters : Aug 8, 2006 -Civic body has raided some illegal roadside stalls under its scanner recently
- TOI : It’s not gastro but cholera, insist experts : Oct 18, 2006 -Medical staff admit that nearly four to five cases of cholera have been detected in last few months
- DNA : Thousand-mile miracle at work : Aug 6, 2006 -Telemedicine allows even the poorest sections of society access to better healthcare
- NDTV : Post 7/11: Civic authorities to centralise info: Aug 6, 2006 -Relatives of those killed went through painful task of running from pillar to post to locate bodies
- TOI : Doctors fear chikungunya has stung city : Aug 4, 2006 -A person has to be bitten by an infected mosquito to contract the disease
- IE: BMC hospitals come into telemedicine loop : Jul 29, 2006 -The Memorandum of Understanding with ISRO is in an advanced stage of finalisation
- TOI : Bomb Blast victims- How to claim your insurance : Jul 12, 2006 -Railways and commuters are covered currently by public sector insurance companies for such incidents
- IM: Identifying bodies of victims biggest task : Jul 12, 2006 -Many of the bodies were brought in parts bundled together in bed sheets and polythene bags
- Zee News : Doctors work long hours to cope with rush of blast victims : Jul 13, 2006 -BMC runs the two hospitals where most of the affected people were admitted
- Cybernoon: Blood donors keep the Mumbai spirit flowing! : Jul 13, 2006 -No hospital fell short of blood for victims of Tuesday’s blasts
- DNA: Bomb Blasts – He died alone in ICU while family looked everywhere for him: Jul 14, 2006 -The hospital authorities were dealing with more than 45 casualties from the bomb blasts
- TimesNow: Fever outbreak in Mumbai : Jul 25, 2006 -What is significant is the rising number of cases of the deadly disease—leptospirosis
- Medindia: Water–borne Diseases Takes Two : Jul 24, 2006 -Health experts warn that malaria and leptospirosis are caused by dirty surroundings
- IE: Two deaths from suspected lepto in 24 hours : Jul 23, 2006 -The ill-effects of water-logging and heavy rains across the city are showing up
- DNA: Monsoon diseases kill 6 more : Jul 23, 2006 -Civic officials say hospitals are geared up for emergency
- Medindia: Monsoon Related Diseases On The Rise In Mumbai : Jul 22, 2006 -Malaria and viral fever, were more the cause for concern than the diseases like dengue, leptospirosi
- IE: 48 deaths in a month, but BMC’s not worried: Jul 21, 2006 -According to the BMC, the statistics are no cause for concern
- DNA: Malaria, lepto strike; 13 die in 24 hours : Jul 21, 2006 -Malaria has been the biggest killer, say officials
- Express group: It’s Free, But Is It Fair?- free medical treatment: Jul 2006 -Report on free medical treatment in charitable ho pleased noone
- IE: At Sion hospital, a one-stop digital info centre eases the pain : July 16, 2006 -Sahayata Centre uses photographs, computers and lots of care to help the bereaved
- DNA: I think my eardrums are badly damaged- says BMC inspector : July 15, 2006
- Cybernoon: BMC conducts medical camps to avoid Dengue outbreak: Oct 19, 2006 -Medical teams are monitoring the health of people in localities prone to monsoon related diseases
- NDTV: Mumbai builders violate vector control laws – inviting mosquitos around: Oct 25, 2006 -Government officials unwilling to comment on their own lapses.
- IE: A thousand cases out of 1.3-crore is not alarming: Mumbai plagued with diseases: Oct 21, 2006 -Interview of Dr Jayaraj Thanekar, BMC’s executive health officer
- Times Now: South Mumbai falls prey to dengue : Oct 28, 2006 -Mumbai is dengue-free according to the figures.
- MM: Railway ministry asks WR to stop payment to two BMC hospitals: Nov 2, 2006 -Hospital bills include tea, civil repairs and telephone charges as expenditure
- Cybernoon : Govt. hospitals proud of their AIDS centres : Nov 1, 2006 -Bhagwati-like incident won’t occur at most reputed hospitals, deans say
- Indian Express, Mumbai: Unclaimed bodies rotting in JJ hospital for 4 months: Nov 1, 2006 -JJ’s own mortuary has not been operational since 1987
Public Toilets
- CNN-IBN: One toilet for 1,440 people at Dharavi: Nov 19, 2006 -One-third of Dharavi’s population has no access to clean drinking water
- IE: On Movie Q2P – The toilet is a prism in the film: Aug 15, 2006 -Toilets are still more accessible to men than women
Roads
- MMRDA wants footpaths reduced, BMC obliges -DNA – 5 February , 2010…………..Pandurang Mhaske
- HT: Experts hail new proposal: May 04, 2012
- HT: City’s road contractors cut corners: April 20, 2012
- HT: Poor response to pothole portal: December 06, 2011
- HT: Damning report Accuses BMC officials of conniving with road contractors: October 14, 2011
- HT: How system profits from keeping roads in a mess: August 26, 2011
- IE: Reputed’ firms don’t bid for BMC road projects: July 28, 2011
- HT: 6,000 potholes on Mumbai roads at 1,100 locations: July 20, 2011
- IE: Rs 24 cr spent on roads goes down drain: July 20, 2011
- HT: Smooth walk for south Mumbai pedestrians: July 01, 2011
- HT: Now, ward staff liable for civic negligence: April 06, 2011
- DNA: BMC plans to use Japanese technology for road building: October 25, 2010
- TOI: Civic body blames MMRDA for poor condition of roads: September 28, 2010
- IE: Sorry, can’t afford to fix roads, admits civic body: September 22, 2010
- TOI: BMC frames new policy for pothole repairs: August 24, 2010
- DNA: Man drives BMC to court over potholes: August 16, 2010
- IE: Civic body to blacklist, penalise contractors for dilapidated roads: August 10, 2010
- MM: BMC only fixes potholes on Minister Patil’s route: July 30, 2010
- IE: Minister takes BMC top brass on pothole tour: July 29, 2010
- TOI: 1,624 new potholes after few days of rain: July 29, 2010
- No road safe in Mumbai till 2012, warns BMC: July 23, 2010
- DNA: There are only 311 potholes in Mumbai, claims civic body: July 20, 2010
- DNA: You may have to walk on dirty roads in Mumbai: July 13, 2010
- DNA: Mumbai civic body to charge Ganesh mandals more for potholes: July 12, 2010
- DNA: BMC receives 65 complaints about potholes: June 27, 2010
- IE: Notice to 26 roadside religious structures: May 28, 2010
- TOI: BMC wants digging of roads to end by May 31: May 12, 2010
- Kalachowkie cave-in: officials yet to locate leakage in drain -Indian Express – Feb 24, 2010
- Siddhivinayak trust gets notice for digging road -The Times of India – 24 Feb, 2010………SUKHADA TATKE,
- BMC can’t save you from this road cave in at Kalachowkie -Mid day – 23rd feb 2010……….Somita Pal
- TOI: HC scraps BMC’s Rs 20-cr road upkeep contract: August 21, 2009
- MM: Citizens complain about road dividers being filled with debris: January 13, 2009
- TOI: BMC to maintain amenities in private layouts: November 26, 2008
- MM: The Politics of Potholes: August 21, 2008
- IE: Deadline over, BMC decides to fill all potholes by August 23: August 19, 2008
- TOI: BMC to buy 3 machines to fix potholes next year: August 19, 2008
- DNA: BMC promise rides on patchwork: August 18, 2008
- IE: Bitumen shortage hits pre-monsoon road repairs: May 21, 2008
- MM: Park in peace outside railway stations: May 21, 2008
- IE: This monsoon, BMC looks to traffic police CCTVs to monitor water-logging: May 07, 2008
- TOI: Ten reasons why paver blocks have failed: May 03, 2008
- TOI: Exec engineer to inspect paver blocks in all wards: May 04, 2008
- IE : BMC plans to adopt American technique for roads: Oct 17,2007
- IE : To bring change in Octroi, BMC starts ‘Mission’ : Oct 15,2007
- DNA : Handcarts on their way out : Mar 17, 2007 -The BMC license department has now been given a timeline by superiors.
- IE: Parking fee will not be raised: Nov 9, 2006 -Move to develop the existing 137 vacant plots reserved for parking and make them functional
- GulfNews: Road woes flood Mumbai’s monitoring panel:Nov 10, 2006 -People want quick results after a steady flow of complaints to the RMC
- TOI:Parking fees to go up 300 per cent: Nov 7, 2006 -Parking charges for private vehicles will be increased from 163% to 300%
- CNN-IBN:BMC’s new solution for bumpy roads:Dec 14, 2006 -BMC’s Materials Testing Laboratory finds out if material used meets required standards
- TOI:Pick up the phone for good roads: Nov 8, 2006 -Road Monitoring Committee has been appointed by Bombay high court
- Afternoon:BMC-police debate who will rid the footpaths of sleepers: Nov 16, 2006 -There is no clear-cut provision in any act to throw away or detain people sleeping on footpath
- DNA: Court nods for parking tower at Mahalaxmi: Dec 07, 2006 -A multi-storey mechanical parking tower, High Court dismisses a PIL filed by Breach Candy Residents
- IE: Contractors fined Rs 1.2 cr for bad roads, BMC tells HC : Sep 12, 2006 -A complete overhaul of the city’s 1,900-km road network will require at least five years
- DNA: Court says 4 weeks for repairs, but MMRDA needs a full season : Sep 1, 2006 -Officials say that unlike the BMC, the MMRDA has built some new corridors
- TOI: Pothhole – free Mumbai, civic agencies give themselves a pat : Aug 30, 2006 -BMC’s self-congratulatory report card declares a score of 98% in completing its work
- DNA: HC order to remove Pothholes : Aug 20, 2006 -After last year’s deluge, the roads were left in a terrible condition
- Cybernoon : Empty coffers and bad roads leave PWD ‘out on the street’ -Anticipating a repetition of another court rap, the department has decided to take up repair work
- TOI : BMC puts top staff on the job : Aug 18, 2006 -Officials are expected to send daily progress reports to the commissioner
- IE: Pothholes on road – No problem, says BMC: Aug 16, 2006 -BMC had informed court that it had completed its pre-monsoon work and filled 8,500 potholes
- Cybernoon : Will Mumbai’s battered roads lead to Shanghai? : Aug 16, 2006 -BMC toiled to get rid of most of the potholes just before the monsoon
- DNA of potholes on JJ flyover
- DNA: Transport – Are bullock carts the future? : Aug 1, 2006 -Experts take a sober and well-thought-out view on transport options
- IE: Civic body :affidavit by July 19 explaining why the budget for road was not utilised completely
- TOI: Mum[ai roads – Don’t blame BMC alone : Jul 5, 2006 -Hastily implemented schemes by the state govt have added to the woes
- The Hindu : Why contractors shouldn’t be booked for bad roads, asks HC : Jul 5, 2006 -HIgh Court asked BMC to explain why no action should be taken against erring contractors
- DNA : Road Repair – HC blasts BMC for ignoring 26/7 lessons : Jul 6, 2006 -High court reprimanded the BMC for pothole-ridden roads and water-logging in the city.
- IE: Potholes in the city -This is why high court pulled up the BMC : Jul 6, 2006 -BMC had told High Court that all potholes in city had been filled
- DNA: Water recedes, potholes emerge : Jul 7, 2006 -Around 1,20,000 potholes have appeared in the city after the rain
- Cybernoon : BMC says it hasn’t received HC roders : Jul 7, 2006 -The incessant rains over nearly five days have exposed the sorry state of roads
- Yahoo news: Bombay High Court reprimands BMC for sorry state of roads: Jul 5, 2006 -Heavy rains have left potholed roads in city
- IE: BMC launches Rs 16-crore patchwork for smooth roads: Jul 10, 2006 -Minor road repair contracts will now be handled by ward offices
- TOI: HC paves the way for better roads : Jul 21, 2006 -The court has also sought a solution from the BMC for repeated digging up of roads
- IE: Use full budget for roads : Jul 20, 2006 -BMC told to take permissions in advance, hire engineers to oversee road repairs
- TOI: Cool comfort: Taxis shift gear in city: Oct 19, 2006 -BMC and MMRDA required to give pothole-free roads so that commuters could enjoy a smooth ride
- IE: Sewage disposal project to get over by 2010: BMC : Oct 18, 2006 -Project funded by the government aims to treat 80 per cent of sewage before letting it into the sea
- DNA: Has BMC found a ‘dream product’ for road repair?: Oct 20, 2006 -A South Africa-based firm demonstrated a product which ‘guarantees’ pothole-free roads
- TOI: Civic body tests cold asphalt for Mumbai roads : Oct 21, 2006 -It is supposed to be better than the hot-mix asphalt currently used
- IBN: Foreign cos Mumbai’s road to recovery: Oct 26, 2006 -Given the urgent need to repair city roads, the BMC is not averse to any of the probable solutions
- IE: Octroi nakas to get hi-tech soon: Oct 27, 2006 -Proposal also aims at enhancing check posts aesthetically by making more space for basic amenities
- Cybernoon: Digging up Mumbai roads adds to traffic mess : Oct 30, 2006 -Constant digging of the roads due to various reasons has increased the traffic problems in city
- Cybernoon: ATC to get traffic smart card : Nov 1, 2006 -Traffic police will control traffic movement with the help of an ATC smart card
- CXO today, Mumbai: ATC to Decongest Mumbai Roads : Nov 2, 2006 -Ambitious Rs.54 crore State government project initiated by Mumbai traffic police can bring a change
Sewage / Sewerage
- DNA: BMC goes green with sewage project: March 25, 2011
- IE: Too much water: more funds sought for drainage scheme: May 12, 2010
- DNA: BMC will tap sludge for power worth Rs77 cr: March 19, 2010
- IE: Green curbs set to delay mega project for sewage disposal: March 02, 2010
- TOI: Bmc plans to ask new malls, hotels, housing complexes to have on-site treatment reactors: Aug05
- TOI: Only 30% works completed clearing of drains behind schedule: May 12, 2008
- DOWNTOWNPLUS: Eco-housing compulsory for new projects: MCGM: Feb 29, 2008
- CN : Mithi Debris to be Dumped at the Kanjurmarg Landfill Site : May 17, 2007 -BMC’s approval to MMRDA’s request brings sour responses from Kanjurmarg residents.
- IE: Central funds coming, drain project gets big boost : Sep 8, 2006 -The Rs 2,376-crore project is to be implemented by BMC
- IE : Will BMC drains project get full aid from Centre?: Aug 30, 2006 -Justice Lodha said the project should not be stuck due to want of resources
- DNA : Confusion over funding clogs storm drains : Aug 30, 2006 -Civic officials fear that it will take another two years for the project to start
- DNA : BMC’s Mumbai Sewerage Disposal Project : Aug 24, 2006 -The project, which awaits Central funds, fails to meet its target
- TOI : BMC plans to open House for citizens : Aug 18, 2006
- IE : Sewage disposal project to get over by 2010, says BMC : Oct 18, 2006 -By 2020, the project aims to treat 100 percent of sewage
Slaughter House
- IE: Buffaloes’ slaughterhouse to shut down in two years: November 05, 2008
Slum Sanitation
- DNA: Govt faults gave birth to slums: July 3, 2010
- IE: 1995-2004: BMC plans white paper on slums: July 16, 2009
- DNA : Slum scandal: 7 in police custody : Sep 15, 2006 -The court directed the investigating agency to look into the matter
- DNA : ACB sees graft plot in Rs3-crore slum rehabilitation : Sep 14, 2006 -ACB investigations revealed 95 “non-existent tenants on the controversial plot.
Solid Waste
- DNA: BMC finds 183 illegal garbage dumping sites, plans penalty: May 13, 2011
- TOI: BMC will train citizens to clear out fest trash: September 19, 2010
- DNA: BMC, ALMs to give nirmalya green treatment: September 13, 2010
- DNA: Civic body to spend Rupee 1.5 cr to clean city’s shoreline: September 01, 2010
- Mumbai scam: ` 2600 crore for services that are free: August 05, 2010
- IE: Litterbugs paid BMC nearly Rs 9 lakh in a month: July 22, 2010
- ET: Poor Waste Disposal System, unauthorised constructions & siltation behind flooding: NSSO Report -June 17, 2010
- Throwing plastic could cost you Rs 25,000 in Mumbai: June 13, 2010
- TOI: City silt: BMC has no dumping place: May 12, 2010
- IE: BMC pays Rs13 lakh for lifting debris: March 09, 2010
- TOI: Levy green tax on plastic bags, BMC to state: February 27, 2010
- The Hindu: BMC to send plastic waste to ACC Cements for recycling: February 26, 2010
- TOI: BMC goes green on bio-med waste: June 04, 2009
- MM: Accurate new city map will even show dustbin locations: November 05, 2008
- MM: BMC to install chips to monitor if garbage trucks doing their job: October 14, 2008
- MM: Dumping debris from eight months outside gate;ward officer unaware of complaints: April 21, 2008
- MM: Clean-up marshals quit after abuse from public: March 20, 2008
- TOI : BMC imposes sweeping fine : Oct 31,2007
- IE: BMC’s Debris Dumping Rule Still on Paper : Apr 29, 2007 -Dumped debris is choking up the already-congested daily traffic.
- TOI : 1,000 Tonnes Garbage Dumped at BMC Acquired Land : Apr 3, 2007 -In early 2007, the BMC started shutting down the dump site.
- DNA : Clean-up Act Gets Good Response : Apr 3, 2007 -People were made to clean up their own mess and fine was slapped on 50 offenders.
- DNA: Garbage mismanagement: Zero tolerance levels tested: Nov 07, 2006 -A ‘zero tolerance zone’ is supposed to be free of strewn garbage. But pictures show otherwise
- Cybernoon : HC hears PIL on hospitals’ disposal of bio medical waste: Sep 11, 2006 -21 hospitals are yet to join the common incinerators facilities made available
- IE: City may get electricity from solid waste : Sep 6, 2006 -Rs 700-crore project encompassing treatment waste will involve segregation of solid waste
- DNA : Solid Waste Management – Green raps rlys over waste : Sep 5, 2006 -The MPCB has served a show cause notice to both the CR and WR for solid waste management
- DNA : Waste Management – City dreams a sylvan dream : Sep 4, 2006 -Imagine there are no mounds of garbage and debris anywhere around
- IBN: BMC manages waste on Ganesh fest : Sep 4, 2006 -BMC is making sure that all the waste that accompanies the idols ends up in compost pits
- DNA: Shanghai dream is load of rubbish: Jul 8 ,2006 -BMC blames its failure on the lack of civic sense of Mumbaikars
- DNA: Littering fine may increase 10 times : Jul 25, 2006 -This proposal will be put to vote in the next BMC meeting
- DNA: Mulund cleanest, Kurla worst : Oct 31, 2006 -On normal days, the per capita generation of wastes in Mumbai is about 450g per person a day
- Times of India, Mumbai: Mixed reactions – Diffrent stories by Residents and BMC: Oct 28, 2006 -Residents are not that happy with the BMC’s approach towards the wards
Street Childrens
- IE: BMC gets talking about street children’s health: May 10, 2008
Swimming Pools / Beaches / Rivers / Lakes
- TOI: BMC to spend Rs 47 lakh on beach clean-up: February 3, 2011
- TOI: Protect lakes in city: Court: February 02, 2011
- Mid-Day: BMC’s latest solution for cleaner beaches: Mobile toilets: January 16, 2011
- IE: This New Year, BMC will extend clean-up drive to shorelines: December 28, 2010
- HT: Civic body, NGO to clean south Mumbai shoreline: November 17, 2010
- TOI: HC asks BMC to look into issue of dirty beaches: September 24, 2010
- IE: 2 biggest lakes may not fill up, fears BMC: September 19, 2010
- DNA: Makeover for Bandra Talao finally kicks off: June 30, 2010
- Mid-Day: More lifeguards on Mumbai beaches: June 17, 2010
- DNA: No water to drink in Mumbai, but enough to swim in: March 13, 2010
- DNA: Disabled coach upbeat about HC stay order: June 02, 2009
- IE: Locals write to PM over Powai lake desilting: April 15, 2009
- IE: Work on Mithi under way, dearth of volunteers poses major hurdle: February 18, 2009
- TOI: BMC to spend over Rs 7 cr to keep three city beaches clean: December 24, 2008
- MM: Sea at Reay Rd to become dumping site: December 17, 2008
- DNA: Marine life hit in Banganga tank during pitrupaksh ceremony: September 30, 2008
- MM: Environmentalists see red over plans to turn Powai lake green: September 11 , 2008
- DNA: BMC plans Kalina pond makeover: September 09, 2008
- TOI: BMC gets charge of cleaning 3 rivers: May 23, 2008
- TOI: Powai lake: Activists protest Rs 40-crore civic makeover: March 19, 2008
- TOI: Versova locals want to fund watchtowers: March 10, 2008
- IE : BMC to follow Thane model on artificial lakes for Ganpati immersion : Sept 4, 2007 -The BMC has decided to set up small artificial lakes for immersion of Ganpati idols
- IE : Open spaces: Pvt builders could have their way : Aug 31, 2007 -BMC sticks to ‘caretaker model’ for new gyms, club houses, swimming pools
- IE : Laboratory Results : Dadar Beach Samples Contain Oil : May 28, 2007 -Environmentalists have warned of serious health hazards to humans and danger to marine life.
- IE : Corporators Tell BMC to Clean Mumbai’s Lakes : Apr 4, 2007 -Lakes in the city are in decadent state.
- DNA : Parel Residents Struggle to Keep Kamgar Krida Kendra swimming Pool Afloat : Mar 19, 2007 -Of the six swimming pools that the BMC owns, only this pool is in a good condition.
Trees
- BMC to begin planting Andhra trees this week -Jan 25, 2010 – IE
- IE: Experts meet top BMC official to suggest changes in tree policy: July 22, 2011
- IE: BMC calls meeting to discuss tree mishap; why now, ask residents: July 20, 2011
- DNA: BMC to axe 157 trees: Jun 9, 2011
- HT: Plant trees,get cash prize from BMC: December 07, 2010
- DNA: Ashoka or Oak? Pick your tree from civic body in Mumbai: November 25, 2010
- DNA: Concrete first, not trees, for BMC: November 23, 2010
- TOI: BMC appoints 16 agencies to transplant trees: November 11, 2010
- DNA: BMC will spend lakhs to line up Barack Obama’s path with palm trees: October 23, 2010
- LM: What ails Mumbai’s trees?: October 08, 2010
- Mid-Day: Cut one tree, plant two of same height: October 02, 2010
- HT: BMC to compensate victims of tree collapse: September 28, 2010
- Mid-Day: BMC green drive gets axe-effect: July 31, 2010
- HT: BMC’s green boost: Rs 2.5 cr prize for planting saplings: July 24, 2010
- HT: Civic body refuses to give free saplings to NGO: July 21, 2010
- IE: BMC to plant 1 lakh saplings this year: June 24, 2010
- IE: Over 200 trees lost, BMC accused of negligence: June 18, 2010
- Versova residents take on BMC for felling of trees -Mumbai Mirror – 10 February, 2010…………..
- Transplanting trees, a killer move -Experts doubt trees survive transplanting, says BMC yet to show them
- MM: 80 banyan trees on mill land to get brand new homes: May 08, 2008
- TOI : BMC to appoint tree officers to meet targets : Oct 22,2007
- IE : Tree census after delay of three years : Aug 29, 2007 -After a delay of three years, the city’s tree census may finally be out in six months
- BMC’s New Drive: Cut Trees Kill Humanity – Apr 30, 2007 -What is the BMC trying to acheive by cutting trees at Tilak Nagar, Chembur?
Water
- BMC: No drinking water for MHADA flats at Mankhurd -Hindustan Times, Feb 7, 2010……Sujit Mahamulkar
- Green plumbers will help Mumbai tide over water crisis -DNA – 6 February , 2010………….Linah Baliga
- BMC evicts slum-dwellers to secure Bandra water pipeline -DNA – 6 February , 2010
- BMC seeks private help to generate non-potable water -DNA – 5 February , 2010………………Sandeep Ashar
- Now, BMC to take a measured step -DNA , 30 January , 2010 ——Sandeep Ashar
- Water projects will be focus of Mumbai’s civic budget -DNA- 2nd February 2010, Tuesday —-Sandeep Ashar
- State govt promises water from reservoirs for parched city -Jan 14, 2010 – TOI
- Collector finds alternative water sources -Jan 13, 2010 – HT
- Desalination may not come to Mumbai’s rescue -Dec 28, 2009 – DNA
- IE: Finally, BMC appoints firm to map city’s shoreline, water bodies: December 23, 2011
- HT: Rs 700-cr plan to clean your water flops: September 11, 2011
- HT Water in most of city unfit to drink: June 23, 2011
- TOI: BMC to recycle, sell water for use in hosps, gardens: Feb 25, 2011
- IE: Don’t test tolerance of citizens, HC warns BMC: February 18, 2011
- HT: Citizens should get clean water, HC tells BMC: February 03, 2011
- HT: BMC to map water table: December 30, 2010
- TOI: BMC to get strict with borewell permission: December 30, 2010
- DNA: Grey water recycling must for all new buildings in Mumbai: December 23, 2010
- HT: Civic body to monitor your daily water supply: November 09, 2010
- HT: BMC wants `217 cr more to plug water leakages: November 02, 2010
- The Hindu: Water contamination on a rise in Mumbai: September 17, 2010
- MM: Mumbai let 1 lakh million litres of water go waste: September 02, 2010
- DNA: BMC to asks dahi handi mandals to use non-potable water: August 25, 2010
- HT: Govt steps in to clean up your drinking water: August 07, 2010
- HT: The water you drink is dangerous for you: August 05, 2010
- DNA: Clean water tanks, BMC tells societies: Jul 31, 2010
- Mumbai: Thirsty and disease-prone: July 16, 2010
- TOI: No cuts if Mumbai lakes receive ‘water traget’ by July 15: July 4, 2010
- HT: CM steps in to solve city’s water woes: July 01, 2010
- DNA: Lake levels rising, but water cut to continue: June 24, 2010
- HT: BMC gets ready to recycle water: June 05, 2010
- TOI: Water scare: 511 new borewells in 2 months: June 04, 2010
- HT: City water pipeline system to go Delhi way: May 15, 2010
- HT: Dry days? Here’s what to do: May 13, 2010
- TOI: BMC ‘well’ in time for rains: May 10, 2010
- DNA: BMC makes profit of Rs 23 crore through water distribution: May 03, 2010
- DNA: BMC desilts Tansa to save water for Mumbai: April 30, 2010
- DNA: Despite water shortage, Mumbai consumes beyond BMC limit: April 08, 2010
- DNA: Audit for water loss to leakages: April 06, 2010
- TOI: Rlys asks BMC to reduce 30% water cut: April 06, 2010
- DNA: Less water for Mumbai from next project: April 06, 2010
- TOI: Turbid water: BMC got 600 plaints in 2 months: April 03, 2010
- TOI: Two more pipe bursts add to parched city’s woes: March 28, 2010
- DNA: BMC announces 100% water cut on world water day: March 23, 2010
- DNA: 5 million litres/day lost since Feb 17: March 17, 2010
- TOI: Now, pipelines will have alarm system: March 10, 2010
- DNA: Save water call ‘falls flat’ in Mulund society: March 03, 2010
- DNA: Celebrate a dry Holi, says Mumbai mayor: February 28, 2010
- Coming up: More water woes from Malad-Borivli -DNA – February 25, 2010………….Sandeep Ashar
- A million litres of water go down drain in Mumbai -20 February, 2010………….Pandurang Mhaske
- This Dadar society has dug itself out of the water crisis -DNA – February 19, 2010…………..Linah Baliga
- BMC bats for hike in water rates -The Times Of India – Feb 19, 2010………..Sharad Vyas
- ‘No need to depend on rains for Mumbai’s water’ -DNA – February 18, 2010 …………..Linah Baliga
- Protest against water scarcity -Indian Express 17 Feb, 2010……….
- IE: City will cry for water till 2021: May 21, 2009
- IE: BMC chalks out measures to avert wastage of water: April 14, 2009
- IE: BMC goes back to basics for tackling water crisis: March 27, 2009
- TOI: City to get 100 mld more water from bhatsa dam beginning today: January 07, 2009
- IE: BMC offers white paper on water situation in city soon: January 06, 2009
- DNA: Civic body plans water rationing for new projects: November 04, 2008
- IE: Water crisis looms, BMC to cut supply to new buildings by half: October 27, 2008
- IE: BMC springs into action to solve city’s water woes: October 13, 2008
- DNA: Preserve water, get tax cut: September 26, 2008
- MM: BMC wants to make it mandatory for societies to recycle wastewater: September 24, 2008
- IE: Water quality, noise levels getting worse: BMC report: August 13, 2008
- DNA: 150 wells to be revived: July 24, 2008
- TOI: BMC to try out imported water meters for city: June 20, 2008
- IE: For work at ward offices, BMC’s alternative: 250 i-way cyber cafes: April 20, 2008
- DNA: Private players beat BMC in the water race: March 21, 2008
- TOI : Experts question viability of pvt players in water sector : Oct 26,2007 -The BMC’s move to hand over the maintenance of water distribution works to private players
- IE : Civic body aims at 24×7 water supply by 2012 : Oct 25,2007
- TOI : 24×7 Water in 5 Years : Sept 6, 2007 -BMC Says It Can Provide Water Round The Clock Without Taking A Private Agency’s Help
- MM: Govt bodies owe Rs 90 cr in water charges to BMC : Aug 24, 2007
- IE : BMC Halves Pali Hill’s Water Supply : Apr 12, 2007 -The project should be implemented in areas with old pipelines.
- DNA : State to Take Over Sewage, Water From BMC : Apr 6, 2007 -However, lower cadre of officials say it might help curtail the red tape in the two depts.
- DNA : State to Take Over Sewage, Water from BMC : Apr 6, 2007 -We supply water in slums and no one pays for the same.
- DNA : Summer Onset Spurs Water Woes : Apr 3, 2007 -BMC, responsible for water supply in the city came in for some sharp criticism.
- MeriNews : World Water Day : Mar 16, 2007 -Coping with Water Scarcity is the theme for World Water Day 2007.
- IE : BMC Files Reply on City’s Pipelines : Mar 14, 2007 -Corporation says it is carrying out demolition of new encroachments.
- TOI : South Mumbai reservoir low on water : Dec 23, 2006 -Problem started in October when a major three-metre diameter water pipeline burst at Thane
- DNA : Mumbai goes dry before ‘dry day’ : Dec 25, 2006 -The city will go without water for an entire day from 10 am on December 27 to 10 am next day
- DNA:City loses 10 lakh litres of water daily:Nov 05, 2006 -A leak in a water pipeline in Ghatkopar has led to a loss of several thousands of litres of water
- Afternoon:MLAs grill govt. over water problem:Nov 13, 2006 -How do new high-rises get 24 hours’ supply, and other areas little or nothing, Jayant Patil asked
- DNA: Global firms to install water meters in city: Nov 18, 2006 -A shortage of 700 million litres of water every day in the city will soon be met
- IE: UK keen on water projects in city: Dec 7, 2006 -Rs 4,000 crore central investment through JNNURM has over 12 major players
- IE:BMC will consult IIT for wall along Mithi river: Nov 10, 06 -Phase II of development will include 11-km wall, road, bridges
- DNA: Deputy mayor raps BMC: Nov 18, 2006 -With civic elections round the corner, issue of water scarcity has taken centre stage
- DNA: Mumbai mired in murky waters : Sep 19, 2006 -More than the matter, fact that is startling is the BMC’s complete lack of concern
- IE: Only 10 men to guard city’s water pipelines: Aug 28, 2006 -85-km-long pipelines that carry almost 80 per cent of the 563 million gallons of water monitored
- IE: No water woes for city next year : Aug 24, 2006 -By March 2007, the Bhatsa River Project will add around 455 million litres a day (MLD)
- M & C News: Maharashtra warns against Mahim’s ‘miracle’ water : Aug 20, 2006 -Scientists clarified that the seawater had turned sweet due to the natural phenomenon of dilution
- TOI : Andheri residents fought BMC for good drinking water : Aug 8, 2006 -BMC initially said they could not lay pipes because traffic dept was not allowing them to dig road
- DNA: H2O – Not just hydrogen and oxygen : Aug 6, 2006 -City’s drinking water is a potent mix of gastro, amoebiasis and other ailments.
- DNA: Water Shortage – There’s political pressure in your kitchen taps : Jun 23, 2006 -Leaders ensure excessive distribution of water to their areas says BMC officials
- Cybernoon: The Water you drink : Jul 25, 2006 -The river bank also serves as a crematorium for locals.
- Medindia: Water–borne Diseases Takes Two: Jul 24, 2006 -Health experts warn that malaria and leptospirosis are caused by dirty surroundings.
- IE: BRIMSTOWAD to get a Rs 16-crore update- city’s waterlogging problems: Jul 18, 2006 -BMC will pay consultants Rs 16 crore and pay IIT-Powai Rs 28 lakh to work as 3rd party consultants
- Planet Powai: Worms Flow Out of Tap Water in ‘Lok Milan’ Complex : Jul 16, 2006 -‘Planet Powai’ team visited the complex to gauge the magnitude of the situation last week
- Indian Express, Mumbai: For 24×7 supply, water reforms in BMC’s pipeline : Oct 28, 2006 -Rs 356 crore earmarked to repair/replace pipes over 2 yrs; plugged leakages will save 160 MLD
Zoo
- TOI: Give more details on zoo,BMC told: March 04, 2011

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