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As first rains hit, BMC claims flood mitigation, desilting targets met

Mumbai, June 4 -- A brief spell of pre-monsoon rain was enough to force the closure of the Andheri subway on Wednesday morning, even as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) claimed it has comp... Read More


QR-coded IDs to pave way for legal hawking across city

India, June 2 -- After years of delays, legal hawking in Mumbai could finally become a reality for nearly one lakh street vendors. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has assured a Shiv Sena ... Read More


QR-code ID card rollout to pave way for legal hawking across city

Mumbai, June 2 -- After years of delays, legal hawking in Mumbai could finally become a reality for nearly one lakh street vendors. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has assured a Shiv Sena... Read More


Extension likely for Coastal Road promenade

MUMBAI, June 2 -- The BMC could extend the coastal road promenade and cycle track from Lotus Jetty to Samudra Mahal in Worli. Currently, the promenade and track run from Priyadarshini Park and end at ... Read More


Rotting fish stink chokes Juhu slum residents

Mumbai, June 1 -- A foul stench from thousands of dead fish floating in a stagnant water body near the Juhu aerodrome premises has left residents of the adjoining Nehru Nagar slum grappling with healt... Read More


Rotting fish stink chokes Juhu slum residents

Mumbai, May 31 -- A foul stench from thousands of dead fish floating in a stagnant water body near the Juhu aerodrome premises has left residents of the adjoining Nehru Nagar slum grappling with healt... Read More


Dead fish stink near Juhu aerodrome chokes Nehru Nagar, residents fear health fallout

India, May 31 -- A foul stench from thousands of dead fish floating in a stagnant water body inside the Juhu aerodrome premises has left residents of the adjoining Nehru Nagar slum grappling with heal... Read More


Excavator hits gas pipeline in Dadar, leak sparks panic

India, May 30 -- A major gas leak triggered panic in Dadar West on Friday evening after a Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) pipeline was accidentally ruptured during excavation work near Portuguese Church, ... Read More


Mumbai may get 1.3degC hotter by 2040, face week-long rise in heavy rainfall

India, May 30 -- Mumbai's annual maximum temperature is projected to rise by 1.3degC by 2040, while the city could also witness nearly an additional week of heavy rainfall every monsoon season, accord... Read More


BMC uses AI to vet building proposals, saves time

India, May 30 -- The civic authorities have begun to use artificial intelligence (AI) to scrutinise proposals for the construction of new buildings, aiming to reduce the time taken to process each pro... Read More