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MUMBAI: The BMC has pushed the deadline for opening one carriageway of Andheri's Gokhale bridge from November to February 15. The announcement came after Wednesday's joint meeting of BMC chief I S Chahal, Western Railway general manager Ashok Kumar Mishra, local MLA Ameet Satam and civic, railway and Rail India Technical and Economic Service officials for planning the launch of girders.Chahal sought...

MUMBAI: Measures adopted by the BMC to curb air pollution leave much to be desired, according to climate experts.Those measuring air quality have seen a "phenomenal jump" in particulate matter and other pollutants over Mumbai between October 2022 and 2023. In fact, the average concentration of particulate matter over the city of Mumbai has increased by 100%. Terming the situation as "grave" and...

MUMBAI: With BMC issuing new air quality guidelines for construction sites in the city, ward officers, who are supposed to ensure their effective implementation on the ground, cautioned that it would take at least two weeks before the mandated 35fthigh iron barricades or CCTV cameras are installed.Most of the ward officers, whom TOI spoke with, indicated that this week they will focus on sensitising...

MUMBAI: BMC commissioner IS Chahal on Friday morning held a meeting with officials from MMRDA, SRA, MSRDC and also members from the construction industry to tackle concerns related to pollution being echoed by various city residents.Mumbai at present is witnessing 6,000 construction works which include public infrastructure projects too. As part of the action plan, all construction sites have been...

MUMBAI: The income-tax investigation wing searched several premises in Mumbai and other locations on Monday in connection with the BMC's Covid scam, mainly the alleged supply of oxygen at inflated rates. The search operation, which will continue for a few more days, included premises of Romin Chheda's company Highway Construction Company and its associate entities. I-T sources said the search will be...

MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) celebrated the first anniversary of the "Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Aapla Dawakhana Yojana" by launching a radio jingle. This jingle will be broadcast on local trains, buses, and other high-traffic areas, as stated by the BMC.The Aapla Dawakhana initiative, designed to provide medical facilities to the public, was inaugurated in October...

MUMBAI: The Income Tax (I-T) investigation wing is conducting searches on several premises in Mumbai and other locations in connection with BMC’s Covid scam during the pandemic, mainly supply of oxygen at inflated rates.I-T officials included the premises of the contractors in the search.It was alleged that BMC had paid Rs 140 crore to a contractor for oxygen procurement and supply during the pandemic...

MUMBAI: Money laundering accused Sujit Patkar had used the reference of his friend and Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut to meet additional municipal commissioner Sanjeev Jaiswal during the pandemic for Dahisar and Worli Covid jumbo hospital tender discussion, Enforcement Directorate (ED) said in its chargesheet filed in a special court recently. ED said Patkar had submitted a letter on the letterhead of...

MUMBAI: As part of the nationwide 'Swachhata Hi Seva' initiative, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) held a mass cleanliness drive across 178 locations spanning all 24 civic wards in Mumbai on Sunday morning. The drive witnessed prominent figures like politicians, bureaucrats, film actors join hands with civic laborers devoting their morning to cleaning the city.Speaking at Girgaon Chowpatty,...

MUMBAI: Developers here pay an average of Rs 5,400 per sqft as approval cost through various premiums exacted by the municipal corporation and other government authorities, said a report by a body representing top builders. It argued that the high premiums are ending up affecting Mumbai's growth trajectory as the country's premier economic hub. Cities such as Delhi NCR, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad...