Mumbai: Newly appointed additional municipal commissioner Avinash Dhakne on Monday signalled a tougher crackdown on construction-linked pollution, saying the BMC may consider a steep hike in penalties for sites that flout norms even after being served notice.At present, construction sites are fined just Rs 10,000 for violations — an amount Dhakne indicated is far too low to act as a deterrent....
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NEW DELHI: The government is looking to create more dedicated parking space around Kartavya Path and the upcoming Common Central Secretariat (CCS) buildings to meet the requirement of visitors and office goers. TOI has learnt that the necessity for this was felt primarily because creating huge parking spaces in basements of upcoming CCS buildings is taking more time and impacting the timelines of these...