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BMC Tenders
- TOI: Now, you can bid for BMC tenders online: November 12, 2008
- EOI for providing street furniture and signage within Municipal limits in Mumbai (bmp)
- BMC Tender Notice: Construction of Underground Multi-level Car parks: Nov 1, 2006 (gif)
- BMC Tender Notice: Upgradation of Municipal School Bulidings: Nov 2, 2006 (gif)
- BMC Tender Notice: Mechanical Power Sweeping: Nov 2, 2006 (gif)
Buildings / Complexes
- BMC Declares New IIT Hostel Bldgs Unathorised
- 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
- 100-storey tower at Tardeo to be Mumbai's tallest -The Building Proposals Department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recently received
- State Information Commission to be put on e-governance map soon -The NGO Praja used Right to Information (RTI) queries to find out the various complaints made by cit
- Yusuf Manzil collapse: Same old horror storey -BMC commissioner Jairaj Phatak said, "An MRTP notice, for illegal demolition of the staircase, was s
- Mumbai civic body mulls allowing helipads on private buildings -Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed amendments in the Development Cont
- TOI: Modify rules on lofts, mezzanine floor, BMC told: July 22, 2009
- BMC clears 'illegal' plot near Bandra station -MUMBAI: The BMC demolished what was allegedly an illegal structure in a plot outside Bandra railway
- Zaveri Bazaar building collapse: 1 killed, 3 hurt -According to deputy municipal commissioner Kishor Kshirsagar, the building had been declared dangero
- Quit creaky houses or go without water: BMC -Mumbai People living in dilapidated buildings are ignoring the warnings of the Brihanmumbai Municipa
- 454 structures face BMC axe, served showcause notices -MUMBAI: The BMC, empowered by a Bombay high court order, is showing residents in the Andheri-Versova
- Cidco starts demolition drive in Airoli, Rabale -they had been paying proper water charges to Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) as well as ele
- No relief for McDonald's after BMC demolition notice -The BMC issued notice to Hardcastle last month under the Mumbai Regional Town Planning (MRTP) Act as
- BMC issues vacate notice to 510 unsafe Mumbai buildings
- BMC orders McDonald's Fort to take down illegal extension
- '510 buildings may collapse in the rains'
- 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
- Check civic body website before you leave home -The website will also provide the hotline numbers, 108 and 1916, along with ward-wise contact detail
- Mumbai gearing up to avoid 26/07... -Jairaj Phatak, Commissioner, BMC, said: "We will alert low lying areas, we will open manholes, we wi
- TOI: BMC could court trouble on failure to clean drains: May 31, 2009
- Crores wasted on pumps for floods -MUMBAI: The BMC spent Rs 8 crore last year on deploying pumps in flood-prone areas during the monsoo
- 20 spots in city will be flooded this monsoon News - City ...
- 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
- New pollutant in Mumbai's air -Mumbai: Another name has been added to the long list of substances that pollute the air Mumbaikars
- BMC on green drive but only 10% saplings survive, say experts -we will plant additional trees and also distribute one lakh saplings to NGOs and citizens,'' civic
- BMC leads Environment Day programmes -As World Environment Day dawned over Mumbai on Friday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
- BMC goes green on bio-med waste -Kishore Gajbhiye, additional municipal commissioner, in charge of public health, said the decision t
- BMC to spread 'clean' message through film -Mumbai: To create awareness about cleanliness among Mumbaikars, the Brihanmumbai Municipal
- Green audit for city on World Environment Day -Additional municipal commissioner RA Rajeev said, "We do not know where we stand due to lack of
- Biomed waste pick up worries docs -Officials from the BMC and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), however, say a sole transport
- Hookah bars more polluted than dumping grounds: Survey -The BMC officials who have been cracking down on errant hoteliers, also plan to distribute no-smokin
- Drizzle cools city, more showers likely -The BMC too has consulted weather experts and says it expects showers in the next seven days.
- IE: Civic body to earn Rs 27 cr from trading of carbon credits: May 19, 2009
- BMC readies for rough weather
- 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
- Poonam Nagar set to get Rs 18-crore civic garden -MUMBAI: At Rs 18 crore, it will be the most expensive park in the city. The BMC has commenced work
- Belapur 'Hanging Gardens' to be inaugurated today -NAVI MUMBAI: The much awaited garden on top of Parsik Hill in Belapur will finally be thrown open to
- Civic body ignoring stay order on Five Gardens: Residents -Additional municipal commissioner RA Rajeev said he had given any order to start work in Five Garden
- Goregaon garden loses lush cover due to BMC apathy -MUMBAI: Every day, 68-year-old KL Agarwal and his group of cronies go out for a morning walk in the
- Beautifying Juhu garden is illegal: BMC -on a piece of land reserved for a road without taking permission from the roads department,'' said R
- There's trouble in Mumbai's garden of Eden
- 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
- BMC will hire guards to keep eye on pipelines
- City fire chief now has to douse corruption charges, News - City ...
- BMC serves third notice to Turf Club
- Singer slams BMC's plan for artificial fountains
- BMC plans a memorial for city's Mutiny heroes
- 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 accounts not audited for 3 yrs -Dec 8, 2009 - The book of accounts of the BMC has not been audited for the past 3 financial years.
- BMC to shoot & post projects on its website -The BMC took this decision following a state government directive issued to the seven municipal
- BMC washes hands of shanties under skywalk -Even after a reminder from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, which owns the skyw
- BMC clean-up campaign to get new shine
- 60% BMC men don't even access official e-mails -MUMBAI: Two years ago, the BMC became one of the first civic bodies in the country to provide
- Residents ask civic officials to speed up Malabar Hill project -MUMBAI: Last year, the Malabar Hill Residents' Association (MHRA) inaugurated an ... bring back the
- Corporators wake up to the need to develop open spaces -MUMBAI: Corporators are suddenly discovering open spaces. The civic administration has been swamped
- BMC pulled up for taxing firms with tea-vending machines in office -MUMBAI: Tea- and coffee-vending machines have become commonplace in many offices. The BMC's attempt
- BMC's Rs600-cr spending spree before polls -Mumbai: Monday was a dream working day at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) civic standin
- Half of city lives in slums, without clean water, sanitation or ... -Mumbai Mumbai might account for 33 per cent of the country's tax collections, but one of every two M
- MM: BMC decides to supply wood to crematoriums at twice the rate: August 17, 2009
- Rlys seeks BMC help for high way -On Tuesday, representatives of the consortium met municipal commissioner Jairaj Phatak and road depa
- BMC's new bomb squad to protect Ganpati devotees -Aug 1, 2009 ... Additional municipal commissioner Madhav Sangle said, "Ganesh Chaturthi is among the
- BMC's crafty move worth Rs25Lakh -Mumbai: A Camlin pencil box containing 10 pencils costs Rs23 in the retail market. But the Brihanmum
- Allow helipads for emergency use: BMC -Mumbai: After the state government mooted the idea of allowing commercial complexes and housing soci
- No BMC nod for construction near historic caves -MUMBAI: A plea filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act has unearthed the fact that the BMC ha
- 14 firms shortlisted for city makeover -The steering committee members include municipal commissioner Jairaj Phatak, the urban development s
- BMC gets own bomb squad -Eight months after the terror attack on Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is plan
- Brihan Mumbai Storm water drainage project cost likely to go up by ... -Mr RA Rajeev the Additional Municipal Commissioner of Greater Mumbai said that given the extensive s
- BMC to seek central aid for waste plant, pumping stations -So far, the city has already received 40% of the funds allocated for it,'' said Jairaj Phatak, munic
- BMC ropes in navy, army to supervise Ganeshotsav security -... authorities have asked the mandals to be vigil and also to install CCTVs and metal dectectors,"
- Delayed traffic system signals trouble for BMC Mumbai Cities The ... -MUMBAI Have officials of the BMC roads department lied to the Bombay high court in a recent
- City's 1st cluster scheme gets BMC nod -Mumbai: Three months ago, the state government framed a cluster policy aimed at increasing public
- Uproar in BMC over open spaces -MUMBAI: No decision could be taken on the controversial caretaker policy for open spaces in the BMC
- BMC sanctions compensation hike of fire personnel -A fire official also said that few officers and firemen were also likely to receive Ashok Chakra aft
- IE: BMC to survey greenhouse gas emission: June 03, 2009
- Mumbai to witness the highest tide of last 100 yr -Chief Minister Ashok Chavan himself has held a series of meetings with different agencies like Briha
- Citizens seek cycling tracks for Bandra, Khar -But the group first needs to get clearance from the traffic department and then push for its impleme
- Intelligent signals to guide traffic at 50 junctions by June end -By June end, South Mumbai commuters can expect a smoother ride without having to waste time at the
- 2009-05-26 Indian civic body to sell carbon credits to ADB -The Asian Development Bank has signed a co-financing transaction with the Municipal Corporation of G
- BMC corporators come down heavily on consultants -By | May 26, 2009. The corporators in the Standing Committee meeting of the BMC came down heavily on
- BMC no jet-setter -Mumbai's motorists have been let down again. Earlier this year, the BMC had announced its plans
- Flooding at Hindmata due to 20-year-old BMC lapse -MUMBAI: Every monsoon, Hindmata-the saucer-shaped, low-lying area between Dadar TT and Parel-witness
- Tag newborns and parents, HC tells civic hospitals
- Govt plans law to check illegal constructions
- 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
- BS : Monthly Meeting of the Corporation : July 26, 2007 (gif)
- 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.
- MM : Know Your BMC : Jan 10, 2007 -As the city prepares for Civic polls, it is important to know about BMC's working procedure (gif)
- 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
- Hawkers unite against BMC -Mumbai: Fed up of being at the receiving end of the BMC and the police, licensed hawkers on Linking
- BMC fails to collect fines totalling 52 cr from hawker -have vowed to fight the menace of illegal hawkers that plagues Mumbai's roads and pavements, but
- Hawkers beat up senior BMC officer -MUMBAI: A senior BMC officer was assaulted by three hawkers at Santa Cruz (E) on Monday
- Nuns' graves make way for hawkers on Hill Road
- 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
- Mid-Day: BMC promises 'clean' statues: May 31, 2011
- Museum for city's melting-pot heritage -... to capture Mumbai's cultural diversity in a museum. The unique structure will come up at India U
- City heritage list to include 900 more structures -DK Afzalpurkar, chief of the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee, confirmed that the government
- Heritage panel, BMC spar over zoo bhoomipujan -Additional municipal commissioner RA Rajeev said the bhoomipujan was held before the election code
- Five Gardens revamp hits heritage block -MUMBAI: The Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) has served a stop-work notice to the BMC's
- Century-old heritage lifts continue to rise and shine -Nearby, an old lift shaft in the heritage wing of the BMC building is a reminder of the era when its
- Spruce up the heritage trail -After November 26, Mumbai's classic piece of heritage and architecture, the old Taj Mahal Hotel, has
- Revised heritage list yet to get BMC approval
- 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
- BMC markets get Rs11-cr repair aid -Mumbai: Municipal markets in the city are in a dilapidated condition and it may cause accidents if t
- Regal to Crawford, 7 underground lots in fragmented parking plan...
- Bohris to redevelop Bhendi Bazaar -The scheme applies to dilapidated cessed properties as well as BMC and state government buildings in
- 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
- BMC gearing up for cloud seeding, waiting for suitable weather -Mumbai, Aug 20 Civic officials are gearing up to carry out cloud seeding to induce artificial rains
- Mid-monsoon review shows civic body is well prepared -Mumbai he Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation held a mid-monsoon review meeting on Tuesday to check
- Four new pumps to tackle high tide -MUMBAI: The BMC will get two pumps each working at the under-construction Haji Ali and Irla pumping
- BMC prepared to deal with July 24 high tide, says its chief -... information on date and time of high tide, contact details of ward offices and list of low lying
- BMC's highest tide in 100 years claim sunk -The 'tide of the century' claims had created panic among the citizens of Mumbai, Kumar told TOI.
- BMC to induce artificial rains through cloud seeding -But if we compare it with last year's rainfall then it is just 30 per cent," said Additional Municip
- Another monsoon & Mumbai sinks again -The eastern suburbs were the hard-hit, with the BMC reporting 104 mm of rain there. The western subu
- Mithi overflows, Mumbai panics -The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said this afternoon that its disaster management cell was wor
- Lalbaug flyover doubles flood water level -A study carried out by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) says that the level of flood wat
- Met dept forecasts heavy rains in Mumbai -5 Jul 2009, 1339 hrs IST, PTI MUMBAI: With the Met department predicting heavy rainfall here for the
- Monsoon finally reaches Mumbai, people rejoice -However, the Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) is following a wait and watch policy. The Met
- Expect heavy rain in the next two days -BMC officials monitoring the weather said that the monsoon had just touched Mumbai on Tuesday
- No alert issued for heavy rains, says MeT -railways, fire and health department will make sure that the citizens do not face problems this
- Valuable Information For 'Powaiites' on Flooding -BMC has already planned to keep the schools closed on 24 July 2009 since the tide level is record
- TOI: Low-lying areas will flood again: June 01, 2009
- BMC identifies 55 spots it can't save from monsoon -A number of other locations have been idenitified in Goregaon, Juhu, Mumbai Central, Parel, Bhandup,
- Juhu may be in deep water this monsoon too -I do not know on what basis civic officials claim that the BMC will be rain-ready by May 31,'' he
- 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,
- Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor leads to monsoon worries
- 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
- Few takers for Marathi schools: 8143 drop out -Mumbai Marathi, as a medium of education, is finding few takers in the city. As many as 8143 student
- BMC wants Mumbaikars to decide on closure of schools -If majority of the them say they want schools to be closed then schools will be closed down," Munici
- Fourth school shut due to H1N1 threat -... Lonavla, who was on vacation in Mumbai; and a six-year-old girl from AK Joshi School, Thane.
- BMC ropes in trained professionals to teach computers in civic schools -The training was carried out with the help of Vedanta Foundation, an NGO, which has provided 900 com
- Municipal schools to Sainik School, sponsored by BMC -The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will select students and sponsor their education at the
- New BMC colleges set to open its doors -... to build the best laboratory in Mumbai for the students, along with air conditioned classes. The
- Now, digital education for better results in civic schools -Since the majority of BMC schools use Marathi as the medium for education, these DVDs are in Marathi
- BMC schools get digital classrooms -Prachi Rege / PTI Mumbai: With a mission to make learning creative and visually appealing to student
- Municipal school results dip to 60% - Mumbai - Cities - The Times ... -Additional municipal commissioner Madhav Sangle said the objective of municipal schools was to get
- TOI: School repairs shoddy: Panel: May 26, 2009
- DNA: BMC schools go the yoga way: February 10, 2009
- DNA: Advertisement for trained teachers of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai: May 06, 2008
- 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
- BMC Tender Notice: Upgradation of Municipal School Bulidings: Nov 2, 2006 (gif)
- 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 -Dec 9, 2009 - TOI
- Of 11L vehicles in city, only 3,440 can get BMC parking
- South & Central Mumbai will be on the priority list -The creation of new parking spaces will largely be concentrated in the business districts of South
- Tough times for vehicle owners, 13 car parks in city to be closed -The Mumbai police have asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to close six parking lots
- BMC okays parking rate hike, seeks jobs for locals -MUMBAI: A day after it directed shops in Mumbai to carry bolder and bigger Marathi signboards
- Ban parking under flyovers: state to planning authorities -The state urban development department on Thursday issued orders to all planning ... Maharashtra Hou
- bmc's parking lot plan in south Mumbai held back -MUMBAI: Demanding an investigation into the bmc's plans to construct seven underground multi-level p
- South Mumbai will get underground parking -Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will set up seven underground multi-level parki
- You may have to pay more to park a car on city roads -MUMBAI: You may have to shell out more to park your car, with the BMC proposing a steep hike in park
- Apply brakes on illegal parking, HC to BMC, cops -MUMBAI: With over 350 new cars being added to the 15 lakh vehicular population in the city every day
- Multi-storey solution on cards for Powai's parking woes -MUMBAI: Powai, the most sought after commercial and residential suburb, is faced with an acute parki
- Experts to help overcome parking problems in city -Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is taking no chances for its iconic project of
- Hi-tech, nine-storeyed car park planned for city -Mumbai: Office-goers in the busy central suburbs may soon be able say good-bye to their parking woes
- 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
- 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: 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
- Polio drive to detect malaria too -Of the total 13,10000 children under the age of five, the BMC covered 8,09000 children on Sunday
- BMC Hospital Starts Specialised Leprosy Services -According to him, there is a dire need for such services to cater to the population in north Mumbai.
- BMC will regularise clinics in housing societies -MUMBAI: The BMC will regularise all nursing homes and clinics that are located in residential areas
- Wadia hospital blamed for death of two infants with swine flu -The hospital authorities, however, wrote to us saying there was no negligence on their part,'' said
- BMC charts new course for H1N1-hit -MUMBAI: The BMC has upgraded guidelines for paediatric patients testing positive for H1N1. The upgra
- Posh Mumbai locality hit by dengue, malaria -The residents have now launched a signature campaign to get the municipal council of Mumbai (the BMC
- August sets a record for malaria tests -BMC records show that in August, smears of about 74665 persons were taken of which 5019 tested posit
- BMC to press mobile van services in Mumbai slums to fight H1N1
- BMC feels swine flu may get worse during winter -In Mumbai, more than 650 people have tested positive for H1N1. The BMC, however, claimed that it is
- BMC allows swine flu screening at 14 private hospitals -Mumbai: With the outbreak of H1N1 pandemic, the Bombay Municipality Commission has now allowed the s
- KEM to get a Rs 120-cr revamp -MUMBAI: The King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Parel, a Grade II heritage structure, is all set
- BMC stockpiles drugs and equipment -Mumbai: Following the death of 33-year-old Jogeshwari resident, Femida Patanwala, of the influenza H
- Hi-tech lab at Kasturb soon: BMC -Mumbai, Aug 12 With more number of people rushing to hospitals to get themselves tested for H1N1
- 3 yrs on, BMC plan to e-link hosps still not implemented -MUMBAI: The BMC would have been better equipped to tackle the swine flu crisis if the proposal appro
- Swine flu panic wears off -Meanwhile, the BMC claimed that there were no fresh cases. City doctors feel that a rise in the temp
- Only 66% kids vaccinated on Polio -Even though the target was 13,25000 children, the BMC could cover only 8,68000 children. "While the
- Testing for swine flu to begin in Mumbai -... BMC executive health officer. Two more persons from Mumbai tested positive on Tuesday. The numbe
- Civic body to add 30 new health posts in Mumbai -The BMC's multi-tier health pyramid begins with super-speciality hospitals at the top and health pos
- Two new cases of suspected cholera in city -But the BMC should pull up its socks. The BMC should eradicate the problem from the root,'' said Vin
- Cholera threat forces BMC to set up camps in S Mumbai -Mumbai: Three cases of suspected cholera from Mazgaon, Masjid Bunder and Mumbadevi have prompted BMC
- Look out for other diseases too -Malaria, for instance, has seen 2145 cases and three deaths, said Dr Kishore Harboli, who heads the
- Only one cholera case, says BMC -MUMBAI: Three persons, including two children, have tested positive for cholera in the city but the
- Monsoon-related diseases claim 2 more lives, toll 40 -The BMC health officials, however, said that though the number of rain-related ailments is rising
- Senior doctors back residents' cause, say they cannot fill in much ... -... stock of the situation on Tuesday and even start advertising for doctors on an ad-hoc basis,�
- SevenHills Hospital to start first phase of operations in Sep -Under the public-partnership initiative, BMC has leased out for 60 years a 17-acre plot for the hosp
- Resident doctors go on strike -Director of BMC hospitals DR Sanjay Oak said he was aware about the strike. He added that they would
- HT: Municipal body to launch 24x7 cardiac ambulance service: June 27, 2009 (pdf)
- City hospitals spend most on electricity: study -A survey by the Hosmac India Private Limited on Tuesday revealed that hospitals in Mumbai spend the
- No sign of rains, but Mumbai has its first dengue victim -"Rapid test results showed he died of dengue," Dr Daksha Shah, the head of BMC's epidemiology cell
- First swine flu case in city, hospitals gear up to prevent spread ... -A rapid response team from state health department along with a team from BMC traced his contacts
- Docs on strike, woman gives birth in taxi - Mumbai - Cities - The ...
- DNA: BMC all set to defy SC directives on clinics: June 16, 2009
- BMC officials train guns on malaria as rains near -MUMBAI: The rampant spread of malaria in the first fortnight of June has sent civic health officials
- Medical aid only for Mumbaikars -Now, Municipal Commissioner Jairaj Phatak has proposed that only Mumbaikars should benefit from the
- Now, liver transplants at KEM -Mumbai: For those who cannot afford liver transplants in private hospitals, there's reason to cheer.
- Rs 400 incentive for women who deliver in civic hospitals -In a bid to promote institutional deliveries, BMC has started offering cash as well as medicines
- Smoking ban: civic body figures on fines don't tally -figures obtained by Newsline from BMC, fine collected against smoking since November 2008, was least
- BMC to put up anti-smoking signs in F&B outlets and set up helpline -By HBI Staff | Mumbai According to DNA, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will aid Mumbai
- Malaria finds new spots as civic body identifies high-risk areas -have suffered malaria (4372 Vivax and 771 Falciparum) BMC officials have said that the increased
- BMC health posts under scanner
- 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 chil�dren 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
- CR builds model toilet at GTB station -The drainage will be discharged into the nearest BMC main. The inside flooring will have granite
- Construction of 18 Seated Public Toilet at - Mumbai, Maharashtra ... -Construction of 18 Seated Public Toilet at - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Navi Mumbai Municipal Corp
- Water-free urinals at Gateway soon -As of now, we don't have any estimate on how much water can be saved,'' said RA Rajeev, additional m
- 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
- Peddar Road work to resume on May 2, with least hiccups -Peddar Road work to resume on May 2, with least hiccups
- MMRDA wants footpaths reduced, BMC obliges -DNA - 5 February , 2010..............Pandurang Mhaske
- 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
- BMC's cash crunch brings road projects to a halt -Mumbai: The financial ill-health of the municipal corporation has now begun to create a roadblock
- BMC sets out in search of new road repair tech -MUMBAI: After a rap from the Bombay high court, the BMC is trying hard to ensure better roads
- 56 city bridges in dilapidated state -According to a recent survey by the BMC, at least 56 bridges in Mumbai city are in a dilapidated
- Wanted: Builders to improve 12 roads -Additional municipal commissioner RA Rajeev said the security deposits collected from the original c
- To decongest roads, BMC comes up with cycle-track plan -Hemant Chhabra of the Bicycle Project, an NGO that promotes use of cycles by donating old ones to po
- TOI: HC scraps BMC�s Rs 20-cr road upkeep contract: August 21, 2009
- HC scraps BMC's road maintenance contract -Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday scraped a Rs60-crore road maintenance contract awarded by
- Devlopment body urged to start work on Mulund skywalk -As the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is yet to start work on the proposed
- Sun to light up city streets, BMC calls bids from Aug 1 -There are already 400 solar-run streetlights across Mumbai, a majority of them in the western suburb
- Civic body asks development agency to maintain 3 roads -Mumbai The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corpo
- Netas' whims determine skywalk sites -The BMC has urged the MMRDA to construct two skywalks, one at Jogeshwari and another between the Ver
- Over 10 reviews later, key link road still on slow track -The 6.5-km link has been the most challenging sub-component in the showcase World Bank-funded projec
- Queen's Necklace' still awaits its full shine -More than a year after the project to refurbish Marine Drive was handed over to the BMC by the Mumba
- Pedder Road will be shut again for repairs -... bad patches resurfaced three to four times, MMRDA officials and the traffic police complained to
- CST subways may get Gothic uplift -The then heritage committee had permitted the BMC to use polycarbonate material for the roofing. The
- Now, state wants a name for E-way too -The policy was framed by the then MSRDC chief RC Sinha in the aftermath of the cash-for-naming-a-roa
- Another road caves in at South Mumbai -The damaged portion will be restored later," additional municipal commissioner RA Rajeev said. This
- Sea route may lighten road load -"Both, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development
- Haji Ali Road to be divided equally -Mumbai: In order to facilitate traffic movement on the Bandra Worli Sea Link, the BMC and the traffi
- Half the cameras on city roads don't work -We have already appealed to the traffic police to depute a constable here to regulate the traffic
- Cameras, cops on bikes will monitor sea link security -MUMBAI: The 12 cameras installed on the Bandra-Worli sea link will be monitored at three locations
- A flyover to further delay Santa Cruz-Chembur road -The Santa Cruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR), which is a part of Mumbai Urban Transport Project initiated
- Preventing potholes: BMC fixes 300 roads -MUMBAI: Over 300 roads in Mumbai have been put through pre-monsoon repairs. These roads were
- Soon, a Marine Drive as smooth as a Queen's Necklace -The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will start work in a few months. �We expect to carry
- BMC panels rejects `tweaked' road plans -Civic chief Jairaj Phatak said he would withdraw all proposals and henceforth submit proposals where
- BMC, MMRDA face new road blocks -Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Au
- Trenches swallow up funds for potholes -At least 70% of the BMC's Rs 33 crore budget for pothole and spot repairs is being used to reinstate
- Central suburb roads may cave in this monsoon: Traffic cops -According to the report, which was submitted to the BMC recently, the most dangerous spots have been
- BMC to bridge the gaps in Jogeshwari -MUMBAI: Jogeshwari (West), Oshiwara and Lokhandwala Complex will soon have better connectivity with
- Napean Sea Road to open by end of May -Mumbai: Expect a smoother drive to and from South Mumbai soon as the Brihanmumbai Municipal
- Three major roads not ready to face monsoon: BMC -Meanwhile, BMC continued to be at loggerheads with MIAL (Mumbai International Airport Ltd) over
- MM: Citizens complain about road dividers being filled with debris: January 13, 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: BMC promises potholes are passe : Aug 13, 2006 -For long, MSRDC has been grappling with the problem 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 directed to account for road maintenance budget : Jun 29, 2006 -BMC to file an affidavit by July 19 explaining why the budget for road was not utilised completely
- TOI: Mumbai 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, 20006 -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
- BMC could court trouble on failure to clean drains -MUMBAI: With the monsoons ready to lash Mumbai, many citizens are worried ... Bombay high court by f
- Broken sewage line may cause water-logging in Vile Parle -Mumbai: When it comes to major infrastructure projects involving two agencies like the Brihanmumbai
- 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
- 7000 slums in Dharavi sold for Rs 700 cr -The trend was discovered by Pune-based NGO, Mashal, soon after it completed an exhaustive 18-month-l
- Civic body calls for use of force to vacate Worli slum -MUMBAI: In what could be an explosive issue for the state government on the eve of the assembly elec
- Once slums regularised BMC to supply water to them -PTI Mumbai: With the chief minister on Wednesday approving the controversial proposal to regularise
- 1995-2004: BMC plans white paper on slums -However, Municipal Commissioner Jairaj Phatak said the administration was firm while dealing with
- IE: 1995-2004: BMC plans white paper on slums: July 16, 2009
- Vertical rise in slums dangerous, claim experts -The solution, said BMC officials, lies in demolishing the extension after identifying it by use of
- Slum rehab cut-off now 2000 -In December 2004, the Vilasrao Deshmukh government had backed a BMC drive to demolish illegal hutmen
- 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
- Dumping near airfield? Pay Rs 1 lakh fine -In Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will be responsible for implementing the new
- BMC to adopt a 'cleaner method' to dispose waste -However, he added that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) would not mind the expenditure.
- Panel told to examine scientific disposal of garbage -The committee on Tuesday showed a presentation on the issue following which the court has directed
- Part of Deonar dump will be closed down by March 2011 -Additional municipal commissioner RA Rajeev explained in court how the BMC proposed to shut down 65
- Highrises and clubs may have to treat their waste -... additional municipal commissioner RA Rajeev before submitting a report to the court. The court h
- Four-member panel to check feasibility of dumping ground -The committe will soon meet additional municipal commissioner RA Rajeev to discuss the decentralizat
- TOI: BMC goes green on bio-med waste: June 04, 2009
- Proposal to shut Deonar dumping ground rejected -Reacting to the setback, additional municipal commissioner RA Rajeev said, "The need of the hour is
- 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
- BMC Tender Notice: Mechanical Power Sweeping: Nov 2, 2006 (gif)
- 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
- Restore our pond, Kalina locals tell poll candidates -The Constitution provides protection to natural water bodies but the BMC has failed to implement
- Only 1/3rd of Kalina pond will be revived -Local corporator Alice Johnson Therattil of ward no 84 had met the additional municipal commissioner
- Cops plan chowkie to police Powai lake -MUMBAI: The Powai police have submitted a proposal to the BMC, seeking permission to build a two-sto
- Lake levels may rise soon: BMC -lakes from where Mumbai's water supply is drawn had dipped drastically over the past few days
- Members, locals welcome stalling of Dadar swimming pool revamp -�I have not yet looked at the court order. Hence can not comment on the issue,� said additional muni
- DNA: Disabled coach upbeat about HC stay order: June 02, 2009
- Finally, beach security plan in 25 days -If all goes well, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will implement its beach safety model
- 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 Rresidents 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
- 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 any of the 28,000 trees reporte
- Transplanting trees, a killer move -In a letter to Municipal Commissioner Jairaj Phatak, members of Tree Authority have likened it to ki
- BMC wakes up after 1468 tree deaths -The BMC has a Rs 12-crore plan to restore the 1468 trees that Mumbai lost this year to ageing, diggi
- Woman takes BMC's help to save Shami tree -MUMBAI: "Everybody talks about global warming but nobody wants to do anything to prevent it,'' says
- Tree plantation drive launched in Mumbai -Municipal Commissioner Jairaj Phatak and many dignitaries including designer-turned- politician Shai
- Monorail will take toll on 360 trees -We have already submitted a proposal to the tree authority of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
- Most tree felling cases in south Mumbai: Report -the green signals it gives for cutting trees.Civic chief Jairaj Phatak had said that on an average
- PMC submits draft amendments to Tree Act -Two years ago, city-based environment activists and non-governmental organisation (NGO) Pune Tree
- Civic body, development authority in blame game over trees at ... -A project by the BMC's Tree Authority to replant 92 stunted or dead trees on the promenade with stur
- Mumbai will lose over 2000 trees
- Marine Drive to get 92 new trees
- 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
- 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..........
- Water shortages forge huge market -Dec 8, 2009 - BBC News
- 15% water cut gives sale of loft tanks a boost -MUMBAI: Ever since the BMC enforced a 15% water cut, the sales of loft tanks for household use have
- Low-salt solution to water shortage -The Indian Army and Navy commands in Mumbai have approved a three-acre plot for the BMC to set up
- 100% water cut likely once a week/month -Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to impose a 100% water cut once a week
- BMC to realign water zones for equal supply -MUMBAI: During the current water crisis, the BMC has decided to realign the zones to which it
- BMC forms squad to check water waste in Government offices -PTI Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will keep a tab on Government offices
- Now, civic engineers will keep tabs on water leaks -The BMC decided to wash its hands off fixing water leaks out of fear that plumbers may present
- BMC's water helpline in need of help itself! -The campaign will include schools and colleges, and the BMC also plans to introduce competitions
- BMC likely to impose 30 pc water cut -Mumbai, Oct 26(PTI) Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is likely to impose 30 per cent water
- Five-star hotels in Mumbai adopt systematic approach to conserve water -By TBM Staff | Mumbai According to a report in Times of India by Sharad Vyas, ... recycling systems
- Dial toll-free 108 to report water theft, leakage -Outgoing municipal commissioner Jairaj Phatak has already sent a reply on the issue to the standing
- BMC move works, more buildings with rain harvesting come up -In the midst of acute water crisis that Mumbai has been experiencing since 1996, there comes good
- Decision on further water cut after polls: civic body -The BMC has decided not to impose further cuts in water supply till the Assembly election. Though
- Mumbai's water demand goes up by 80-100 m litres every year -Mumbai , Sep 25 With water demand expected to goes up by 80 to 100 million litres every year, the
- Tulsi overflows, but 15% water cut will continue -BMC officials were circumspect. "Tulsi is a small lake. Unless other lakes get full, we can continue
- Wasting drinking water could attract fine -Municipal commissioner Jairaj Phatak said, "The proposal would require debate and discussion. Severa
- Insufficient rainfall may force BMC to increase water cuts -Mumbai, Aug 26 Less rainfall and insufficient water in the lakes may force the Brihanmumbai Municipa
- Coming, 5 lakh electronic meters to ensure careful usage of water -Mumbai The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will soon install electronic water meters for
- BMC may cut supply of Powai lake water to L&T -MUMBAI: One of the country's leading engineering and construction firms, Larsen & Toubro Limited
- Mumbai likely to face further water cut -The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had on July 22 reduced water cut from 30 per cent to 15
- Mumbai disrupted by water shortages -However, the main civic body responsible for the city's water supply, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Cor
- Centre pumps in Rs 94 cr to ease city's water woes -The decision was taken on July 24, after BMC officials met senior functionaries from the central urb
- BMC reduces water supply to 5-star hotels -MUMBAI: Rains may have come to the catchment areas of lakes, but that has not come as any relief to
- Didn't rain enough, 15 pc water cut stays: civic body -Mumbai Mumbaikars will have to bear with the 15 per cent water cut for some more time, says Brihanmu
- Water cuts unlikely to be lifted immediately in Mumbai -The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on July 22 announced reduction the month-long water cut
- TMC doesn't want Morbe Dam waters -The BMC provides another 60 MLD to the city to take up quantity of water supplied to Thane to 402 ML
- BMC to rope in agencies to check water loss -Under its ambitious Sujal Mumbai project which envisages providing 24x7 water supply to Mumbaikars,
- Now, BMC targets 100mm pipes -MUMBAI: After curtailing supplies to under-construction buildings, swimming pools and gardens, the
- Civic body proposes to replace water pipelines every 15 years -Later, Municipal Commissioner Jairaj Phatak agreed to the proposal. Phatak said that the civic admin
- Mumbai may get water once in 2 days -On June 9, the BMC had instituted a 10% cut after the monsoon failed to arrive on June 7. On June 20
- 68 pipeline bursts in 15 months -In its reply, the BMC claimed that the pipelines bursts were due to trenching and excavation carried
- BMC to tap other water sources -Water supply in Mumbai is said to be the worst this year with the BMC already imposing a 20% water
- Gear up for 20% water cut now -But we can't transfer water from the Bhatsa to the western suburbs,'' civic chief Jairaj Phatak told
- Increased FSI has not caused water shortage: BMC chief -Mumbai municipal commissioner Jairaj Phatak today said there was no connection between the increased
- BMC to implement rainwater harvesting only in 2010 -MUMBAI: Here's why the bmc's claims on rainwater harvesting don't hold water. Although its notificat
- Water cuts could worsen in city -water to the city have been fast depleting, prompting the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) t
- City may face 10% water cut -The BMC is already using water reserves from Vihar lake for the eastern suburbs. At Bhatsa dam the
- Mumbai residents in awful condition as taps out of water -Corporation (BMC). "It's been two days that we have not received water. There's no water for drinkin
- Rly's quadrupling work hits water supply in many areas -The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) did not have any alternative water supply plan for the
- Water cuts leave Kurla high and dry -The BMC had undertaken repairs of the wall of a 12-inch booster main pipeline because of which the
- South Mumbai all set to get 500 mld water -The BMC had undertaken construction of two more water tunnels - one from Marol-Maroshi in Andheri (E
- City will cry for water till 2021 -Mumbai Mumbai will have to wait till 2021 to meet its water requirement, according to the a
- IE: City will cry for water till 2021: May 21, 2009
- Conserving water one building at a time -MUMBAI: In an attempt to tackle the city's growing water shortage problem, the Brihanmumbai
- 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
- 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 24x7 water supply by 2012 : Oct 25,2007
- TOI : 24x7 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 24x7 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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