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- 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 : 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 clears eco-housing plan : Sept 22, 2007 - The proposal ensures that buildings which conserve natural resources are rewarded
- 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.
- DNA: BMC has no permit, says heritage panel: Dec 09, 2006 - Residents are confident that mounting public opinion will force Joseph to consider realignment
- 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
- DNA: City heritage faces hoarding menace: Dec 1, 2006 - BMC has ignored the rapid increase in commercial hoardings at 14 listed heritage precincts
- DNA: Lok Shahi DIvas every month: March 04, 2008 -
- 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: 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: SC stays Siddhi Vinayak temple wall demolition: Nov 27, 2006 - Authorities were not right in constructing the bulletproof wall around Siddhi Vinayak Temple
- DNA:BMC makes use of FSI bonanza: Nov 07, 2006 - BMC accords higher FSI to developers
- 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: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:Yet another heritage structure is abused: Dec 01, 2006 - BMC issues notices to shops adjoining the 150-year-old Hari Baba ki Bungli
- 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 : BMC Demolishes More Shanties on P’Dmello Road : May 31, 2007 - Drive is a part of Rs 752-crore project of road widening.
- IE : Civic body mulls facelift of heritage structures : Sep 5, 2006 - BMC is taking the first step towards their restoration
- 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
- 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
- IE : Residents Protest BMC's Demolition : Mar 18, 2007 - Ambedkar Nagar residents allege High Court stay order was dismissed through manipulation.
- 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: ‘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: Atria mall: Court wants answers from state, BMC: Jul 18, 2006 - 'Were wrong development control rules applied', asks High Court
- 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
- IE: BMC to ensure 'graft-free' nod for building plans: June 28, 2008 -
- 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
- 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: Residents Protest BMC’s Demolition : Mar 17, 2007 - Ambedkar Nagar residents allege High Court stay order was dismissed through manipulation.
- 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
- 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
- Patkar halts BMC demolition - IE: Produces HC notice directing stay till December 5: Nov 29, 2006
- 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.
- 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
- TOI: Court upholds Sara-Sahara shopping complex razing : Jul 27, 2006 - Special MCOCA judge had visited the site at Musafirkhana along others
- Disaster Management
- Education
- Electricity
- Environment
- Foothpaths / Pavements
- Gardens and Parks
- Afternoon:Work in progress-BMC, Mantralaya clueless!: Nov 21, 2006 - BMC and Mantralaya officials were not aware of why Chowk was being cleaned
- DNA: Residents oppose BMC'sunderground parking plan: April 22, 2008 -
- IE : BMC lays out plan to develop gardens and playgrounds : sept 3, 2007 -
- 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
- IE: Tap revenue potential of leased plots, BMC to hike rates: March 17, 2008 -
- 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
- General
- BS : Monthly Meeting of the Corporation : July 26, 2007 - (gif)
- BS : Monthly Meeting of the Corporation : May 5, 2008 -
- DNA : BMC to get milk from 1500 km away : Aug 30, 2007 -
- 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.
- DNA: Maternity homes: BMC goes private: April 22, 2008 -
- DNA: Workshops for green Ganesha: March 05, 2008 -
- DOWNTOWNPLUS: Around 60% of Mumbai’s population resides in the slums: May 23, 2008 -
- HT : mcgm.gov.in now open for business : Sept 14, 2007 - No More long queues and endless rounds to civic ward offices
- HT : Now, find out exactly how BMC spent funds : Aug 9, 2007 - Public Disclosure Law for BMC funds
- HT: Ahmedabad's experience may hold lessons for Mumbai: Feb 19,2008 -
- HT: BMC faces music over fountain plan: August 11, 2008 -
- HT: Civic body goes hi-tech: Feb 28, 2008 -
- HT: Mahim cleanest railway station & Nair the cleanest hospital cleanliness awards: May 09, 2008 -
- IE : BMC plans Rs 100-cr overhaul of abattoir : Oct 2, 2007 - Civic body aims at providing state-of-the-art fully automated facilities
- IE : BMC portal: Back-end ready, now just log on : Sept 13, 2007 - New portal of the civic body
- IE : BMC to showcase its infrastructure projects : Sept 27, 2007 - The richest civic body will put up its stalls in the three-day expo
- 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
- IE : Nine Crore Rats have Invaded the Island City : Mar 18, 2007 - The army of BMC fights rodents in the dead of the night.
- IE : No jobs like man, says Jt.Commissioner V Radha,her battle against Octroi mafia: Nov 12,2007 -
- IE : Soon, rulees to make corporators mind their conduct : Nov 12,2007 -
- IE : The BMC will open Adhar Kendras to employe youths to provide vocational courses : Nov 13,2007 -
- MM : Corporators now want free parking : Sept 5, 2007 - For the rest of us, they want to hike rates in BMC-run car parks
- 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)
- MM: BMC identifies 20 spots for parking zones: March 18, 2008 -
- MM: BMC will give jobs to kin of Samyukta Maharashtra martyrs: May 13, 2008 -
- MM: Soon, BMC will have more power to fight fire: April 04, 2008 -
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- TOI : When the BMC budget was a mere Rs 5cr : Aug 24, 2007 -
- 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: BMC plans child-friendly offices: April 22, 2008 -
- TOI: Government orders inquiry into civic corporation's IT project: April 17, 2008 -
- 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
- TOI: Mayor calls for artificial ponds in every ward: March 05, 2008 -
- TOI: Outsiders to audit BMC's big spend: March 21, 2008 -
- Hawkers
- HT: Civic body to have own police force to check encroachments: March 18, 2008 -
- IE : Allow only 12 pc hawkers in the city : Jul 29, 2006 - Supreme Court has adjourned the matter for hearing till September 12
- IE : Hawking Zones: BMC Hits Roadblock : May 31, 2007 - 16 zones in the city and suburbs oppose demarcation.
- 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: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
- 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 : 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
- 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 plans round-the-clock special police force for city: April 21, 2008 -
- 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
- Heritage
- Hoardings / Advertisements
- DNA: City skyline will have 119 hoardings less: April 05, 2008 -
- DNA: Political and religious hoardings should go: July 25, 2008 -
- HT : BMC proposal to declare the island city as a no-hoardings zone : Aug 27, 2007 -
- HT: Terrace hoardings: Veto power for those living on top: June 02, 2008 -
- IE : BMC to Accept Tips for Hoardings : Aug 10, 2007 - Citizens suggestions invited for draft guidelines for hoardings
- MM: BMC wants commercial rates for political space: August 04, 2008 -
- MM: The BEST way to run our city's look: July 07, 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
- TOI: BMC doesn’t have manpower to enforce rules: August 29, 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 -
- Lands
- Cybernoon: Bawling babies, screaming adults at the Azad Maidan: Aug 25, 2006 - Court ordered demolition of illegal hutments at Azad Maidan
- 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.
- 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
- HT: BMC owns properties worth Rs 16,000 crore: May 21, 2008 -
- 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.
- 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
- 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: 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
- 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
- Markets
- Monsoon
- Municipal Schools
- BMC Tender Notice: Upgradation of Municipal School Bulidings: Nov 2, 2006 - (gif)
- DNA : BMC will not renew IB school lease : Nov 7,2007 -
- DNA, Mumbai: ‘Nowhere kids’ have no place to study : Nov 2, 2006 - BMC had not conducted adult literacy programmes since 2000
- DNA: Advertisement for trained teachers of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai: May 06, 2008 -
- DNA: Civic schools think English : Jul 18, 2006 - The civic administration operates 1,234 schools in the city
- DNA: Lifeline for schools outside BMC limits : Aug 24, 2006 - MCA to organise tourney for schools who’ve been barred by MSSA.
- DNA: Residents up the ante against school : Oct 27, 2006 - School trustees claim they have all the necessary documents
- 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
- HT : Land for schools is up for grabs : Nov 6,2007 -
- HT: Inspired by Aamir film, classes for autistic children: April 10, 2008 -
- 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
- IE : Makeover time for BMC schools : Dec 25, 2006 - Government is said to have spent Rs 19 crore in trying to introduce the idea
- IE: BMC plans fogging in 2,000 schools: Oct 22, 2006 - The project will be completed before the schools reopen on November 4.
- 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
- 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
- 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: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
- Indian Express, Mumbai: BMC schools under scanner : Oct 10, 2006 - Ex-Municipal Councellor wants 25 child per class norm initiated
- 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
- 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
- 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 : IB school comes up on BMC school premises : Oct 28,2007 -
- TOI : No schools without playgrounds: says BMC : Feb 23, 2007 - Ample space for physical activities is very important to a child's growth.
- 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
- 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: BMC to set up sports schools at secondary level across city: March 13, 2008 -
- 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
- 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
- Public Health
- Cybernoon : Govt. hospitals proud of their AIDS centres : Nov 1, 2006 - Bhagwati-like incident won’t occur at most reputed hospitals, deans say
- Cybernoon: Blood donors keep the Mumbai spirit flowing! : Jul 13, 2006 - No hospital fell short of blood for victims of Tuesday’s blasts
- 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
- 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 : 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
- DNA : Thousand-mile miracle at work : Aug 6, 2006 - Telemedicine allows even the poorest sections of society access to better healthcare
- 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
- 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
- DNA: I think my eardrums are badly damaged- says BMC inspector : July 15, 2006 -
- DNA: Malaria, lepto strike; 13 die in 24 hours : Jul 21, 2006 - Malaria has been the biggest killer, say officials
- DNA: Monsoon diseases kill 6 more : Jul 23, 2006 - Civic officials say hospitals are geared up for emergency
- DNA: Rain diseases don’t stop gali eaters : Aug 8, 2006 - Civic body has raided some illegal roadside stalls under its scanner recently
- DNA:Wanted: More hospital beds:Dec 03, 2006 - The average bed to population ratio for Mumbai is 1: 1,462
- Express group: It's Free, But Is It Fair?- free medical treatment: Jul 2006 - Report on free medical treatment in charitable ho pleased noone
- HT : Civic body to act against errant sonography : Aug 29, 2007 -
- HT : HC issues notice to three hospitals in Mumbai : Feb 14, 2007 - These hospitals have a contract with BMC to dispose off the waste.
- HT: Mumbai pvt hospitals come under scanner : Oct 28, 2006 - Private hospitals may soon be bound by law to admit the accident victims
- IE : Bhagwati Hospital to get a new look : Sep 9, 2006 - The hospital authorities had been demanding development for the last four years
- 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.
- IE : Pulse Polio : Of Targeted 12 lakh, 8 lakh Children covered : Sept 10, 2007 - AS many as 8,99,024 children were administered pulse polio drops in the programme arranged by BMC
- IE: 48 deaths in a month, but BMC’s not worried: Jul 21, 2006 - According to the BMC, the statistics are no cause for concern
- 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
- 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
- IE: BMC hospitals come into telemedicine loop : Jul 29, 2006 - The Memorandum of Understanding with ISRO is in an advanced stage of finalisation
- IE: BMC to submit implementation plan for Reproductive and Child Health II: March 04, 2008 -
- 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
- IE:At GT Hospital, a sweeper helps with post-mortems: Nov 21, 2006 - Staff crunch, threat of infections stalk those who work at morgues
- 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:Shortfall of basic medicines at BMC hospitals, patients suffer: Nov 29, 2006 - BMC authorities say hospital stores are responsible for maintaining stocks
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Medindia: Water–borne Diseases Takes Two : Jul 24, 2006 - Health experts warn that malaria and leptospirosis are caused by dirty surroundings
- Mental Health : BMC Hospitals - Report on K.E.M. Hospital Psychiatry Department
- 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
- 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
- NDTV: Mumbai builders violate vector control laws - inviting mosquitos around: Oct 25, 2006 - Government officials unwilling to comment on their own lapses.
- 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
- Times Now: South Mumbai falls prey to dengue : Oct 28, 2006 - Mumbai is dengue-free according to the figures.
- TimesNow: Fever outbreak in Mumbai : Jul 25, 2006 - What is significant is the rising number of cases of the deadly disease—leptospirosis
- TOI : Doctors fear chikungunya has stung city : Aug 4, 2006 - A person has to be bitten by an infected mosquito to contract the disease
- 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
- 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
- TOI: BMC’s healthcare proposal for locals comes under fire: August 11, 2008 -
- TOI: Vaccine deaths more than usual: BMC records: May 13, 2008 -
- 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
- Public Toilets
- Roads
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Cybernoon: ATC to get traffic smart card : Nov 1, 2006 - Traffic police will control traffic movement with the help of an ATC smart card
- 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
- DNA : Handcarts on their way out : Mar 17, 2007 - The BMC license department has now been given a timeline by superiors.
- 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.
- DNA: BMC promise rides on patchwork: August 18, 2008 -
- DNA: BMC promises potholes are passe : Aug 13, 2006 - For long, MSRDC has been grappling with the problem of potholes on JJ flyover
- 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
- 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
- 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
- DNA: HC order to remove Pothholes : Aug 20, 2006 - After last year’s deluge, the roads were left in a terrible condition
- DNA: Transport - Are bullock carts the future? : Aug 1, 2006 - Experts take a sober and well-thought-out view on transport options
- DNA: Water recedes, potholes emerge : Jul 7, 2006 - Around 1,20,000 potholes have appeared in the city after the rain
- GulfNews: Road woes flood Mumbai's monitoring panel:Nov 10, 2006 - People want quick results after a steady flow of complaints to the RMC
- HT : BMC Counsel Not Happy with City Roads : Apr 6, 2007 - Its not just the citizens who are unhappy about the roads in Mumbai.
- HT: BMC approves purchase of new machines that can fill up a pothole in 15 minutes: May 27, 2008 -
- HT: New tech, Rs 120 cr to keep city roads pothole-free: May 13, 2008 -
- HT: Paver blocks: BMC spends Rs 30 cr, prepares how-to manual later: August 08, 2008 -
- HT: ROAD BLOCK - 'Paver blocks laid in a hurry, not evenly placed': June 28, 2008 -
- HT:Report bad road condition on e-mail:Nov 23, 2006 - Court has also directed BMC to coordinate with telephone and gas companies who do road works
- 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 : BMC plans to adopt American technique for roads: Oct 17,2007 -
- IE : To bring change in Octroi, BMC starts 'Mission' : Oct 15,2007 -
- IE: Bitumen shortage hits pre-monsoon road repairs: May 21, 2008 -
- IE: BMC launches Rs 16-crore patchwork for smooth roads: Jul 10, 2006 - Minor road repair contracts will now be handled by ward offices
- 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
- 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
- IE: Deadline over, BMC decides to fill all potholes by August 23: August 19, 2008 -
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- IE: This monsoon, BMC looks to traffic police CCTVs to monitor water-logging: May 07, 2008 -
- IE: Use full budget for roads : Jul 20, 2006 - BMC told to take permissions in advance, hire engineers to oversee road repairs
- MM: Park in peace outside railway stations: May 21, 2008 -
- MM: The Politics of Potholes: August 21, 2008 -
- 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
- TOI : BMC puts top staff on the job : Aug 18, 2006 - Officials are expected to send daily progress reports to the commissioner
- 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
- 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
- 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
- TOI: BMC to buy 3 machines to fix potholes next year: August 19, 2008 -
- 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
- TOI: Exec engineer to inspect paver blocks in all wards: May 04, 2008 -
- TOI: Mumbai roads - Don't blame BMC alone : Jul 5, 2006 - Hastily implemented schemes by the state govt have added to the woes
- TOI: Ten reasons why paver blocks have failed: May 03, 2008 -
- TOI:Parking fees to go up 300 per cent: Nov 7, 2006 - Parking charges for private vehicles will be increased from 163% to 300%
- TOI:Pick up the phone for good roads: Nov 8, 2006 - Road Monitoring Committee has been appointed by Bombay high court
- Yahoo news: Bombay High Court reprimands BMC for sorry state of roads: Jul 5, 2006 - Heavy rains have left potholed roads in city
- Sewage / Sewerage
- 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.
- DNA : BMC's Mumbai Sewerage Disposal Project : Aug 24, 2006 - The project, which awaits Central funds, fails to meet its target
- 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
- DOWNTOWNPLUS: Eco-housing compulsory for new projects: MCGM: Feb 29, 2008 -
- HT : Going Dutch to tackle flooding : Aug 9, 2007 - Experts from the Netherlands to suggest a solution for floods
- HT:BMC to upgrade sewage disposal system: Nov 22, 2006 - Envisages the coverage of 80 per cent of the city under a sewerage network, up from current 60%
- 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
- 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
- IE: Central funds coming, drain project gets big boost : Sep 8, 2006 - The Rs 2,376-crore project is to be implemented by BMC
- TOI : BMC plans to open House for citizens : Aug 18, 2006 -
- 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 -
- Slaughter House
- Slum Sanitation
- Solid Waste
- BMC Tender Notice: Mechanical Power Sweeping: Nov 2, 2006 - (gif)
- 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
- 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 : 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
- 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
- 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
- DNA: Littering fine may increase 10 times : Jul 25, 2006 - This proposal will be put to vote in the next BMC meeting
- DNA: Shanghai dream is load of rubbish: Jul 8 ,2006 - BMC blames its failure on the lack of civic sense of Mumbaikars
- HT : BMC to Appoint Pvt. Security to Catch Erring Citizens Who Litter the Streets : Apr 6, 2007 - BMC has started a full pledged campaign for cleanliness across the city.
- HT:Mumbai lone Indian metro sans biomedical waste treatment plant: Nov 8, 2006 - All the bio-medical waste in Mumbai is disposed in Taloja treatment unit, which flouts the CPCB norm
- 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
- IE: BMC's Debris Dumping Rule Still on Paper : Apr 29, 2007 - Dumped debris is choking up the already-congested daily traffic.
- IE: City may get electricity from solid waste : Sep 6, 2006 - Rs 700-crore project encompassing treatment waste will involve segregation of solid waste
- MM: Clean-up marshals quit after abuse from public: March 20, 2008 -
- MM: Dumping debris from eight months outside gate;ward officer unaware of complaints: April 21, 2008 -
- 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
- TOI : 1,000 Tonnes Garbage Dumped at BMC Acquired Land : Apr 3, 2007 - In early 2007, the BMC started shutting down the dump site.
- TOI : BMC imposes sweeping fine : Oct 31,2007 -
- Street Childrens
- Swimming Pools / Beaches / Rivers / Lakes
- 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.
- HT : Clean up lake on your own: court : Aug 31, 2007 - The Bombay High Court asked the residents to take up the initiative for the comming Ganesh Festival
- 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 : Corporators Tell BMC to Clean Mumbai's Lakes : Apr 4, 2007 - Lakes in the city are in decadent state.
- 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 : Open spaces: Pvt builders could have their way : Aug 31, 2007 - BMC sticks to 'caretaker model' for new gyms, club houses, swimming pools
- 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 -
- Trees
- 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
- Cybernoon: The Water you drink : Jul 25, 2006 - The river bank also serves as a crematorium for locals.
- 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 : State to Take Over Sewage, Water from BMC : Apr 6, 2007 - We supply water in slums and no one pays for the same.
- 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 : Summer Onset Spurs Water Woes : Apr 3, 2007 - BMC, responsible for water supply in the city came in for some sharp criticism.
- DNA: 150 wells to be revived: July 24, 2008 -
- DNA: Deputy mayor raps BMC: Nov 18, 2006 - With civic elections round the corner, issue of water scarcity has taken centre stage
- 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
- 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: Mumbai mired in murky waters : Sep 19, 2006 - More than the matter, fact that is startling is the BMC’s complete lack of concern
- DNA: Private players beat BMC in the water race: March 21, 2008 -
- 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
- 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
- Hindustan Times, Mumbai: BMC digs deep for new water lines : Oct 27, 2006 - At total cost of Rs 1,179 cr, civic body plans 5 tunnels - 70 metres underground
- HT: Water in 80 spots across city unfit to drink or wash veggies: July 11, 2008 -
- HT:Mumbai reels under water crisis, tanker lobbies reap fortunes: Nov 15, 2006 - There are approx. 5000 tankers operating in the city, earning approximately Rs 25 lakh daily
- IE : BMC Files Reply on City’s Pipelines : Mar 14, 2007 - Corporation says it is carrying out demolition of new encroachments.
- IE : BMC Halves Pali Hill's Water Supply : Apr 12, 2007 - The project should be implemented in areas with old pipelines.
- IE : Civic body aims at 24x7 water supply by 2012 : Oct 25,2007 -
- 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
- IE: For work at ward offices, BMC's alternative: 250 i-way cyber cafes: April 20, 2008 -
- 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)
- 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: UK keen on water projects in city: Dec 7, 2006 - Rs 4,000 crore central investment through JNNURM has over 12 major players
- IE: Water quality, noise levels getting worse: BMC report: August 13, 2008 -
- IE:BMC will consult IIT for wall along Mithi river: Nov 10, 06 - Phase II of development will include 11-km wall, road, bridges
- 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
- 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
- Medindia: Water–borne Diseases Takes Two: Jul 24, 2006 - Health experts warn that malaria and leptospirosis are caused by dirty surroundings.
- MeriNews : World Water Day : Mar 16, 2007 - Coping with Water Scarcity is the theme for World Water Day 2007.
- MM: Govt bodies owe Rs 90 cr in water charges to BMC : Aug 24, 2007 -
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- TOI: BMC to try out imported water meters for city: June 20, 2008 -
- Zoo
- Cybernoon : ‘We are ready to die for animals’, says Vansmith Animal Foundation : Aug 10, 2006 - In 2003, BMC said that it is civilised to kill animals
- Cybernoon : Luck is yet on Laxmi’s side! : Aug 8, 2006 - Tata Group is keen on flying down some South African specialist vets to treat the ailing Laxmi
- Cybernoon : Wild cat enters second life; eight more to go? : Aug 10, 2006 - Laxmi may now get the treatment by acupuncture
- Cybernoon: A Shanghai dream for you, Singapore for zoo animals: Jul 10, 2006 - The proposal was to construct the zoo in four phases within a span of three years
- DNA : Born free, but they aren’t living free : Sep 1, 2006 - Animals at Jijamata Udyan are ill-nourished and suffer from various diseases, say Activists
- DNA: 27 Maharashtra zoos may shut down soon: Dec 10, 2006 - barring Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park in Pune, no zoo follows standards prescribed
- DNA: Thai firm will redevelop city zoo: Dec 08, 2006 - HKS Designers and Consultant International Company has undertaken master plans for 37 zoos globally
- IE: CZA okays Byculla zoo makeover, says not a single tree can be cut: March 05, 2008 -
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