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Bandra residents divided on proposed paid parking at Joggers Park

While one group supports the decision on the grounds of discouraging cars, the group against it argues for easier access to the few open spaces in the city

Mumbai, India - July 05, 2021: People doing morning exercise at Joggers Park, Bandra in Mumbai, India, on Monday, July 05, 2021. (Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times) (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jul 02, 2024 08:24 AM IST

BySabah Virani

Mahalaxmi Racecourse revamp: Hafeez Contractor plans 700-acre green lung

The intention is to add more green to a city infamous for its dearth of open spaces and create amenities for citizens, including cycling and jogging tracks

Mahalaxmi Racecourse revamp: Architect Hafeez Contractor plans to create 700 acres of contiguous green space

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Updated on Jul 02, 2024 08:23 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga

BMC to complete new cemetery for Sunni Muslims in Deonar by Dec

Bombay HC directs BMC to develop new cemetery for Sunni Muslims in Deonar by Dec 2024, after struggles finding suitable plot. Additional locations being explored.

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Updated on Jul 02, 2024 07:34 AM IST

BySahyaja MS

Hawkers’ union questions BMC’s action against them, demands meeting with Gagrani

The union stated they did not have an issue with the action, but should be as per the Act. “The Act says 2.5% of the population can be hawkers. Neither have these been finalised, nor have hawking zones been decided

Mumbai, India – Feb 29, 2024: Hawkers on the footpath outside Dadar station area, in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, Feb 29, 2024. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 01, 2024 05:26 AM IST

BySabah Virani

2016 government circular prohibiting hoardings on highways ignored by BMC

The 2016 circular adds that despite the ministry’s policy of not allowing hoardings on national highways, they have been noticed along these roads

Mumbai, India - June 30, 2024: Holding near Western Express Highway at Bandra in Mumbai, India, on Sunday, June 30, 2024. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Jul 01, 2024 09:14 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga

HC raps BMC over delayed OC to building due to encroachments on approach road

Bombay HC criticizes BMC for delaying occupancy certificate to Bhavna Kunj Co-op Housing Society due to encroachments, orders progress report by July 2.

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Updated on Jun 29, 2024 08:10 AM IST

BySahyaja MS

After uproar over Banganga damage, BMC says water body to be de-silted manually

BMC has issued a showcause notice to the contractor Savani Heritage Conservation Private Limited, commissioned to carry out the multi-phase restoration project

BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani visited the Banganga Tank on Thursday. (Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 28, 2024 08:37 AM IST

BySurabhi Gorebal

Bombay HC quashes charges against woman caught using fake BMC ID during Covid lockdown

Bombay HC quashes criminal proceedings against Gaikwad for fake BMC ID during pandemic; no fraudulent intent found. Charges against Sanghavi dropped too.

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Updated on Jun 28, 2024 06:42 AM IST

BySahyaja MS

Turf Club gets 91 acres of Mahalaxmi Racecourse on 30-year lease

The remaining 120 acres of the racecourse and an additional 180 acres from the coastal road will be handed over to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

Mumbai, India. Jan 27,2024 - Maharashtra government and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) proposed a theme park at the racecourse, which is spread over 120 acres in South Mumbai. Jan 27,2024 (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 27, 2024 08:58 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Don’t issue NOCs for SRA redevelopment projects: BMC to ward officials

BMC chief engineer instructed not to issue NOCs for SRA projects under specific regulations; BMC commissioner raised objections to SRA's jurisdictional interference.

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Updated on Jun 27, 2024 07:34 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Slum dwellers homeless as ‘human rights’ of building residents prioritised, say activists

BMC demolishes 650 hutments in Jai Bhim Nagar, Powai, despite monsoon prohibition, leaving 100 families homeless, living on footpaths.

Around 100 families from the settlement still camp on the footpaths. (Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Jun 27, 2024 07:26 AM IST

BySabah Virani

Contractor, supervisor, excavator operator booked for damaging Banganga steps

BMC contractor damages heritage steps at Banganga Tank, case registered against contractor, supervisor, and excavator operator; repairs ordered

The damaged stairs of Banganga Tank. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Jun 26, 2024 08:53 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga, Vinay Dalvi

BMC contractor damages Banganga’s heritage steps, ASI, locals livid

BMC contractor damages heritage steps at Banganga tank with JCB machine, facing backlash from ASI and GSB Temple trust for negligence

Mumbai, India - June 24, 2024: Stairs of Banganga Tank damage due to JCB, at Walkeshwar, in Mumbai, India, on Monday, June 24, 2024. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Jun 25, 2024 08:46 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga

Streets, footpaths cleared for PM and VVIPs, why not for everyone: Bombay HC

Bombay HC questions why footpaths are cleared for PM in a day but not daily for all citizens. Criticizes BMC for inaction against illegal hawkers

The bench was hearing a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on unlicensed hawkers illegally occupying the city streets. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO

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Updated on Jun 25, 2024 08:57 AM IST

BySahyaja MS

Kailash Prabhat residents get 15 days to vacate premises on humanitarian grounds

High drama as BMC attempts to demolish Mumbai society; residents protest, gain 15-day reprieve. Uncertain future looms. Officials cite safety concerns

Residents of Kailash Prabhat CHS gathered in large numbers inside the society premises, closed off the entrance gates, and pleaded with police and civic officials for more time, even bringing out ailing residents to stress on their plight. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Jun 22, 2024 09:01 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga

Kailash Prabhat demolition: Disconnection of water and power stalled for 2nd day

The BMC has neither issued the residents a notice for disconnection of electricity and water supply nor followed due process of law and measured all the flats

Mumbai, India - June 11, 2024: 500 residents in Kailash Parbat CHS adjacent to BKC junction to be rendered homeless, as BMC will come armed with police protection on June 19 to evict them after court ordered demolition of the C1 category building in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Jun 21, 2024 08:58 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga

BMC's clean nullah claim called out by Congress as a whole lot of garbage

Part of the nullah falls in the Sidharth Nagar slum, also called New Transit Camp, where garbage is packed in every inch, stagnating the flow of the water

Mumbai, India. June 20, 2024: (Wadala TT Nulla) Former BMC opposition leader Ravi Raja highlighted the BMC's failure in the Pre-Monsoon Nullah cleaning drive. Ravi Raja alleged that major Nullah cleaning was not properly done in the Walada area. June 20, 2024. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 21, 2024 09:02 AM IST

BySabah Virani

Gokhale bridge, Barwifala flyover merger complete, open for traffic from July 1

BMC completes alignment of Barfiwala Flyover and Gopalkrishna Gokhale Bridge in Mumbai, to open on July 1 with pending work finishing by July 10.

The work, led by BMC engineers and consultants, took two months of detailed planning. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Jun 20, 2024 09:33 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Court hearing delays eviction of Kailash Prabhat residents by a day

Our legal department had told us to wait for a day. We cannot take action after 6pm and hence will wait till tomorrow for disconnection

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Updated on Jun 20, 2024 09:19 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga

Water supply in parts of Mumbai hit, BMC issues advisory to residents

Water supply was affected in Mumbai's eastern suburbs, as well as from the Golanji, Fosbery, Raoli, and Bhandarwada reservoirs, according to the BMC.

People in some parts of Mumbai suffered after water supply was affected due to some fault at the Pise pumping station in the neighbouring Thane district. (Representational Image)

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Published on Jun 19, 2024 10:57 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Mumbai lake levels fall to 5%, no water cut; rains expected to pick up on Wednesday

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has no plans to increase the current 10% water cut all over the city. Even though the stocks in the lakes are low, the civic body is expecting rainfall in the coming days, while the state government has also approved using reserve stock if needed

Mumbai, India - June 18, 2024: People deal with rain at Churchgate in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Jun 19, 2024 07:18 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

BMC appoints 227 sub-engineers for road maintenance this monsoon

The engineers will “proactively find potholes on their own” and take steps to fill them within 24 hours

The BMC’s official statement declares that to keep the roads in good condition during the monsoon, it undertook pre-monsoon works and repaired the repairable roads. However, it adds, the engineers will “proactively find potholes on their own” and take steps to fill them within 24 hours

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Updated on Jun 18, 2024 07:24 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga

Anxiety levels of Kailash Prabhat residents mount as demolition draws closer

With the civic body’s sword hanging over residents’ heads, the society with a predominantly Muslim population observed a rather subdued Bakr-Eid festival

Mumbai, India. June 17, 2024: Residents of Kailash Parbat Society outside the building. Five hundred residents of Kailash Parbat CHS, located next to the BKC junction, are set to be rendered homeless. BMC officials will arrive with police protection on June 19 to conduct the court-ordered demolition of the C1 category building in Mumbai, India. June 17, 2024. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 18, 2024 08:41 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga

Only 15% of road concretisation work completed; Chembur, Kandivali worst hit

Last week, Narkwekar wrote a letter to BMC highlighting the delay in executing CC road works and demanding actions against constrictors for the delay

The work was undertaken by the civic body last year. (Pramod Thakur/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jun 17, 2024 08:47 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga

MHADA and BMC crack down on illegal hoardings

Responding to criticism, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) have started removing illegally erected hoardings. The first was taken down in Juhu on Friday

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Updated on Jun 15, 2024 08:32 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

BMC says hsg projects near Kandivali Ordnance Depot are being constructed as per rules

BMC refuses to halt over 100 housing projects near Indian Army depot in Kandivali, citing safety and security considerations, despite objections from the army.

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Updated on Jun 15, 2024 07:54 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

‘Vakola police misused power to detain us’

Vakola police detain seven Kailash Prabhat CHS residents planning silent protest against BMC eviction notice, sparking outrage over alleged abuse of power.

Mumbai, India - June 13, 2024: The residence of the Kailas Parbat building today announced a stage protest in the premises of the building, but the Mumbai Police denied permission for the protest and detained some people before the protest, 500 residents in Kailash Parbat CHS adjacent to BKC junction to be rendered homeless, as BMC will come armed with police protection on June 19 to evict them after court ordered demolition of the C1 category building in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, June 13, 2024. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Jun 14, 2024 08:10 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga

HC declines to stay BMC’s temporary slaughter permissions for Bakri Eid

Bombay HC declines to stay BMC's permission for animal slaughter on Bakri Eid at private shops and markets. Trust challenged but failed to file necessary application.

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Updated on Jun 14, 2024 07:58 AM IST

BySahyaja MS

Matunga copper thieves on hire worked in BMC jackets

The thieves had instructed daily-wage labourers hired to do the job to tell anyone who inquired that they were doing pre-monsoon repair work for the BMC

Mumbai, India – June 11, 2024: Worker work on the repair the footpath at Matunga, in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 13, 2024 08:58 AM IST

ByMegha Sood, Shashank Rao

BMC’s draft hoarding policy to focus on stability, light pollution

BMC will explore whether permissions should be granted for advertisements on water, where floatels are often used to grab eyeballs on Mumbai’s coastline

Mumbai, India - May 13, 2024:Ongoing rescue operation held by Mumbai Fire Brigade, NDRF, Mumbai Police and BMC at site after billboard fall on petrol pump following wind and dust strom at Ghatkopar, in Mumbai, India, on Monday, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Jun 13, 2024 08:39 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga

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While one group supports the decision on the grounds of discouraging cars, the group against it argues for easier access to the few open spaces in the city

The intention is to add more green to a city infamous for its dearth of open spaces and create amenities for citizens, including cycling and jogging tracks

Bombay HC directs BMC to develop new cemetery for Sunni Muslims in Deonar by Dec 2024, after struggles finding suitable plot. Additional locations being explored.

The union stated they did not have an issue with the action, but should be as per the Act. “The Act says 2.5% of the population can be hawkers. Neither have these been finalised, nor have hawking zones been decided

The 2016 circular adds that despite the ministry’s policy of not allowing hoardings on national highways, they have been noticed along these roads

Bombay HC criticizes BMC for delaying occupancy certificate to Bhavna Kunj Co-op Housing Society due to encroachments, orders progress report by July 2.

BMC has issued a showcause notice to the contractor Savani Heritage Conservation Private Limited, commissioned to carry out the multi-phase restoration project

Bombay HC quashes criminal proceedings against Gaikwad for fake BMC ID during pandemic; no fraudulent intent found. Charges against Sanghavi dropped too.

The remaining 120 acres of the racecourse and an additional 180 acres from the coastal road will be handed over to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

BMC chief engineer instructed not to issue NOCs for SRA projects under specific regulations; BMC commissioner raised objections to SRA's jurisdictional interference.

BMC demolishes 650 hutments in Jai Bhim Nagar, Powai, despite monsoon prohibition, leaving 100 families homeless, living on footpaths.

BMC contractor damages heritage steps at Banganga Tank, case registered against contractor, supervisor, and excavator operator; repairs ordered

BMC contractor damages heritage steps at Banganga tank with JCB machine, facing backlash from ASI and GSB Temple trust for negligence

Bombay HC questions why footpaths are cleared for PM in a day but not daily for all citizens. Criticizes BMC for inaction against illegal hawkers

High drama as BMC attempts to demolish Mumbai society; residents protest, gain 15-day reprieve. Uncertain future looms. Officials cite safety concerns

The BMC has neither issued the residents a notice for disconnection of electricity and water supply nor followed due process of law and measured all the flats

Part of the nullah falls in the Sidharth Nagar slum, also called New Transit Camp, where garbage is packed in every inch, stagnating the flow of the water

BMC completes alignment of Barfiwala Flyover and Gopalkrishna Gokhale Bridge in Mumbai, to open on July 1 with pending work finishing by July 10.

Our legal department had told us to wait for a day. We cannot take action after 6pm and hence will wait till tomorrow for disconnection

Water supply was affected in Mumbai's eastern suburbs, as well as from the Golanji, Fosbery, Raoli, and Bhandarwada reservoirs, according to the BMC.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has no plans to increase the current 10% water cut all over the city. Even though the stocks in the lakes are low, the civic body is expecting rainfall in the coming days, while the state government has also approved using reserve stock if needed

The engineers will “proactively find potholes on their own” and take steps to fill them within 24 hours

With the civic body’s sword hanging over residents’ heads, the society with a predominantly Muslim population observed a rather subdued Bakr-Eid festival

Last week, Narkwekar wrote a letter to BMC highlighting the delay in executing CC road works and demanding actions against constrictors for the delay

Responding to criticism, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) have started removing illegally erected hoardings. The first was taken down in Juhu on Friday

BMC refuses to halt over 100 housing projects near Indian Army depot in Kandivali, citing safety and security considerations, despite objections from the army.

Vakola police detain seven Kailash Prabhat CHS residents planning silent protest against BMC eviction notice, sparking outrage over alleged abuse of power.

Bombay HC declines to stay BMC's permission for animal slaughter on Bakri Eid at private shops and markets. Trust challenged but failed to file necessary application.

The thieves had instructed daily-wage labourers hired to do the job to tell anyone who inquired that they were doing pre-monsoon repair work for the BMC

BMC will explore whether permissions should be granted for advertisements on water, where floatels are often used to grab eyeballs on Mumbai’s coastline

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