Traffic system for 367 more signals
The intelligent traffic system, which adjusts its signal timing according to the traffic density, will now be extended to 367 traffic signals in the suburbs.
Bachchan to launch BMC drive
Amitabh Bachchan will launch the BMC’s much-hyped Swachh Mumbai Prabhodhan Abhiyan, a new cleanliness drive aimed at cleaning the slum areas.
BMC to install bins by nullahs
To prevent slumdwellers from dumping garbage into nullahs, the BMC is planning to install dustbins along the nullahs at around 400 spots in the city.
Needed: Site to dump nullah silt
Left with no space to dump silt extracted from nullahs, the BMC has sent an SOS to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to provide land for disposal of silt.
BMC to resurrect clean-up marshals
The BMC has decided to reintroduce the scrapped clean-up marshals scheme that was earlier done away with due to its ineffectiveness.
Land plan inaccurate, needs more time
With the citizens’ groups pointing out a slew of discrepancies in the Existing Land Use (ELU) maps prepared by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the process of finalising the new Development Pla
Hawker sir, say cheese
With the issue of illegal hawkers simmering in the city, the BMC will soon make available a software, on which citizens can upload pictures of unauthorised vendors in their area on the civic website a
‘Direct transfer not feasible’
The BMC is planning to disburse cash to students using the Centre’s Direct Cash Transfer (DCT) scheme for the purpose of buying educational material.
SoBo buildings to get garbage chutes
The BMC has decided to implement its garbage chute project in South Mumbai’s Thakurdwar area. The project is aimed at collecting garbage from narrow and inaccessible house gullies between buildings.
Costlier makeover for Drive
The cost of BMC’s ambitious Marine Drive makeover project has jumped nearly four times, from `35 crore to `135 crore, as authorities have decided to reconstruct it in cement concrete instead of using