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Mumbai water tankers’ strike called off day after BMC invokes Disaster Management Act
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Mumbai water tankers’ strike called off day after BMC invokes Disaster Management Act

The Mumbai Water Tanker Association (MWTA) called off its indefinite strike, which began on April 10, on Monday afternoon following a meeting with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani at his official residence in Malabar Hill. The MWTA’s announcement came a day after the BMC invoked the Disaster Management Act, 2005, which empowered the civic body to requisition all the private water tankers and borewells in Mumbai. Civic officials said that while the administration assured support for the MWTA’s demands, the body was also warned sternly against continuing the strike. Owing to the strike, Mumbai has been reeling under a water crisis for more than three days as the city’s informal settlements as well as the commercial and industrial sectors are heavily ...
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Kurla, Chandivali Powai among several areas in Mumbai facing 24-hour water cut
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Kurla, Chandivali Powai among several areas in Mumbai facing 24-hour water cut

Several areas of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) L ward, which includes Kurla, Chandivali, and Powai in central Mumbai, is experiencing a 24-hour water cut starting Monday. Civic officials said this water cut is necessary due to an electrical breakdown at the Powai substation. “At present, the reservoir has been emptied and repair work has been taken up. Once the repair is completed, the reservoir will be filled and supply will be started in a phased manner,” said a civic official. The civic authorities announced that most areas will have no water supply, while some areas will receive water at low pressure. They have urged residents to use water sparingly. Areas with water supply at low pressure Story continues below this ad – Kajupada– Christian Village– M...
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Mumbai Water Tanker Strike: BMC invokes Disaster Management Act; to requisition all water tankers, wells and ponds in city
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Mumbai Water Tanker Strike: BMC invokes Disaster Management Act; to requisition all water tankers, wells and ponds in city

With the Mumbai Water Tanker Association’s (MWTA) ongoing strike triggering an acute water crisis across the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Sunday invoked the Disaster Management Act (2005), with the civic body now set to requisition all the water tankers as well as water wells and borewells in Mumbai, starting Tuesday (April 15). Eyeing to allay the ongoing water shortage and facilitate smooth supply, the civic body on Sunday also issued an exhaustive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for various stakeholders ranging from residential societies to civic officials.While the wells, borewells as well as water tankers in the city are privately owned, the civic legal as well as disaster management departments are set to issue a notification order calling for the requisit...
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Mumbai coastal road: 9,000 mangrove trees to be cut, total 60,000 trees will be affected
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Mumbai coastal road: 9,000 mangrove trees to be cut, total 60,000 trees will be affected

As many as 9,000 mangrove trees will be cut and another 51,000 mangrove trees will be affected while making way for the second phase of the coastal road–an ambitious project taken up by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The proposed road will connect Versova in Mumbai’s western suburbs with the satellite district of Bhayander. The BMC’s R/Central ward office on Monday asked citizens to file suggestions and objections in this connection by April 21. The clearance from the environment ministry came in November last year and the minutes from a meeting held between officials of the Maharashtra Coastal Zonal Management Authority (MCZMA), BMC and state environment officials state that a total 60,000 trees will be affected for the project. For a coastal city like Mumbai, mangrove fore...
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