Thane Municipal Chief Submits Balkum Data Centre Report to State | Mumbai News

Thane: Thane Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao has submitted a detailed report on the Balkum Data Centre to the Principal Secretary, Industries after a detailed meeting with representatives of Amazon Data Services India and citizen group We are Thanekar.“The report records concerns raised by us and affected residents regarding the proposed Data Centre relating to land…

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Bhiwandi building collapse that killed 10: Builder abroad, contractor may have died in crash, say cops | Mumbai News

The building came down sometime between 11.20pm on July 30 and 5pm on July 31, trapping several residents under the debris as they slept Thane: Poor quality construction spanning 13 years and unauthorised repair work that damaged the building’s structural pillars led to the collapse of a wing at Kohinoor Apartment in Gangaramwadi, New Tavare…

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“Spoiled aristocrats, lack of parental control”: Court’s scathing observations in hit-and-run by minor | Mumbai News

The defence submitted that the minor had no criminal antecedents, was a Class 12 commerce student, had no addiction or criminal background, and had a stable family environment Mumbai: In a detailed order cancelling the bail granted to a 17-year-old driver who killed a 33-year-old Ghatkopar businessman, Dhrumil Patel, in a hit-and-run incident, a special…

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BEST invites bids for 200 non-AC MIDI CNG buses under wet lease model | Mumbai News

BEST’s fleet currently comprises 2,829 buses, of which only 249 are owned by the undertaking, with the remaining vehicles operating under the GCC model Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has invited bids to induct 200 non-air-conditioned MIDI CNG buses under the Gross Cost Contract (GCC), or wet lease, model, to strengthen…

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Versova set to be new Bandra as builders line seafront with 35-floor luxury redevelopment towers | Mumbai News

According to data collated from local sources in Versova, sea-facing societies/plots are expected to add about 10 lakh sq ft of RERA carpet area for sale Mumbai: Once a quiet fishing village of shorefront bungalows, Versova, with its low-rise, middle-class housing societies that rose in the 1980s and 1990s, is now becoming a skyscraper enclave…

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BMC launches decentralised waste processing mission in Mumbai, offers up to 15% property tax rebate for housing societies | Mumbai News

The BMC initiative seeks to ensure that biodegradable waste generated by housing societies, institutions, hospitals, and commercial establishments is scientifically processed at source, while dry waste is channelled only to authorised recyclers Mumbai: In a push to reduce the city’s dependence on landfills and long-distance transportation of garbage, the BMC has launched a decentralised waste…

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BMC collects Rs 70 lakh in fines in 3 months under new solid waste management rules, cracks down on illegal construction and demolition waste dumping | Mumbai News

Civic officials said Rs 23.1 lakh of the total penalty amount has been recovered specifically from offenders involved in illegal dumping and unauthorised transport of construction and demolition waste Mumbai: BMC has collected a little over Rs 70 lakh in penalties and booked 4,006 violators since the city’s new Solid Waste Management (SWM), Cleanliness and…

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