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A massive fire broke out at the Pavan Dham Veena Santur Building in Mahaveer Nagar in the Kandivali West area. On October 23, at 12:30 pm, fire started at level-1 fire, leading to injuries for five people.  Reports suggested, fire started due to electric wiring and installations on the 1st floor of the 8-story building. The BMC, MFB and police rushed to the spot, and started dousing work.

In shocking news, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) threatened to close down 210 unauthorised schools in the city. The closure of schools will affect over 35,000 schoolchildren studying at these institutes.  Students are facing an uncertain future as the BMC issued a notice to these schools, asking to acquire the necessary permissions or face closure. In the past also, the BMC issued a notice and shut down 62 schools.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced that wearing masks will be mandatory in all BMC hospitals in Mumbai for employees, patients and visitors starting April 11. The decision was taken during a meeting held by BMC chief Iqbal Singh Chahal earlier. Notably, India is witnessing a massive rise in the Novel Coronavirus, majority of cases coming from Maharashtra. In addition, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs issued COVID-19… read-more

In Mumbai, a massive fire broke out in Jogeshwari near the Oshiwara furniture market. Reportedly, 10 fire tenders have reached the spot and efforts to douse the blaze are underway. Furthermore, the BMC stated that no one has been injured yet and casualties reported. It is yet to be ascertained what caused the fire. Meanwhile, an activist claimed that the fire was caused by a cylinder blast.

In an inspection operation, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) seized more than 2,000 kg of banned plastic in the last two-and-half months. With this, a fine of Rs16 lakh from the shops and dealers using banned and single-use plastic was collected. Notably, the civic body revived the drive against banning plastic on July 1, and planned to inspect malls, supermarkets and shops, in a phased manner.