BMC

Ahead of the grand Ganesh Chaturthi festival, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is working to make awareness regarding 13 dangerous bridges in the City. Notably, the corporation, on August 29, created awareness regarding the unsafe bridges for Ganesh mandals' processions.  The 13 mentioned bridges have been declared dangerous and are marked for reconstruction at a later date. Furthermore, the nine-day Ganesh Chaturthi celebration… read-more

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has received 3,255 applications for Ganpati pandals in Mumbai. Of the total, permissions for only 1,947 mandals have been given so far. Notably, many associations in Mumbai, Maharashtra is gearing up for the grand celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi, especially after the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government lifted all restrictions on the celebrations. This year, the 11-day "Ganesh Pooja" … read-more

Under the new Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra Government, all restrictions imposed for festive celebrations, especially "Ganesh Chaturthi" has been lifted. However, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation issued a set to guidelines for the pandal set up, including Rs 2,000 for each pothole, created due to the pandal erection or procession. Notably, Eknath Shinde announced to make Mumbai potholes free, soon. In this regard, he directed… read-more

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced the completion of a flyover near the Kora Kendra area in Borivali. Constructed in 4-years, the flyover of the length of around 937 meters and a 15.3-meter width, will provide better connectivity to motorists. The flyover from Kora Kendra ground bypasses two busy junctions, Kalpana Chawla Chowk and Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Chowk, connecting to the Link Road. The flyover is worth Rs 173… read-more

The Bombay High Court (HC) directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to remove the cycle track and jogging track in the Powai area of Mumbai.  On May 6, the HC called the construction illegal and asked to restore reclaimed land to its original site. The decision was a major setback for the BMC, as the construction of the cycling and jogging tracks were already started.