Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Mumbai and its suburbs continue to be battered by torrential rains for the third consecutive day. Over the last 48 hours, the city division recorded 300 mm of rainfall, while the eastern and western suburbs registered 380 mm and 345 mm, respectively. In response to this record-breaking rainfall and gusty winds blowing at speeds of 70 to 80 km/h, the entire machinery of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been deployed on a war footing.Prioritising citizen safet…
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Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday reviewed the state’s severe flood situation directly from his hospital bed. Despite being on intravenous (IV) saline support, he conducted a high-level meeting via video conferencing to assess the extensive damage caused by continuous heavy rainfall in Mumbai, Konkan, and Raigad.He strictly directed ministers and administrative officials to expedite rescue operations and ensure immediate relief reaches the affected c…
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Saturday claimed that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) administration has allegedly fallen into the hands of corrupt elements, leading to a complete collapse of civic life in the city following the initial spells of monsoon rain.In a scathing editorial in the party mouthpiece Saamana, the Thackeray camp said Mumbai’s crumbling civic infrastructure has already claimed two innocent lives.In Chembur, a young schoolboy was…
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) After taking over as the first woman Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday, Ashwini Bhide, an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1995 batch, said her immediate focus would be the completion and integration of ongoing mega-projects. In her maiden press conference after assuming charge from Bhushan Gagrani, who retired today, Bhide, known as Metro Woman, pledged to expedite the final phases of the Mumbai Coastal Road and variou…
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) In a major administrative reshuffle, the Maharashtra government, on Tuesday, transferred 10 bureaucrats, government officials said. Lokesh Chandra, an IAS officer of the 1993 batch and Chairman as well as Managing Director of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, has been posted as the Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister in Mumbai.Ashwini Bhide, an IAS officer of 1995 batch and Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister, has been poste…
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) In a landmark administrative reshuffle, the Government of Maharashtra on Tuesday appointed senior IAS officer of the 1995 batch, Ashwini Bhide as the Municipal Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). With this appointment, Bhide makes history as the first woman to lead India’s richest civic body.The official order, issued by Subhash Umranikar, Joint Secretary to the Government of Maharashtra, confirms that Bhide will succeed Bhushan Gagrani, who re…