Bhiwandi

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of sewage into the storm water drains by Kalher Gram Panchayat, Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, 24/01/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ameet V Shah Vs State of Maharashtra dated 24/01/2022. Grievance in the application is for resolving the issue by way of a well-planned and approved drainage/sewage system in the area of Puranik Villa CHS, Kasheli, Bhiwandi. It is stated that …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of sewage into the storm water drains by Kalher Gram Panchayat, Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, 24/01/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ameet V Shah Vs State of Maharashtra dated 24/01/2022. Grievance in the application is for resolving the issue by way of a well-planned and approved drainage/sewage system in the area of Puranik Villa CHS, Kasheli, Bhiwandi. It is stated that …

UP power distribution reforms in scam shadow

Lucknow Uttar Pradesh’s tryst with power reforms seems to have boomeranged. Close on the heels of Coalgate, which has had the Central government scurrying for cover, a report by the state accountant general (AG) has alleged irregularities in the appointment of Torrent Power (TPL) as the power distribution franchisee (DF) …

Power ministry kicks off action plan to reform distribution

In a bid to give a much needed boost to distribution reforms, the power ministry has launched an ambitious action plan. It will revise Case I and Case II standard bid documents (SBDs), introduce a rating methodology of utilities to enable them get loans, provide a reform-linked interest subsidy to …

State plans to cash in on infra projects to fuel growth

MUMBAI: The state government is discussing plans to earn revenue by implementing Transport Oriented Development (TOD). Two areas identified for the implementation are the Virar-Alibaug multimodal corridor and growth centres in the Bhiwandi-Kalyan region. The revenue earned from TOD would be spent on developing infrastructure in the region, including development …

Power distribution: Plan panel suggests PPP model

It aims zero power cuts, reduction in technical losses & easy distribution tariffs. The government is planning to replicate the PPP (public-private-partnership) model in the electricity distribution sector, after having successfully implemented it in works related to roads, flyovers, airports and ports. Planning Commission member B K Chaturvedi is heading …

Development body plans e-waste plant, 16 firms attend pre-bid meet

Sixteen interested companies attended pre-bid meeting on Thursday for Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s (MMRDA) project to build an electronic waste processing plant at Bhiwandi. The MMRDA also extended the last date for the submission of bids by a month, from the earlier December 28 deadline, on the request of …

Mumbai India's most populous city, Delhi largest urban spread

Mumbai is India's most populated city with over 1.84 crore (18.4 million) people, followed closely by Delhi with 1.63 crore (16.3 million) and Kolkata with 1.41 crore (14.1 million), making these India's 'mega-cities', according to the preliminary Census 2011 results. In terms of urban agglomeration or spread as an extended …

Road projects worth Rs1,100crore cleared in Mumbai

While the 29th meeting of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) cleared road projects worth Rs1,100 crore on Thursday,the proposal to construct the city’s first vehicular underpass near Kalanagar junction in Bandra was sent back for further study. The authority has decided to construct as many as five flyovers …

Malegaon new polio epicentre

While Uttar Pradesh has not reported a single case of polio in the past 15 months, Malegaon in Maharashtra has emerged as the new area of concern in the fight against the crippling disease. Incidentally, like in UP some years back, the spurt in Maharashtra also seems to be linked …

Rajasthan planning special package for automotive sector

Enthused by the emergence of the NCR sub-region of Bhiwadi- Neemrana-Alwar as a major automobile manufacturing hub in the country, the Rajasthan Government is considering a special package to the sector. The area has already attracted investments from the Japanese auto majors including Honda, and the Rajasthan State Industrial Development …

19,000 hectares, 78 villages wait for development by MMRDA

With an area close to 19,000 hectares in 78 villages in Kalyan and Bhiwandi under its control, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is sitting on a potential goldmine. However, the authority

Mrashtra to rope in pvt electricity distributors

Pradeep Pandey MUMBAI CONSUMERS in some areas in Maharashtra will soon have private electricity distributors. Based on its own model that was popularised in the powerloom suburb of Bhiwandi, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company, or Mahadiscom, which supplies electricity to retail consumers, plans to bring in private companies who …

MMRDA plans 100-km monorail network in Mumbai

Project estimated to cost Rs 12,000 cr. Mumbai, May 1 The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is planning a 100-km network of monorail in the Mumbai metropolitan area in next seven years. The project is likely to cost about Rs 12,000 crore. The work for laying the first phase …

Ending water shortage key to ending migration of Bhiwandis tribal population

Mumbai Bhiwandi constituency has problems ranging from infrastructure development of the urban area to solving the plight of the tribal people. The constituency has six assembly segments, Bhiwandi East, Bhiwandi West, Bhiwandi (rural), Shahpur, Kalyan West and Murbad. Prashant Rangnekar spoke to BJP candidate Jagannath Patil, a four-time MLA and …

Four borewells sealed in Bhiwandi

Thane: Contaminated water from four borewells in Bhiwandi has triggered a spate of gastroenteritis. The Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation (BNMC) has sealed the borewells. Two were dug by BNMC and the other two by a local resident, Mamuchi. Prakash Borse, civic commissioner, Bhiwandi said, "Laboratory tests of water sample collected from …

Rajasthan invites industry to set up base in Bhiwadi

Sandeep Joshi NEW DELHI: The up-and-coming industrial township of Bhiwadi in Rajasthan has invited industrialists to set up units and take advantage of a world-class infrastructure that has come up there. The Rajasthan Government has also decided to facilitate investments worth Rs.30,000 crore and promote it as a major industrial …

Bhiwandi farmers agitate against land-acquisition

Farmers from Bhiwqandi tehsil protested against the state government for their land-acquistion. They staged a rasta-roko agitation under the leadership of Shiv-Sena MLA, Yogesh Patil and ZP chairman, Kapil Patil near Pise-Panjrapur purification plant on the Nashik-Mumbai national highway no 3 in Bhiwandi tahsil. The farmers are against reservation of …

Impure water puts Bhiwandi at risk

The lives of the people of Bhiwandi are at stake due contaminated water they are receiving from the corporation. The Citizens have lodge several complaints with the corporation in this regard. After receiving complaints, the water supply department merely dug up the ground to find the source from where the …

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