BMC on Tuesday played down reports of a spike in water contamination cases in the city. The civic body claimed that the eight per cent rise in unfit water samples collected for June was caused by heavy rainfall received last month at Bhatsa catchment area. Bhatsa lake supplies 59 per …
BMC on Tuesday played down reports of a spike in water contamination cases in the city. The civic body claimed that the eight per cent rise in unfit water samples collected for June was caused by heavy rainfall received last month at Bhatsa catchment area. Bhatsa lake supplies 59 per …
Mumbaikars woke up to heavy rains and cool temperatures on Sunday morning . But the relief in a season marked with parsimonious showers did not extend to the lakes supplying water to the city. The average rainfall recorded at 8.30am in Santa Cruz was 82.8mm and Colaba 27.4mm. At 8.30pm, …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to acquire all privately-owned wells in the city to tide over the 10 per cent water cut that was recently extended till July-end. There are approximately 784 private wells in the city and the BMC will solicit the Collector’s assistance in acquiring them. The …
MUMBAI: Here's some good news for water-parched Mumbaikars. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which has sought additional water from the state government-run Upper Vaitarna and Bhatsa dams, will soon get it. Irrigation minister Ajit Pawar, who heads the committee for water resources distribution, said, "I have not seen the file …
Mumbai, July 10 BMC says nothing to panic, drinking water safe, but decomposing fish worries locals Thousands of dead fish were found floating on the Bhatsa river, which supplies water to Mumbai, early on Thursday morning, spreading panic in a Thane village, and nearby areas. While some attributed the large …
The BMC has decided to put its foot down in the issue between Mumbai and Thane over water supply. At a meeting between the two municipal corporations and state Water Supply and Sanitation department on Wednesday, the BMC officials will state that that using Mumbai's conveyance system for supplying 100 …
Thane's notorious water scarcity crisis might be on its way to becoming even worse with the Thane Municipal Council announcing that the first phase of its proposed water supply project is running behind schedule by a month. The civic body missed the March 31 deadline and it was expected that …
