As many as 47 sand mining spots in the two creeks and four rivers of Thane district have been identified to analyse the environment impact of sand dredging operations and guide the authorities to arrive at a decision on whether to continue or stop offshore resource extractions. The Thane collectorate …
As many as 47 sand mining spots in the two creeks and four rivers of Thane district have been identified to analyse the environment impact of sand dredging operations and guide the authorities to arrive at a decision on whether to continue or stop offshore resource extractions. The Thane collectorate …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's tall claim of providing additional 200 million litres water daily to city from October 1 seems to be falling flat. Hydraulic officials, however, put the blame on less water stock in lakes and incomplete infrastructure projects. "As of Sunday, we have 12,59,004 million litres water stock …
MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is likely to defer the cloud-seeding experiment, which was slated to be carried out from September 1, pending clearance from aviation regulator DGCA. "The DGCA has sought reply on certain things like who will be responsible for the cloud seeding operations, how the civic …
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, …
MUMBAI: With lake levels not promising enough due to the rains largely playing truant, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will continue with its 10% water cut and review the situation at the civic standing committee meeting on Wednesday. The civic body also plans to rope in the Israeli-based Mekorot for …
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 …
With monsoon playing truant, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) may finally go ahead with a 10% cut this week onwards. The civic body started supplying reserve water from its Upper Vaitarna dam to the city from Tuesday. Sources said a proposal in this regard has been moved by the hydraulic …
With work on the Middle Vaitarna Dam nearing completion, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) should ideally start work on its next dam project in the near future. However, confusion over whether the civic body will be taking up the Pinjal project or the Gargai project first has caused long delays. …
MUMBAI: In his budget speech two months ago, the then municipal commissioner Subodh Kumar laid the grounds for additional water supply in the city. The completion of the Middle Vaitarna dam has spelled good news, with the BMC's hydraulic department preparing a circular to increase per capita water supply to …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday completed the roller-compacted concrete (RCC) work on the Middle Vaitarna dam project, which is expected to augment the water supply to the city by 455 million litres daily (MLD), in a record time. The BMC has claimed that the work on the country’s …
Vaitarna among most polluted rivers in state Clara Lewis, TNN | Dec 23, 2011, 06.22AM IST MUMBAI: Vaitarna, which provides drinking water to Mumbai, is among the most polluted rivers in Maharashtra. The only solace for Mumbaikars is that the BMC has one of the finest water treatment plants in …
The sand slipped off at Vaitaran Bridge on Western railway on Vaitarna Creek due to heavy rainfall of last two days washed away the railway tracks at Vaitaran on Westerns railway on Monday morning. Thousands of daily commuters who reside between Virar and Palghar as well as long distance train …
1892: Tansa phase I to supply 77 mld water to Mumbai 1915: Tansa phase II to increase the supply to 82 mld 1925: Height of Tansa dam raised to increase water supply to 150 mld 1948: Tansa phase IV adds 181 mld water to Mumbai 1948 to 1957: Modak Sagar …