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HomeGENRE: Local News

GENRE: Local News

Hyperlocal, neighbourhood-specific news and analysis

garbage bin near school
Civic

Garbage bin near school raises a stink; BMC unsure of moving it

March 21, 2023 Eshan Kalyanikar

Are you concerned about uncleared garbage bins in areas like schools, where it could be a health hazard? Here’s what BMC says about the issue.

Crowd at Mumbai station
Civic

Mumbai Buzz: SOP for construction sites after accident| One less AC train… and more

March 18, 2023 News Desk

More in this weekly Mumbai news recap: 20% of unnatural female deaths due to domestic violence; Two parks in L ward; Unseasonal rains till Saturday.

children at PN Park in Juhu.
Infrastructure

No parking please: citizens oppose BMC’s plans for underground parking at Juhu’s public park

March 16, 2023 Hepzi Anthony

Citizens oppose the plans to construct underground parking lots beneath parks and they raise environmental concerns given how limited open spaces are.

Large swimming pool in Andheri
Civic

Explainer: How to avail membership for BMC swimming pools?

March 10, 2023 Eshan Kalyanikar

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will be increasing the number of swimming pools in the city this year. It also announced 25 per cent discount for women at four of its existing functional swimming pools

Protest opposing the notice to take cemetery land for road widening
Society

Road widening may squeeze cemetery land: Catholics and Jews of Bandra worry about future

March 3, 2023 Dolphy D'souza

Catholic and Jewish communities worry about their cemeteries, even as the municipal corporation makes road widening plans to ease traffic.

A few people at OPD counter getting their case paper ready. Some are sitting on the benches.
Health

The arduous journey of TB treatment: Conversations from a Mumbai hospital

March 1, 2023 Eshan Kalyanikar

Recent data from Sewri’s TB hospital shows a large number of patients quitting treatment midway. We visited the hospital to explore why.

tall buildings
Infrastructure

Explainer: How to ensure maintenance and safety of your lifts?

February 17, 2023 Hepzi Anthony

Over 75,000 lifts are installed across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) but is their maintenance taken care of frequently?

Two elevators
Infrastructure

Why are lift accidents on the rise in Mumbai?

February 16, 2023 Hepzi Anthony

News of fatalities in lift accidents is all too common in Mumbai, claiming lives of all ages. Their deaths could have been avoided.

Dusty Bandra-Worli sea-link.
Environment

Air purifiers to combat pollution: a cosmetic measure or an effective solution?

February 13, 2023 Eshan Kalyanikar

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will be spending crores on air purifiers. But is it the best solution to fix the city’s pollution problem?

Photo of BMC headquarters.
Civic

Party offices in BMC headquarters sealed, but why were they there at all?

January 11, 2023 Eshan Kalyanikar

Political parties are irked now that their offices inside BMC headquarters have been sealed. We spoke to various people to find out why they are needed at all.

A still from Dharavi. A man is seen walking in a narrow lane surrounded by two-wheelers.
Governance

Residents of Dharavi remain clueless, anxious about redevelopment plans

January 4, 2023 Eshan Kalyanikar

Much has been said about Dharavi’s latest redevelopment plan ever since the news broke. Residents remain clueless and sceptical about most of it.

A packed road with cars, taxis and two wheelers showing traffic in Mumbai
Commute

How are traffic police implementing passenger seatbelts, pillion helmet rule in Mumbai?

December 5, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar

Mumbai’s traffic police are trying to strengthen the existing rules on road safety, but they are often difficult to implement.

A narrow lane in Mankhurd
Governance

What will beautification do for slum population of M-east ward?

November 9, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar

BMC has undertaken beautification of all the wards under it. However, M-east ward residents ask how would the aesthetic lift help improve their lives.

A traffic police officer directing cars and rickshaws on Akurli road
Civic

Residents protest unending traffic on Akurli road, but there are no easy answers

November 8, 2022 Sabah Virani

Despite official sanction for a wider road, residents have to spend hours in commute on congested Akurli Road. Alternatives are mired in many issues.

A board for non-communicable disease centre at Parel's KEM hospital.
Health

A look inside BMC’s non-communicable disease screening centres

November 2, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar

Here’s how the city’s walk-in Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Centres — set up in hospitals under BMC, to arrest lifestyle diseases — are operating.

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