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HomeGENRE: Local News

GENRE: Local News

Hyperlocal, neighbourhood-specific news and analysis

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.

A wasteland with garbage and pigs scavenging begind the Kranti Nagar slum, which causes waterlogging
Civic

In photos: The story behind waterlogging in Mumbai’s Kranti Nagar every monsoon

June 24, 2022 Sabah Virani

Waterlogging in Mumbai occurs due to many reasons. In Kranti Nagar slum, it is primarily a case of uncleared garbage preventing drainage.

a group of houses in a slum in mumbai
Infrastructure

GIS mapping in Mumbai will now track illegal encroachments

April 13, 2022 Hepzi Anthony

The BMC, using high resolution archived satellite images and stamped geospatial imagery, will now be able to identify how an area developed over time.

piped natural gas (PNG) attached to a stove
Civic

How citizen action facilitated security measures by Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL)

February 25, 2022 Radha Puranik and Raj Kashyap

People posing as meter readers were falsely charging customers for free services. Citizens worked with the gas company MGL to resolve the issue.

Koli fishermen at Versova standing against their boats
Commute

Water transport in Mumbai is evolving, are we prepared?

February 23, 2022 Saachi DSouza

With the inauguration of Mumbai’s water taxi, we take a look at how water transport in Mumbai came into being, and what its impact could be.

view of bmc headquarters in mumbai
Governance

BMC budget 2022 highlights: Coastal road, Shiv Yoga centres, digital classrooms and more

February 7, 2022 Saachi DSouza

The BMC unveiled its civic budget for 2022-23, asserting its focus on health, infrastructure and education. Here are some key takeaways.

a Coviself testing kit, with the nasal swab, pre-filled extraction tube and a test card
Health

Explainer: Surge in home testing in Mumbai, results are largely unreported

January 27, 2022 Saachi DSouza

Since the number of people home testing for COVID-19 increased, the BMC has struggled with acccurately assessing infection rates in the city.

Infrastructure

Faith-full redevelopment: What’s in store for Bhendi Bazaar?

December 15, 2021 Sabah Virani

As the old makes way for the new in Bhendi bazaar, how viable is the community-led redevelopment project as a model for the city?

view of the sea from Mumbai
Water Supply

How Mumbai gets its water: A discussion

December 7, 2021 Radha Puranik

A tweet chat held by Citizen Matters on Mumbai’s water supply; how we source it, treat it and allocate it, with Sitaram Shelar and Purva Dewoolkar.

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