Construction Sites To Get Real-Time Pollution Monitors Under MPCB Mandate
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region’s (MMR) municipal corporations have been instructed by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to install sensor-based air pollution monitors at all public and private construction sites and to take prompt action when pollution levels surpass allowable limits. Additionally, MPCB has stated that BMC authorities will have access to the monitoring data […]
BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani On Mumbai’s Urban Woes And The Road Ahead
BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani addressed key concerns regarding pollution, infrastructure challenges, redevelopment, and upcoming BMC elections in a session moderated by senior correspondent Pratip Acharya and correspondent Nayonika Bose. For the past few years, Mumbai has been dealing with the growing issue of air pollution, particularly post-monsoon. Experts attribute it to weather-related phenomena and localized […]
BMC Sets May 31 Deadline For Roadworks To Ease Monsoon Woes
In an effort to address Mumbai’s chronic monsoon problems, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has given contractors strict instructions, requiring that all existing roadworks be finished by May 31, 2025. Growing public complaints about substantial road construction that is causing extreme traffic congestion throughout the city have prompted this instruction. It is strictly forbidden to […]
Infrastructure At The Forefront In BMC’s Rs 74,427-Crore Budget For 2025
The budget for the fiscal year 2025–2026 released by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is Rs 74,427 crore, 14.19 percent greater than the previous fiscal year’s revised estimate of Rs 65,180 crore. Bhushan Gagrani, the state-appointed administrator and BMC Commissioner who assumed leadership in March 2024, submitted this year’s budget. Following the dissolution of the […]
BMC Aims To Redevelop Topiwala Market By 2027 After Long Vendor Demands
Following seven years of inaction, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has begun renovating Goregaon’s Topiwala Market, which is operated by the local body. By March 2027, BMC hopes to have all of the work finished. BMC Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani ordered officials to speed up construction and finish the first two floors, which are expected […]
BMC Orders Construction Freeze In Byculla, Borivali For Better AQI
According to a civic official, work at building sites in Mumbai’s Byculla and Borivali East would cease once 24-hour notices are given because the local air quality index (AQI) is consistently higher than 200. Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani announced Monday that construction will cease at both government and private construction sites, including those being […]
BMC deploys Special Teams to tackle air Pollution at Construction Sites
As wind patterns switched following the monsoon, Mumbai suffered smoggy conditions and poor air quality. To prevent air pollution, city authorities have asked officials to deploy special squads throughout 24 administrative wards to conduct daily inspections of building sites beginning next week. Furthermore, the authorities will concentrate on prohibiting actions that contribute to air quality […]
BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani: MMR , needs more housing stock through PPP
As old and eligible buildings in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) await redevelopment, Dr. Bhushan Gagrani, Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), stated that there is a need to create enough housing stock for which redevelopment is a better option by exploring the possibilities of public-private partnerships. He was addressing at a panel discussion […]
BMC collaborates with IIT-B to ensure quality control in city’s road development
As post-monsoon road construction continues in Mumbai, the BMC has enlisted the help of a third-party quality control agency, IIT-Bombay, which would be involved in the entire process, from material testing to surprise inspections. Bhushan Gagrani, BMC’s commissioner and administrator, gave the decision to involve the renowned educational institute. IIT’s engagement is intended to uphold […]
Mumbai: Citing Concerns about Heritage, Activists want a halt to the Demolition of the Phoenix Mill Chimney
The chimney’s location to be rebuilt into a G+2 retail building, and a staircase is intended to be built there. As construction continues, the massive McDonald’s that was formerly located close to the chimney has already closed. The city has a rich history in addition to being well-known for its energetic culture, busy streets, and […]