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Continue reading →: Anti Environment Congress Party workers oppose demolition at Ganpat Patil Nagar
Residents take grouse against Cong netas to Sonia Linah Baliga TNN Times of India 12th Jan 2013 Mumbai: Attempts made by Congress politicians to stall the demolition of illegal shanties at Ganpat Patil Nagar in Dahisar on the 10th of January 2013 have not gone down well with residents. Peeved Dahisar…
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Continue reading →: Demolitions at Ganpat Patil Nagar
10th January 2013: Today the BMC [Municipal Corporation] and Police teamed up in strength to start demolition of unauthorized structures standing on CRZ 1 Mangrove forests at Borivali-Dahisar in North Mumbai. Even after repeated warnings by the Court, Police and BMC, and despite repeated complaints by local tax payer…
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Continue reading →: Ganpat Patil Slums to be removed
New Link Road Forums efforts to remove slums and restore precious mangroves continue: ‘Dahisar hutments pose a risk to environment’ Linah Baliga TNN 8th January 2013 Mumbai: A slum has been festering in a coastal regulatory zone in Dahisar despite the best efforts of locals, activists and even Corporators to…
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Continue reading →: Ganpat Patil Nagar slum demolition
Reading today’s news in the Times of India: 10000 slum structures in Dahisar to be razed Bhavika Jain TNN Mumbai: The BMC will demolish Ganpat Patil Nagar in Dahisar, one of the biggest slums in the city consisting of thousands of illegal hutments. Illegal slums on precious mangrove…
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Continue reading →: Prevent your Building Drains getting clogged
This simple filter device can save your building from costly repairs and troublesome drain choke ups in the future. Did you know how? This is a simple wire mesh filter that is removable, washable and easily fits on your kitchen sink drain hole. This is the food…
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Continue reading →: Road Safety Rule… No crackers please
NGOs take on crackers on roads Radha Rajadhyaksha, TNN | Nov 8, 2012, 01.06AM IST Article MUMBAI: The very first rule of a police circular that is issued to police stations before Diwali ordains that no person can burst firecrackers on a street or public place; a diktat which…
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Continue reading →: Mumbai Mangroves in Mid day
Bureaucratic apathy killing our mangroves? Mushrooming of shanties and dumping of construction debris in mangrove forests and water bodies continues in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, as officials pass the buck November 05, 2012 MUMBAI Ranjeet Jadhav and Saurabh Katkurwar Though mangrove forests act as natural barriers against storms and…
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Continue reading →: Mobile Tower radiation check
31 Oct 2012 Adapted from Hindustan Times (Mumbai) Reetika Subramanian reetika.subramanian@hindustantimes.com Now, state-specific norms for mobile tower radiation ZoomBookmarkSharePrintTranslate MUMBAI: Following a directive from the union department of telecommunication (DoT), after pressure from Citizen Groups like the New Link Road residents Forum, the state government is coming up with state-specific…
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Continue reading →: Urban land use: be involved in your city’s development planning
Now, scrutinise civic body’s land use maps for mistakes ZoomBookmarkSharePrintTranslate BMC’S survey maps, found to have 1,200 discrepancies, are available with the UDRI, according to Kunal Purohit of Hindustan Times 31st October 2012 MUMBAI: Citizens who want to ensure that the city’s new development plan (DP), expected to be in…
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Continue reading →: Your water supply, stolen
Water theft and contamination This refers to our consistent complaints to the R-North ward office for water theft. When the city is facing a rare water shortage in mid monsoon & fears a scanty rainfall, ward no 1 is witness to huge water theft. This was damaging the property of…
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