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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will set up a desalination plant with 200 MLD capacity per day to overcome water shortage in Mumbai, an official said on Wednesday. The standing committee of the civic body has given in-principal approval to set up the desalination plant and for appointment of consultants to prepare a detailed project report, a release issued by the civic body stated. The committee gave an in-principle approval towards payment of charges worth Rs 5.50 crore for preparing a detailed project report and Rs 40 lakh for bid documents, the civic body s statement said. A four-member panel chaired by the municipal commissioner will be set up for the implementation of the project, the release said.
To overcome water shortage in Mumbai, BMC approves desalination project
To overcome water shortage in Mumbai, BMC approves desalination project
BMC s standing committee on Tuesday gave an in principle approval for Rs 1600 crore desalination project aimed at meeting increasing demand of water for Mumbai.
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BMC s standing committee on Tuesday gave an in principle approval for Rs 1600 crore desalination project aimed at meeting increasing demand of water for Mumbai. Currently, Mumbai is supplied with water through seven different reservoirs some of them have been built since British times. Due to this project, sea water will be made potable for needs of Mumbai.
Mumbai: BMC is India s first civic body to launch Heritage Walk
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BMC Mayor Kishori Pednekar welcomed the first batch of 15 tourists who arrived for the Heritage Walk inside the iconic BMC Headquarters.(Photo: IANS/QuaidNajmi) Image Source: IANS News
BMC Mayor Kishori Pednekar welcomed the first batch of 15 tourists who arrived for the Heritage Walk inside the iconic BMC Headquarters.(Photo: IANS/QuaidNajmi) Image Source: IANS News
BMC Mayor Kishori Pednekar welcomed the first batch of 15 tourists who arrived for the Heritage Walk inside the iconic BMC Headquarters.(Photo: IANS/QuaidNajmi) Image Source: IANS News
Mumbai City Latest Updates: CM Uddhav Thackeray inaugurates state-of-art BEST command control room
Mumbai City Latest Updates: CM Uddhav Thackeray inaugurates state-of-art BEST command control room
In Mumbai, 1,588 healthcare workers received vaccine shots on Thursday, taking the total to 9,873. In suburbs, 2,842 beneficiaries were inoculated, pushing the total to 16,918.The financial capital of the country reported 394 new coronavirus cases and seven fatalities on Thursday, according to the BMC. This took the caseload in Mumbai to 3,07,563 and the death toll to 11,326. Currently, there are 5,520 active COVID-19 patients in Mumbai.Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government inaugurated a guided heritage walk inside the BMC HQ. It will be opened to visitors on weekends for guided tours.Also, Mumbai Air Quality Index remained in the ‘Unhealthy’ category at 227 on Friday. The city has been waking to temperatures below 16 degrees Celsius for the last two days and the IMD has forecast tha