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Fake MoUs, ghost dumping sites & Kerala firm. What’s Mithi river ‘desilting scam’ & Dino Morea link

Mumbai police have booked 13 including contractors & BMC officials in alleged Mithi river desilting scam. Shiv Sena has sought probe into Aaditya Thackeray’s ‘role’.

How Mumbai civic body is using AI to hold contractors accountable during pre-monsoon desilting

BMC says about 25 different agencies have been roped in, on a two-year contract, to desilt nullahs and rivers across Mumbai, with work orders totalling upwards of Rs 450 crore.

Only 1 of Mumbai’s 24 wards gets round-the-clock water supply—Praja Foundation report

Non-profit Praja Foundation's ‘Report on the Status of Civic Issues in Mumbai’ focused on water, sewerage, solid waste management, toilets and air quality in the city.

With a ‘13-storey’ mountain of waste, why Deonar dumping ground closure is a challenging task

The BMC has set in motion a plan to close the site. On Wednesday, it floated a Rs 2,368-crore tender to close the site in three years.

Vestiges of British-era infra, 10 Mumbai rail overbridges to make way for newer, swankier ones

Nine bridges are currently at various stages of construction. On Monday, stakeholders will take a call on the demolition date for the Elphinstone Bridge.

MMRDA adopts new compensation policy for key Mumbai infra projects to cut time, cost overruns

Under new compensation policy for project-affected persons, similar to what BMC adopted in July 2023, MMRDA will provide a minimum compensation amount of Rs 25 lakh.

BMC’s road concretisation project has turned Mumbai into a maze of rubble. Why it’s going south

The ambitious project, a flagship initiative of Eknath Shinde when he was Maharashtra chief minister, began in February 2023. In total, 701 km of Mumbai’s roads are to be concretised.

No longer the ‘BEST’, Mumbai’s iconic bus service plagued by leadership void, financial troubles

The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport (BEST) undertaking has been leaderless for over a month, following a 9 December incident in Kurla where a BEST bus mowed down 9 people.

Heavy rains disrupt over 2 dozen flights at Mumbai Airport

Runway operations suspended due to torrential rains and low visibility, said the Mumbai airport in a statement.

Over 60 institutions, including BMC, get bomb threat emails in Mumbai, nothing found in searches

After security checks, Mumbai police found out someone had played a prank. Process to register a case against unidentified persons is underway at the Azad Maidan police station.

On Camera

XUV 7XO shows Mahindra’s engineering prowess. DAVINCI suspension makes a world of difference

The old XUV 700 was an indication that the Indian manufacturer had begun to up their game. But 7XO is world-class in terms of fit, finish, and equipment.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.