Civic officials said that the 1,200 mm damaged pipeline, which was a central water supply unit, was damaged during the ongoing piling work for the Mumbai metro. (Express Photo)Mumbai News Highlights: Several areas in Central Mumbai and the easters suburbs of the city will face a water supply cut on Sunday owing to a damaged pipeline, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The affected areas include Wadala, Sion, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Antop Hill, Chembur, Govandi and Mankhurd — spread across the municipal wards of F/south, F/North, L, N, M/East and M/West. The BMC has urged citizens to use water cautiously.
Meanwhile, contractors in Maharashtra are set to drag the state government to the Bombay High Court over the issue of “non-payment of bills worth Rs 89,000 crore for infrastructure works in the state”. Miling Bhosle, state president of the contractors’ association, said, “At a time when our pending payout from the government is around Rs 89,000 crore, the state government is merely releasing Rs 4,000 crore. The Maharashtra State Contractors Association and the State Engineers Association held a state-level meeting in Thane and took a decision to drag the government to court.”
How is the weather in Mumbai today? According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), it will be mainly clear skies in the city and suburbs in Mumbai on Sunday. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 34 degrees Celsius and 25 degrees Celsius throughout the day.
The Maharashtra government is exploring the possibility of setting up a state-run crop insurance trust to provide direct financial assistance to farmers affected by natural calamities such as floods, excessive rainfall and drought.
This initiative aims to replace the existing system of private crop insurance companies, which has faced criticism from political parties and farmer groups for alleged inefficiency and profiteering, an official said.--PTI
Sangram Thopte, Congress leader and former MLA from Bhor constituency in Maharashtra's Pune district, said on Sunday that he would join the BJP to ensure development in his area.
Addressing a rally in Bhor, he said it was the wish of his supporters, who feel that aligning with the ruling party is the only option to usher in growth in the constituency. He had tendered his resignation to the state Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal on Saturday.
Talking to mediapersons, Thopte said, “On April 22, I'll join the BJP in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai. People here in Bhor support my decision. Everyone is asking me to join the BJP to ensure development.” He claimed to have been ignored by the Congress multiple times.--PTI
Several hundred persons who attended a meeting convened by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) voiced their opposition to the ambitious Thane-Borivali twin tunnel project.
The 11.8 kilometre tunnel, estimated to cost Rs 16,600 crore, will reduce the distance between Borivali, on the northern tip of Mumbai, and Thane by 12 kilometres, resulting in travel time coming down to minutes against the more than two hours its takes now. The foundation stone for the project was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 13 last year.
At the MMRDA meeting held on Saturday, several hundred residents of housing societies in Mulla Baug in Manpada here cited problems related to safety, planning and environment safeguards.--PTI
Christian devotees Sunday attended a morning service on the occasion of Easter, at Infant Jesus Church, Jogeshwari East in Mumbai.
(Express Photos by Sankhadeep Mukherjee)
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Mumbai and its suburbs will witness mainly clear skies on Sunday.
The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 34 degrees Celsius and 25 degrees Celsius throughout the day.
Contractors in Maharashtra are set to drag the state government to the Bombay High Court over the issue of “non-payment of bills worth Rs 89,000 crore for infrastructure works in the state”.
The representative body of contractors has announced to file petitions before the HC benches in Mumbai, Nagpur and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
“At a time when our pending payout from the government is around Rs 89,000 crore, the state government is merely releasing Rs 4,000 crore. The Maharashtra State Contractors Association and the State Engineers Association held a state-level meeting in Thane and took a decision to drag the government to court,” said Miling Bhosle, state president of the contractors’ association. The meeting was held in Thane on Friday.
Several areas in Central Mumbai and the easters suburbs of the city will face a water supply cut on Sunday owing to a damaged pipeline, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
The affected areas include Wadala, Sion, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Antop Hill, Chembur, Govandi and Mankhurd — spread across the municipal wards of F/south, F/North, L, N, M/East and M/West.
The BMC has urged citizens to use water cautiously.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday said he has not compromised on ideology but asserted that one needs representation in power to serve people.
He was addressing a gathering in which Uday Undalkar, son of late Congress leader Vilaskaka Undalkar, joined the ruling Nationalist Congress Party.
"I haven't given up my ideology. To get development works done, one needs to have representation in power," Pawar said.
"In the next five years, we (government) plan to bring Rs 40 lakh crore investment in the state and generate employment for 50 lakh people. A total of 31 per cent of all foreign investment has come into Maharashtra," he said.--PTI
A case of alleged criminal negligence was registered against a doctor on Saturday over the death of a 37-year-old woman who had been 'denied admission' at the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital here for not paying an advance deposit, police said.
Accused Dr Sushrut Ghaisas, attached to the hospital as a consulting gynecologist, had resigned a few days ago in the wake of the controversy. --PTI
Police are in the process of registering a case after Congress workers, who were protesting outside the Enforcement Directorate office in south Mumbai, climbed the gate of the premises on Saturday, an official said.
A group of Youth Congress workers were demonstrating outside the ED office in the Ballard Estate area, accusing the BJP-led Centre of weaponising the anti-money laundering agency against their senior leaders, particularly after the latest development in the National Herald case.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others on charges of money laundering in the National Herald case.--PTI
Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) will be closed for six hours on May 8 to carry out pre-monsoon runway maintenance.
Both the primary and the secondary runways will remain non-operational between 11 am and 5 pm as part of the airport’s monsoon contingency programme.
Airport authorities have said that flight services and passenger movement would not be hit due to this.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday asserted that his party will not allow making Hindi compulsory in Maharashtra after the state government decided to make Hindi a mandatory third language for students of classes 1 to 5.
Addressing an event of the Bharatiya Kamgar Sena, the workers' wing of the Shiv Sena (UBT), Thackeray said his party has no aversion to the Hindi language but asked why it is being forced.--PTI
Following the Maharashtra government’s approval of the three-language policy, Shiv Sena (UBT) Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday in an event in Mumbai questioned that “We have no aversion to the Hindi language, but why is it being forced?
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced efforts to make the Marathwada region drought-free by diverting at least 53 TMC of water from the sea into the Godavari River Basin and channeling excess water from the Krishna and Koyna rivers. Speaking in Beed district, he stated tenders would be issued for these projects. Highlighting Marathwada’s rich spiritual heritage despite recent negative news, he reaffirmed the government’s commitment to securing water for future generations. (PTI)
Mumbai police have launched an investigation after a 16-year-old girl from Agra, reported missing on April 12, was seen at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) railway station. The girl's father had filed a kidnapping complaint with the Agra police. CCTV footage shows the girl arriving by train and leaving the station with a boy, later returning. Both UP and Mumbai police are working to trace the minor. (PTI)
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), it will be mainly clear skies in the city and suburbs in Mumbai on Saturday. Maximum & Minimum temperatures are likely to be around 34 degrees Celsius and 25 degrees Celsius throughout the day.
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