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Pratip Acharya
Pratip Acharya is a journalist based in Mumbai and he reports and writes on urban governance, civic affairs, city politics and environment for the Indian Express (IE). Pratip started his career with the Times of India at Kolkata in 2014, following which, he relocated to Mumbai in 2016 and since then, he has worked with the English dailies, The Free Press Journal and Hindustan Times before joining IE. Some of the major assignments that Pratip has covered so far include, the Loksabha elections of 2014 and 2019, the West Bengal assembly elections of 2016, the Maharashtra assembly elections in 2019. Besides this, Pratip has done ground reporting during the covid-19, since the breakout of the pandemic in 2020
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BMC Budget on Feb 4: Several projects announced in last budget scrapped or yet to take off
February 03, 2023 02:44 IST
Civic officials said that the tenders for some of these projects were scrapped owing to technical reasons, while some projects have been delayed over obtaining relevant permissions from other government agencies.
Fri, Feb 03, 2023
BMC to install sound-proof barriers along flyovers, arterial roads in Mumbai
January 23, 2023 01:09 IST
Civic officials said that sound barriers will be installed on nearly all the 34 elevated flyovers and arterial roads, falling under BMC’s jurisdiction, in a phased manner.
Wed, Feb 01, 2023
First time since 1985, BMC administrator to present and approve civic budget
January 21, 2023 23:30 IST
Sources said the budget for 2023-24 may be presented between February 3 and 4. Officials said the process of drafting the budget is currently on.
Wed, Feb 01, 2023
A 7ft-tall statue in Chembur celebrating women in sports
January 21, 2023 12:30 IST
The ‘Rhythmic Gymnast’ was erected by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s M/West ward office and is a tribute to Indian sportswomen
Wed, Jan 25, 2023
PM Modi launches projects worth Rs 38,000 cr in Mumbai, says local body role critical, need triple engine for development
January 19, 2023 21:15 IST
Modi says this is the first time since Independence that India has the courage to turn its dreams into reality.
Mon, Jan 30, 2023
Air quality in BKC continues to be in ‘very poor’ category
January 19, 2023 03:29 IST
Gufran Beig, senior scientist and project director from SAFAR, said that the air in Mumbai has become heavy due to the suspended particulates amidst a cold weather condition across the city.
Thu, Jan 19, 2023
Civic body issues work orders to 5 contractors to concretise roads
January 19, 2023 03:15 IST
Civic officials said the revised rates would save BMC an additional Rs 380-Rs 410 crore. In case the contractors refuse to work as per the revised rates, then the BMC may issue a “letter of regret”, cancelling the order, said sources.
Thu, Jan 19, 2023
Civic body plans to decongest Malad, ropes in IIT to conduct survey
January 18, 2023 05:30 IST
Civic officials said that the local ward office has identified several traffic bottlenecks and over the last two months, has been issuing notices and bringing down unauthorised residential and commercial structures to expedite road widening works.
Tue, Jan 24, 2023
Last monsoon: It took 27 hours for 3-5 inches of water to recede from Antop Hill
January 17, 2023 04:24 IST
Analysis of data from BMC’s digital rain gauges: in Hind Mata, 24 inches of water cleared in 4 hours
Sun, Jan 29, 2023
City’s AQI level breaches 300-mark again, slips to ‘very poor’ category
January 17, 2023 03:14 IST
The city also recorded worse AQI than Delhi for the second day in a row. Delhi’s AQI was recorded at 242, which is categorised as ‘poor’.
Tue, Jan 17, 2023
Low temperature drags AQI down to ‘poor’ levels in Mumbai
January 16, 2023 04:45 IST
Mumbai’s overall AQI in the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecast and Research (SAFAR) dashboard showed 290, which is categorised as ‘poor’.
Mon, Jan 16, 2023
Mumbai wakes up to season’s coldest temperature at 13.8 degrees Celsius
January 15, 2023 17:46 IST
Earlier last week, IMD officials had predicted that Mumbai will experience the coldest phase of this winter season between January 15 and 17.
Wed, Jan 18, 2023
Opposition writes to Chahal to create digital dashboard to provide suggestions
January 14, 2023 01:27 IST
The letter was signed by Ravi Raja, former Leader of Opposition (LoP), Rais Shaikh, Samajwadi Party MLA and former corporator from Byculla and Rakhee Jadhav, former corporator from Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
Sat, Jan 14, 2023
Night temperature may dip below 15 degrees C
January 14, 2023 01:13 IST
At present, the night temperature of Mumbai is hovering between 16 and 20 degrees.
Sun, Jan 15, 2023
Civic body yet to write to govt seeking handover of Mahalaxmi Race Course plot
January 14, 2023 00:34 IST
On January 4, officials had said that for the first time, BMC is going to ask the state government to hand over full ownership of the land to the civic body.
Mon, Jan 16, 2023
Week before PM Modi’s visit, Centre gives go-ahead for transfer of salt-pan land to BMC for pumping station project in limbo for 4 yrs
January 13, 2023 22:00 IST
In a letter sent to the municipal commissioner and state-appointed administrator, the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry stated that the proposed transfer of land would be done after the BMC pays Rs 118 crore to the Centre, which is the current market value of the land parcel.
Wed, Jan 18, 2023
Changing City: Cable-stayed bridge in South Mumbai to ease traffic
January 13, 2023 18:47 IST
The bridge is being built by pulling down a century-old steel bridge that was earlier located at that spot.
Tue, Jan 24, 2023
PM Modi to launch work on seven sewage plants in Mumbai on Jan 19; their significance
January 13, 2023 14:03 IST
The idea of setting up sewage treatment plants or STPs in Mumbai was first conceived in 2002, but owing to several obstacles like environment clearance and non-availability of land parcels, the project did not fructify.
Thu, Jan 19, 2023
BMC to make arrangements for PM’s January 19 event at BKC ground
January 12, 2023 22:25 IST
This will be the first time that the BMC will make arrangements and provide all the logistical facilities at the BKC ground, which actually falls under the jurisdiction of the MMRDA.
Thu, Jan 19, 2023
BMC starts demolishing 100-year-old Mumbai building to make way for road widening
January 12, 2023 17:11 IST
Located in the middle of SV Road, the three-storey Jugal Kishore Building constructed in 1923 was a popular landmark among the locals. A structural audit showed that the building was unfit for habitation.
Thu, Jan 19, 2023
No cold wave in Mumbai but dip in temperature during weekend likely
January 12, 2023 01:05 IST
"There was a forecast of a possible cold wave hitting Maharashtra between January 9 and 10. However, Wednesday morning onwards, the minimum temperature in several parts of the state, including the northern districts, recorded a marginal increase by one and two degrees.
Sun, Jan 15, 2023
Eye on BMC polls, PM to conduct bhoomi poojan of several projects during visit
January 12, 2023 00:57 IST
The PM, while conducting Bhoomi Poojan for the project, is likely to announce that the primary agenda for the polls is to make the city free of potholes.
Thu, Jan 19, 2023
Parts of Maharashtra to experience cold wave at the weekend
January 11, 2023 14:46 IST
Nandurbar, Dhule, Jalgaon and Nashik will likely experience the coolest temperatures, since they are located in Maharashtra's northernmost end.
Sun, Jan 15, 2023
BMC asks Race Course management to pay Rs 5.99 crore in arrears
January 11, 2023 05:35 IST
Earlier, a representative from the RWITC had told The Indian Express that after the lease got over in 2013, they had tried multiple times to pay the rent to the BMC, however the civic body didn’t accept the rent.
Thu, Jan 19, 2023
BMC to take up road work at Film City as secondary agency, state govt may pay for the job
January 10, 2023 23:09 IST
This will be the first time that BMC will be taking up road repair works inside Film City. Civic officials said the 15-km stretch will include all the internal roads on the premises, which are, at present, being maintained by the Public Works Department (PWD) of the state government.
Wed, Jan 18, 2023