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
January 23,2023 01:09:45 AM
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.
Thu, Jan 26, 2023January 21,2023 23:30:43 PM
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.
Tue, Jan 24, 2023January 21,2023 12:30:39 PM
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, 2023January 19,2023 21:15:34 PM
Modi says this is the first time since Independence that India has the courage to turn its dreams into reality.
Tue, Jan 24, 2023January 19,2023 03:29:34 AM
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, 2023January 19,2023 03:15:34 AM
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, 2023January 18,2023 05:30:57 AM
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, 2023January 17,2023 04:24:33 AM
Analysis of data from BMC’s digital rain gauges: in Hind Mata, 24 inches of water cleared in 4 hours
Thu, Jan 26, 2023January 17,2023 03:14:32 AM
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, 2023January 16,2023 04:45:02 AM
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, 2023January 15,2023 17:46:40 PM
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, 2023January 14,2023 01:27:41 AM
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, 2023January 14,2023 01:13:29 AM
At present, the night temperature of Mumbai is hovering between 16 and 20 degrees.
Sun, Jan 15, 2023January 14,2023 00:34:19 AM
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, 2023January 13,2023 22:00:58 PM
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, 2023January 13,2023 18:47:06 PM
The bridge is being built by pulling down a century-old steel bridge that was earlier located at that spot.
Tue, Jan 24, 2023January 13,2023 14:03:08 PM
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, 2023January 12,2023 22:25:08 PM
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, 2023January 12,2023 17:11:16 PM
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, 2023January 12,2023 01:05:31 AM
"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, 2023January 12,2023 00:57:31 AM
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, 2023January 11,2023 14:46:48 PM
Nandurbar, Dhule, Jalgaon and Nashik will likely experience the coolest temperatures, since they are located in Maharashtra's northernmost end.
Sun, Jan 15, 2023January 11,2023 05:35:32 AM
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, 2023January 10,2023 23:09:06 PM
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, 2023January 10,2023 05:44:38 AM
Between January 5 and 8, Mumbai recorded an AQI of above 300, which went up to 317 on January 7. The AQI readings in several pockets of the city also saw improvement.
Thu, Jan 12, 2023