An excuse to privatize irrigation project STARTED in 1984, the yet to be completed Nira Deoghar irrigation project in Maharashtra has run into rough weather. A recent judgement by the three-member water regulatory authority has put on hold the privatization of the project in Bhor taluka, Pune district. Aimed at irrigating 45,000 hectares the project when conceived was to cost Rs 62

MUMBAI: Irked at the delay in completing the Rs 109-crore Santa Cruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR), the World Bank (WB) on Thursday asked Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to release resettlement package for 404 project affected people (PAPs) to expedite the project.

Mumbai: The central Government on Thursday informed the Bombay High Court that they have banned the import of toys from China for six months as an interim measure till the toxicity of the toys is assessed.

Mumbai: About 85 deer languishing in an illegal enclosure at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

MUMBAI: Although the city has been allotted an additional water supply of 100 million litres a day (mld) since January 6, the BMC has not been able to carry it to Mumbaikars' taps.

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has asked contractors undertaking its civic projects to look for a place to dump the debris generated at the construction sites. BMC would no longer allow the city

Mumbai: An expert committee has been set up to advise the Government on planning, management and implementation of the Dharavi makeover project. The 11-member committee comprising architects, city planners, activists and former bureaucrats has been approved by Chief Minister Ashok Chavan.