Government ignored report on unsafe mining operations
Four stone quarries, operating illegally in Thane, were closed by the district administration in August following orders of the Bombay High Court. The court has also sought details on all mines operating in the district and on the outskirts of Mumbai.
ILLEGAL QUARRYING STOPPED: The Bombay High Court has asked the state government to halt illegal quarrying in Thane and Navi Mumbai. A public interest petition moved in the court claimed unrestricted quarrying at nine locations is causing irreversible environmental damage to the scenic hills of Thane and Navi Mumbai. It also stated that according the Thane collectorate no quarrying
Thane: The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) authorities have locked horns with the forest department officials over the issue of garbage disposal.
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While forest department officials allege that the TMC has been dumping garbage on forest land, the municipal authorities maintain that nothing of the sort has been done.
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Mumbai Twelve villagers from Kathai, Dhondi and Talodi villages in Bhiwandi were admitted to the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital on Thursday afternoon after they complained of burning eyes, breathing difficulty, nausea and vomiting out blood.
Mumbai After taking a decision to construct two dams to quench the thirst of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region(MMR), the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is now planning to construct three more dams in Thane and Raigad.
According to Metropolitan Commissioner Ratnakar Gaikwad, the infrastructure agency is planning to construct three dams on Kalu, Susri and Pinjar rivers.
Mumbai The lakes that feed Mumbai will bank once again on an experiment that helped induce rain 17 years ago. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will carry out cloud seeding in the next eight days, hoping to bring artificial rain in its catchment areas, lakes in Thane and Shahapur district, which have had little or no rainfall for nearly a month.
Pune No gain from 2-month delay to enforce fare cut
Three months after the state government asked Mumbai, Thane and Pune RTAs to reduce autorickshaw fares in tandem with the petrol price cut, Pune is still grappling with the problem.
