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NMMC may build 10 “Pet Corners” or “Legal Dog Pooping Stations”; Inaugurates first one in Vashi

by Staff Reporter December 13, 2021

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Filled with sand (pits) and equipped with pooper-scoopers, garbage bags and bins, these pet corners will act as legal pooping corners for pet dogs and also help NMMC advocate their cleanliness initiatives for Swachh Survekshan 2022

Vashi / Navi Mumbai: City pet parents witnessed the opening of the first-ever “Pet Corner” at sector 29 in Vashi on Friday, 10th December 2021. The concept was visualised and successfully executed by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), as an integral part of their initiative to promote cleanliness in the city to be able to rank higher on the Swachh Survekshan platform.

Renowned singer Shankar Mahadevan, who happens to be a resident of Vashi, inaugurated the ‘Vashi Pet Corner’ in the presence of many civic officials including NMMC commissioner, Abhijit Bangar, additional municipal commissioner, Sujata Dole and others.

Just to make readers aware, Mahadevan also happens to be the brand ambassador of ‘Swachh Navi Mumbai’ initiative and has been keenly promoting various initiatives of the NMMC throughout the city.

Talking about NMMC’s innovative concept, Mahadevan said, “Navi Mumbai is already an open defecation-free (ODF) city, and the NMMC now aims at making it pet open defecation-free as well.”

Mahadevan is also a pet parent himself and had brought both of his dogs (golden retrievers) who could be seen trotting around happily.

“This could be the start of a city free of pet waste in the time that follows,” Mahadevan remarked.

The Vashi pet corner has a sand pit to allow pets to poop, pooper-scoopers to pick up the poop, garbage bags to collect the poop and bins to discard the poop bags.

What caught our eyes were some interesting paintings on the walls depicting pets and pet lovers.

The NMMC may have become the only corporation in the state or even the country (still checking facts) to have taken up such an innovative initiative of pet corners.

NMMC commissioner, Abhijit Bangar, shared, “There is a mixed crowd of pet pwners in the city; one picking up after their pets and the other simply ignoring their responsibility for any number of reasons, ruining footpaths, roads, public spaces. So, apart from penalising them, we have come up with an alternative to allow them to act responsibly. Now they will have a legal place to take their pets to poop.”

Apparently, the NMMC is planning to start such pet corners in 10 different locations across Navi Mumbai, with Vashi being the first one to have materialised. The numbers would increase further depending on the reception and viability of the concept.

Whatever the case, it is a one of a kind offering for pet parents in Vashi, and if other such pet corners do come about in the months that follow, then Navi Mumbai will be able to cut down on the dog poop situation on the streets to some extent.

Apart from being recognised as an Open Defecation-Free (ODF) city, Navi Mumbai has also received a “Water Plus” rating.

The NMMC is moving ahead positively and aggressively to improve its ranking further during the Swachh Survekshan 2022 survey.

Reader must be aware that another unique venture of the NMMC – the Vashi Dog Park situated inside the Veer Savarkar Udyan, in sector 8, Vashi, is nearing completion, and is about to be thrown open in the new year, possibly in January 2022.

Also read: Vashi Dog Park likely to open in January 2022, after completion of pending work

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Well, with “Pet Corners” and a “Dog Park” coming up soon, Navi Mumbai is surely going to turn a new leaf in being a pet friendly city. However, what would really make the city stand out, would be an NMMC-run crash course for city residents in “loving animals”, to ease the tension between animal lovers and the opposition.

December 13, 2021 0 comments

Short circuit may have caused fire at BMW Infinity Cars Service Centre

Short circuit may have caused fire at BMW Infinity Cars Service Center

by Staff Reporter December 10, 2021

written by Staff Reporter

The fire gutted 45 vehicles including BMWs and some other high-end cars and SUVs that were brought in for servicing or stored in the godown.

Turbhe / Navi Mumbai: The major fire that broke out in the service centre cum godown in Turbhe, may have been caused by a short circuit, fire officials said. On Tuesday morning a fire broke out at the Infinity cars service centre, a BMW service centre at Turbhe, somewhere around 5.30 am.

The fire, which is said to have started off on the first floor of the building, went on to burn down a major part of the entire structure, in a devastating seven hours that left the belonging in ashes.

Ten fire tenders, from Turbhe – MIDC, Vashi and Koperkhairane, were called in and it took them till 1 pm to finally douse the fire.

However, the damage had already been done, and what remained only seemed to be an attempt to stop the fire from damaging the structure further. As far as the vehicles and documents stored inside the building were concerned – everything was burnt to the ground.

Fire fighters present at the scene attributed the fire to a short circuit, though nothing was confirmed officially.

Luckily, there had been no casualties as the service centre was closed and empty.

The owners of the building were yet to ascertain and disclose the extent of financial loss incurred upon them owing to the fire but it will be huge.

December 10, 2021 0 comments

CBD-Belapur Featured Festivals News

NMMC to construct new medical college and super-speciality hospital in CBD-Belapur

by Staff Reporter December 8, 2021

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The new civic medical college and hospital will be built on a 34,000 sq. mtrs plot priced at Rs. 107 crores, situated adjacent to the NMMC headquarters.

CBD-Belapur / Navi Mumbai: The city will soon be getting a government-run medical college and super-speciality hospital. The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is in the process of securing a huge plot through the City and Industrial Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd. (CIDCO), which will be used for the purpose.

The plot, measuring 34,800 sq. mtrs is located in sector 15A of CBD-Belapur, right adjacent to the civic headquarters and is presently priced at Rs 107 crore, as per ongoing property rates in the area.

Apparently, the plot being allocated for the new CBD-Belapur NMMC hospital and medical college was originally marked for the development of either a public park or a museum. However, a civic hospital seemed greatly beneficial to the residents of Navi Mumbai.

Varun Shah, a resident of Nerul, shared, “Who cares about another park in the city – we already have plenty of parks like Nerul Wonders Park, and a museum is just not required. A government medical college imparting quality education and a civic hospital providing effective and affordable treatment to the poor, is what every city needs and we are no different.”

We spoke to some other Navi Mumbai residents as well, who seemed pretty excited about the news of getting a new government hospital in the city.

Khushbu Kothiyal, a Kharghar resident, shared, “The new civic hospital will be a boon for many residents who have to travel all the way to the Vashi NMMC hospital. It will save time and effort of many patients, their relatives and caretakers.”

For those who may be unaware, the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had directed CIDCO to seriously consider building a medical college and government hospital in Navi Mumbai.

Taking the matter up as high priority, CIDCO wrote to the NMMC expressing their decision to hand over a plot to them.

As per the information provided by NMMC officials, the civic body was very enthusiastic about the proposal and had initiated the required process.

Navi Mumbai’s residents, as well as civic officials, have been at the receiving end during the pandemic owing to the lack of an advanced civic hospital in the city.

Namrata Gaikwad, a Ghansoli resident, shared, “The new super-speciality civic hospital will be of great help to the residents of Navi Mumbai, only if it provides advanced treatment and medicines at actual affordable prices. The civic authority needs to make effective treatment affordable for city residents.”

December 8, 2021 0 comments

Featured Kharghar News Taloja

Kharghar to get new DMart store in sector 36 soon

by Staff Reporter December 4, 2021

written by Staff Reporter

The strategically located plot bought for the new DMart store, slated to come up in a few years, will cater to the entire Taloja area and beyond.

Kharghar / Panvel / Navi Mumbai: The owners of the popular hypermarket retail chain DMart – Avenue Supermarts Limited, have bought a huge land parcel in Kharghar to build another grand store in the node. This one will help them reach out to Taloja, owing to its proximity to the plots located in sector 36 of Kharghar.

Two plots, measuring 1962 sqm and 2963 sqm were bought by the company at Rs 40.49 crores, through an e-auction held by CIDCO. A total of 20 plots were auctioned in Kharghar, Panvel, and Pushpak Nagar.

Avenue Supermarts Limited is said to have won two bids for a patch of two adjoining plots numbered 28 and 29, in sectore 36, Kharghar. The results were declared on the official site of CIDCO on 26th November 2021.

Both plots are residential-cum-commercial with 1.5 FSI

The plots can be used for constructing residential-cum-commercial complexes. The 1962.13 sqm plot had a base price of Rs 55,861 per sqm., and the 2963.64 sqm plot was based at at Rs. 68,557 per sqm. Avenue Supermarts Limited won both the bids as they made the highest bid of Rs 67,500 per sqm.

New DMart will be better situated to target the residents of Taloja and surrounding areas

Although there has been no official confirmation on the development plan, and whether it will be a residential as well as commercial project by the company, what’s obvious is that it will be a strategic location for the new DMart store, which will be able to drive in huge business from the Taloja node.

At present, residents of Taloja have to travel a long way to reach the DMart store at sector 15, near Gharkul.

The new DMart store, once constructed, will be a time saver for shoppers coming in from Taloja and other areas till Roadpali at one end and Dahisar Mori at another.

It will also drive in new shoppers who have been avoiding shopping at the existing store in Kharghar, owing to the distance and transportation hassles.

P.S. –There has been no official statement from Avenue Supermarts Limited regarding the development plan and we are simply speculating the obvious.

December 4, 2021 0 comments

Featured Kharghar News

Unseasonal rains lash Navi Mumbai; Residents make merry

by Staff Reporter December 2, 2021

written by Staff Reporter

Wednesday’s unexpected rains allowed residents of Navi Mumbai to sit back and relax, while enjoying the cold weather

Kharghar / Navi Mumbai: The rain surprised everyone on Wednesday as it lashed incessantly across several coastal areas in the state of Maharashtra. Navi Mumbai received a good amount of rain and it was a day of relaxation for many as they enjoyed the cool weather.

As it started raining early morning on Wednesday 2nd December 2021, residents, especially travelling around for work felt at ease owing to the pleasant weather.

Mahesh Kharkar, an office goer, shared, “It has been pretty hot since a month or so and the sudden rains today were a pleasant surprise for all. The weather changed for all in a good way. Even though I had not carried any rain gear, it was good to travel around in the cool atmosphere.”

Kharkar was not alone to enjoy the goodness of the weather, many could be seen relaxing while travelling, even if it was only the cool weather.

Those at home enjoyed the weather the most as they simply relaxed enjoying a plate of bhajiyas with a cup of tea.

Suchi P, a Kharghar resident, shared, “It was raining the whole day and we had nothing much to do anyway, so we just prepared some hot bhajiyas to go with tea and simply sat at the window looking out at mountain and the rain.”

In Kharghar, many young adventurers went out for little hike on the Owe Hills, or a short stroll at the Owe Pond and the Taloja Jail Pond among other places.

Children had most of the fun as they were seen playing happily in the rain, jumping in puddles, with some playing football and other games.

The only trouble the rains caused was to people trying to order food from outside as food ordering apps – Swiggy and Zomato, were hit badly, and were down to more than 95 percent of their capacity, which only resumed the next day.

Also read: Rain hits services of Swiggy & Zomato in Kharghar

The weather continued to be cool and rainy till today, Thursday, at the time of publishing of this article.

It was the same scenario everywhere in Navi Mumbai and people did enjoy how the rains surprised them all in a pleasant way, helping them beat the heat, if only for two days.

Watch a short video clip of a rainy day at Hiranandani, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai

(Video Clip by Suraj Prajapati)

December 2, 2021 0 comments

Rain hits Swiggy & Zomato services in Kharghar

Featured Kharghar News Taloja

Rain hits services of Swiggy & Zomato in Kharghar

by Staff Reporter December 1, 2021

written by Staff Reporter

Only a few restaurants were accepting orders on both the food ordering Apps, and that too at heavy extra delivery charges, due to incessant rain in Kharghar.

Kharghar / Panvel / Navi Mumbai: Food delivery services in Kharghar were hit badly today due to rain falling continuously since morning. Hungry residents strugggled to order through both, Swiggy and Zomato apps, especially from the second half of the day.

Shubham V., a Kharghar resident, shared, “I tried ordering burgers from Swiggy but none of the restaurants were accepting orders at all. At that time, around 4 pm, they were only accepting orders for Domino;s Pizzas and maybe some other outlet. So, I tried ordering on Zomato, and it was the same.”

Almost all the restaurants in Kharghar were rejecting orders through Swigy and Zomato and there was an extra charge for delivery in the rain by those who did accept order.

Swiggy was charging an extra Rs. 17 delivery charge, while Zomato was hardly taking any orders at all. Some restaurants with their own deliver agents were even charging up to Rs. 25 extar for order below Rs. 125.

Apparently, both the apps were carrying out deliveries in the other nodes of Navi Mumbai. We could not confirm it from all the nodes though.

All we know is that residents of Kharghar and Taloja were sitting with their eyes glued to both these apps, waiting for them to start delivering.

P.S. At the time of posting this article, Swiggy had begun accepting orders for a handlful of restaurants, while Zomato had put up opening soon timers for some of the partner restaurants, with a majority of them still not accepting orders.

December 1, 2021 0 comments

Vashi Dog Park likely to open in January 2023, after completion of pending work

Vashi Dog Park likely to open in January 2022, after completion of pending work

by Staff Reporter November 28, 2021

written by Staff Reporter

Dog slides, tunnels, steps and more are all set and under covers, waiting for the remaining modifications and footpath work to be completed.

*Some of the covered up dog play equipment at the Vashi Dog Park being developed inside the Veer Savarkar Udyan, sector 8, Vashi, Navi Mumbai (Photo – Ankita Kothiyal)*

Vashi / Navi Mumbai: The much awaited dog park in Vashi’s Veer Savarkar Udyan in secor 8, could be thrown open early next year in January 2022, as 95 percent of construction work has been completed, with only a few modifications and footpath work remaining.

The bhoomi pujan for the Vashi dog park was held in the month of April 2021, and work was scheduled to be completed by the month of July 2021.

However, work was delayed by a few months for many reasons.

Divya V. Gaikwad, the real brains behind the project, clarifies, “There had been an initial delay in work owing to problems in the delivery of equipment and other materials being brought in from outside the state, and then stalling of work by heavy rains.”

In the last month, just after the rains finally bowed down, work on the dog park gained momentum and is nearing completion.

Also read: Navi Mumbai needs dog parks: City pet dog parents urge

“We are glad to share that we have been able to make up for lost time and have successfully deployed all major equipment in the park. You can see all the new play equipment, covered up and waiting to be unveiled. Only a few modifications remain and are being taken care of,” Gaikwad informs.

The LocalPress.in team did visit the Vashi dog park and was excited to see all the neatly wrapped play equipment for dogs just sitting calmly, eagerly waiting for their furry friends to visit soon.

We hope that others will follow the example and come up with dog parks in other nodes of Navi Mumbai as well.

Here are a few photos of some of the dog play equipment at the Vashi Dog Park, under covers for now

(Photos – Ankita Kothiyal)

November 28, 2021 0 comments

Seminar on ‘Dues’ Recovery and Credit Risks’ held for industries of Taloja Industrial Association

Seminar on ‘Dues’ Recovery and Credit Risks’ held for industries of Taloja Industries Association

by Staff Reporter November 27, 2021

written by Staff Reporter

Industries from Taloja MIDC and other areas enthusiastically participated in the one day event held at Taloja.

Taloja /Panvel / Navi Mumbai: The Taloja Industries Association (TIA), had arranged a live seminar titled “How Industries can collect back their outstanding dues from clients/different entities in a legal manner” on Wednesday, 24th November 2021. The seminar was held at Hotel Tanish Residency, Taloja MIDC.

The seminar was held in collaboration with Recordent, a Powai based company specialising in credit profiling and risk reduction services for corporate industries.

Speakers emphasized on some very important and relevant points like ‘Payment dues and credit risks’, ‘Product offering of Recordent’, ‘Suggested solution to collect dues’ and ‘Success stories and cases’.

Satish Shetty, President of TIA, shared, “Many industries struggle to recover pending dues from their clients they are either busy, or completely unaware of ways to verify the credibility of prospective clients to begin with. Hence, we thought of conducting a seminar that could go a long way in helping industries to evaluate potential clients beforehand and recover dues in a legal way.”

The seminar was attended by a huge number of industries from Taloja MIDC area as well as other areas.

During the highly interactive and informative session, the speakers highlighted their product and methodology that could turn the tables around for such industries, in reducing their financial risks to a huge extent.

The seminar was well received by all, especially industry owners and heads of financial departments, who liked the possibility of credit risk reduction by adopting the simple yet effective platform offered by Recordent.

A good number of attending industries expressed their eagerness to get registered on the platform of Recordent platform.

The informative seminar was followed by high tea and snacks which was members of several industries could be found immersed in positive discussions about the seminar and the product and methodology suggested by Recordent.

Winny Patro, CEO Recordent, informed, “We are gladdened by the huge attendance and are confident of resolving the issues of all registered industries. Also, we plan to conduct many such seminars in future, for the benefit of industries in Maharashtra, especially MSMEs, as many of them tend to be less organized in comparison to bigger companies.”

The event was presided by Satish Shetty, President – TIA and Winny Patro, CEO – Recordent, along with other committee members of the TIA and Recordent.

November 27, 2021 0 comments

Featured Kalamboli Kamothe Kharghar News Panvel Taloja

Panvel Municipal Corporation ranked first in “Citizens’ Outstanding Participation” category of Swachh Survekshan 2021

by Staff Reporter November 24, 2021

written by Staff Reporter

PMC won under the 1-10 lakh population category, grading the participation of its citizens in various activities under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

Panvel: The Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) had a proud moment when they were ranked number one under the special category – Citizens’ Outstanding Participation, which took into account the willing and effective participation of citizens in activities during the Swachh Survekshan 2021, under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

Also, the PMC received a three-star rating by the Central Government in the “Waste Free City” category, this year.

The awards were handed out on 20th November 2021, at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, by the Union Minister for Urban Development and Housing, Hardeep Singh Puri, in the presence of several prominent guests like President Ramnath Kovind, CM of Chhattisgarh – Bhupesh Baghel, CM of Sikkim – Premsingh Tamang, Deputy Governor of Andaman and Nicobar State, and Union Secretary Durga Prasad Mishra.

PMC Mayor Dr. Kavita Chautmol, accepted the award on behalf of the Panvel Municipal Corporation, in the presence of PMC Commissioner Ganesh Deshmukh, Deputy Mayor Jagdish Gaikwad, Leader of the House Paresh Thakur, Leader of Opposition Pritam Mhatre, Women and Child Welfare Speaker Monica Mahanwar, Deputy Commissioner Sachin Pawar, Ganesh Shete, Assistant Commissioner Dr. Vaibhav Vidhate, corporator Ganesh Kadu and others.

For those who are unaware, the Citizens’ Outstanding Participation award is a special category introduced by the Central Government which takes into account, the manner and amount of public participation in fulfilling the objectives of the civic bodies under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, for the overall cleanliness and waste management of the city.

The PMC ranked 27th under the 1 to 10 lakh population category, and 6th in the state of Maharashtra, while the NMMC came 1st in the “Cleanest Big Cities” category and 4th in the overall ranking, one point lower than last year’s ranking of number 3.

The NMMC also carried a five-star rating as compared to PMC’s three-star.

Also read: Navi Mumbai comes 1st under 10-40 lakh population category in Swachh Survekshan 2021

Out of the total 4320 participating cities in the Swachh Survekshan 2021, a total of 143 received a three-star rating.

During the Swachh Survey 2021, all the citizens in the PMC area, willingly and enthusiastically participated in various innovative activities like attractive color paintings conveying the message of cleanliness and preservation of the environment, recycling and upcycling of waste, bicycle rallies for creating awareness, increased use of Google Maps to locate public toilets in the city and other such activities.

*PMC Commissioner Ganesh Deshmukh poses with the mementos and certificates of the Swachh Survekshan 2021, along with other office bearers of the Panvel Municipal Corporation at Panvel.*

The PMC Commissioner, Ganesh Deshmukh, expressed his earnest thankfulness towards the citizens and all staff.

“It is a proud moment for all the citizens and I am very pleased by the joint efforts of everyone – citizens, staff, people’s representatives, cleanliness workers and all involved. The Panvel Municipal Corporation is honoured by the genuine efforts and dedication of the citizens for their huge contribution in winning us this title,” Deshmukh said.

The PMC now aims at a much higher ranking with the increased participation of the citizens during Swachh Survekshan 2022.

”We will strive to rank in the top 10 cleanest cities in the country in Swachh Survekshan 2022, with a five-star rating as well, with increased participation of the citizens, people’s representatives and administrative staff,” Deshmukh said confidently.

November 24, 2021 0 comments

Navi Mumbai comes 1st under 10-40 lakh population category in Swachh Survekshan 2021

by Staff Reporter November 20, 2021

written by Staff Reporter

On a broader level, Navi Mumbai ranked as the 4th cleanest city in the country, with Indore retaining the number one rank for the 5th consecutive year

Navi Mumbai: It is a proud moment for both residents and the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), as the city claimed the number one spot as the “Cleanest Big City”, among all cities participating under the 10-40 lakh population category, in the Swachh Survekshan 2021, .

However, in the overall ranking, Navi Mumbai was adjudged as the 4th cleanest city in the country, dropping down from the 3rd spot.

Indore retained the number one spot for the fifth consecutive year, Surat came second, Vijayawada – third, Pune – fifth, Raipur – sixth, Bhopal – seventh, Vadodara – eight, Visakhapatnam – ninth and Ahmedabad – tenth.

NMMC commissioner, Abhijit Bangar, thanked the residents of Navi Mumbai for their contribution towards the accomplishment of such feat.

Bangar also thanked all NMMC officials for their efforts at planning and implementing all cleanliness programmes throughout the year.

November 20, 2021 0 comments

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