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MSEDCL chalks strategy to overcome frequent power faults at Ghansoli

MSEDCL chalks strategy to curb Ghansoli power faults

by Staff Reporter March 17, 2019

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Navi Mumbai / Ghansoli: The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) has taken the matter of frequent power faults in Ghansoli seriously and has planned a strategy to overcome it. The power issue has been affecting around 40,000 consumers in the area.

Officials at the MSEDCL informed that a 7km-long underground 22KV power cable that stretched from Kalwa sub-station to Ghansoli via Airoli suburban railway station was the reason for the power faults amounting to a 12-hour power cut. However, the slums located on the cables posed as a hurdle in locating the faulty area.

The MSEDCL is now planning to lay a 1.25km-long cable from the sub-station around the erstwhile NOCIL to Ghansoli. The work will cost over Rs 1 crore. Also, a new sub-station will be developed on a 2,000 square metre land that was being being purchased from Cidco.

MSEDCL additional executive engineer, Airoli, informed that the work will be carried out in two phases. In the first phase they will lay around 1.25km-long cable of 22KV that will help reduce the existing load by half. In the second phase, the new sub-station will be developed on the 2,000 sqmt land being purchased from Cidco. The news sub-station will have a ring system with inter-connectivity facility.

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Advertisers chop off trees to make hoardings visible at Sanpada

by Staff Reporter March 17, 2019

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Navi Mumbai / Sanpada: An advertising company has chopped of around four trees off the Sion-Panvel highway at Sanpada to ensure visibility to two hoardings. They were only permitted to trim the trees at the most.

The matter came into light when some concerned citizens and environmental activists noticed it. As per their statement, the offenders may have chopped off at least four huge trees that also included an old peepal tree. They immediately informed the gardens department of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) about the crime.

Officials at the NMMC gardens department informed that they had inspected the site based on the complaint and found it to be true. They were in the process of sending show-cause notices to the hoarding companies and would take further action.

The hoarding company might get booked under section 20 (1) of the Maharashtra Preservation of Trees Act, 1975.

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PCMC tells residents to stop feeding pigeons in public and residential areas

Kharghar News

PCMC prohibits residents from feeding pigeons in public areas

by Staff Reporter March 17, 2019

written by Staff Reporter

Panvel / Navi Mumbai: Pigeon lovers in the area were in for a surprise as the Panvel civic commissioner, Ganesh Deshmukh, recently issued a notice telling them not to feed pigeons in public and residential areas, failing which, they would be penalized under section 294 of Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act.

The notice came after raised concerns of residents about increase in filth in the feeding areas, which were usually in residential and public areas.

Many complain that pigeon are being openly fed on pavements, society premises, bus stops, gardens and other such public places creating unnecessary filth and clutter. The culprits in most of the cases are shopkeepers, followed by bird lovers.

The penalty ranges between rupees 500 for a first timer and rupees 1000 for the second time. (Nothing has been told about the third time though.)

Also read: PCMC plans drive to confine stray pigs

The issue has been more visible in Kharghar and residents have been highlighting it through various mediums in recent times. A group of people affiliated to Swach Kharghar Foundation, have been highlighting the issue through whatsapp.

Authorities plan to send notices to shop owners telling them not to feed pigeons and believe that it will discourage them from doing so.

There are others who are rooting for designated spots for feeding birds, an idea many approve of.

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CIDCO floats 3 tenders worth 19,000 crore before the poll code of conduct sets in

Kharghar News

CIDCO floats 3 tenders before poll code of conduct

by Staff Reporter March 17, 2019

written by Staff Reporter

Navi Mumbai: The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited (CIDCO) has floated 3 tenders collectively worth Rs 19,000 crore just before the model code of conduct sets in. This makes it obvious that three projects of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) will have to be finalised before the elections.

Two out of the tree tenders are for coastal roads costing Rs 983 crore.

The first tender is of a first of a kind toll-free gateway to SoBo – worth Rs 711 crore Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) coastal road (measuring 5.8 km) with three bridges.

A second coastal road (measuring 9.5 km) will connect Kharghar with upcoming airport and the water terminal to be developed in Nerul.

The said corridor will also help connect with the proposed Kharghar corporate park.

The coastal roads will get the green nod by the time the tenders are finalized and handed over to the lowest bidder.

The third and the biggest tender is the mega housing scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) which also happens to be the biggest PMAY scheme to be undertaken. It will cost 18,000 crore to build around 89,771 tenements for the economically weaker section (EWS) and low income group (LIG) under affordable housing scheme.

Under such there will be two stages with four packages.

Out of the total flats to be built, a major chunk of the flats will be for the EWS (53,483) under the PMAY scheme.

Families with a monthly income of Rs 25,000 besides other qualification will be entitled for EWS houses and those with up to Rs 50,000 monthly income can apply too. In all, 36, 288 LIG flats will be constructed under the project.

The housing scheme project has roped in Hafeez Contractor who had finalized the design before the tender was floated.

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News Taloja

Partially assembled metro trains arrive from China; to reach Taloja

by Staff Reporter March 16, 2019

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Navi Mumbai / PCMC: Two metro trains, partially assembled, have landed in Mumbai Port Trust, from China. Preparations are underway to ferry them to Taloja shortly.

As per reports, another three rakes would be arriving May and three more by August. In all, eight trains will be running on the metro line between Belapur and Pendhar, on a 11.1-km stretch.

The trial runs may begin when the contractors had over the station to CIDCO, probably by the end of this yeart.

The CIDCO MD and Vice-chairman informed that each rake would be having a three-coach-formation: Two driving motor cars-one in the front and the other in the rear, while the middle coach will be a trailer car.

The Metro Project engineer informed that the kits would be assembled at the depot, followed by individual coach testing and integrated testing. After the station is handed over, the trains will be rolled out for testing the tracks andother safety inspections.

China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation of Zhuzhou has manufactured the coaches that will run on the Navi Mumbai Metro line.

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City Politics Panvel

CIDCO Chairman Prashant Thankur felicitates city girl for coming 6th in the Sub-inspector post exams

by Staff Reporter March 16, 2019

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CIDCO Chairman Prashant Thankur felicitating city girl Dipali Jadhav for coming 6th in the Sub-inspector post exams

Panvel / PCMC: A city girl, Dipali Jadhav, who had appeared for the post of Sub-inspector was felicitated by CIDCO Chairman and MLA Prashant Thankur. Thakur presented her with a bouquet and best wishes for the future in the presence of senior journalists Ganesh Koli, Dilip Jadhav, Namdev Kalyankar, Shailesh Joshi, Deepesh Jadhav and others.

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CBD-Belapur News

Traffic island at CBD-Belapur to be demolished at the cost of Rs 24L

by Staff Reporter March 15, 2019

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CBD-Belapur / Navi Mumbai: The NMMC is finally commenced work on the demolition of the traffic island at CBD Belapur connecting Belapur bus depot with the railway station, beneath Sion-Panvel highway flyovers. The work begins nearly after a year since they had proposed such work. Once demolished, the area will see lesser traffic snarls.

Since long, the traffic police had been asking the PWD and NMMC to remove the huge traffic island beneath CBD Belapur flyover as it caused a lot of traffic. Both the sides of the Sion-Panvel highway were plagued by long queues causing a lot of issues. It also led to snarls in the internal roads that led to the police commissioner’s office, RBI, Cidco, Konkan Bhavan and CBD railway station.

However, the PWD expressed their inability to perform the task. Hence, the NMMC agreed to carry out the work. The proposal was approved before the poll dates were announced and work had already begun this week.

The NMMC will be spending around Rs. 24 lakh on the work which will be carried out for the next 3 months. Most part of the work will be carried out during the night hours when the traffic is at it’s lowest.

March 15, 2019 0 comments

Panvel

Janardan Bhagat Shikshan Prasarak Sanstha’s Food Fest 2019 at Bhagubai Changu Thakur College of Law

by Staff Reporter March 14, 2019

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Khanda Colony / Panvel / PCMC: The Janardan Bhagat Shikshan Prasarak Sanstha organized “Food Fest 2019” at Bhagubai Changu Thakur College of Law in Khanda Colony, Panvel. The event was inaugurated by the chief guest of the event, Shakuntala Ramsheth Thakur, Director, Thakur Infra-project Pvt. Ltd. and Varsha Prashant Thakur, Member, Janardan Bhagat Shikshan Prasarak Sanstha, Panvel, Archana Paresh Thakur, Director, Vibe Foundation & Trustee Veer women Group, Panvel. The guests were welcomed by Shitala S. Gavand, Principal, B.C.T. College of Law.

The event saw the participation of students and winners were chosen by the Chief Guest and Guests of Honour on the basis of presentation, cleanliness and test and were handed out with certificates of merit.

All present enjoyed lip smacking vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies like Chicken Tortilla, Spicy Chicken Gravy & Bun, Prawns – Bhakari, Prawns-Rice, Chicken Bhuna Roll, Chicken Gravy-Bhakari, Thepala-Mirchi, Misal, Veg Crispy Pan Cake, Kachori, Juice, Pavbhaji, Dal Makhani&PalakPanir, Pohe, Veg Pulav, Chocolates, etc.

Winner (Non-Veg Food)

First Rank: Ms.CindrellaJaison – (Chicken Bhuna Roll)

Second Rank: Ms.SabaHasware – (Chicken Tortilla)

Winner (Veg Food)

First Rank: Ms.PratikshaKadam – (Dal Makhani – PalakPanir)

Second Rank: Ms.ManasiShelar – (Chocolates)

Event Snapshots

March 14, 2019 0 comments

NMMT launches ‘Tejaswini’, the much awaited women-only buses

by Staff Reporter March 8, 2019

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Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) has finally launched ‘Tejaswini’, their much awated 10 women-only buses, on Women’s Day. Needless to say, city women are delighted.

NMMT general manager, Shirish Aradwad, informed that the special buses will ply during the morning and evening rush hours on esignated routes in the city. The same buses will ply as normal ones during the day.

Providing women a secure and convenient travelling mode has been the driving force of the service. The buses are said to boast of latest vehicular technology and will be manned by women drivers and conductors. Around 25 NMMT staffers have been assigned for these buses for now and the demand will see increase in buses and staff.

The buses will ply every day between 7am and 11am and from 5pm to 9 pm.

Ramaswami N, NMMC commissioner, lauded the efforts of the department and extended his wishes to city women.

Officials shared that the movement NMMT buses could be monitored from the control room in Belapur owing to thier Integrated Intelligent Transport Management System. New features allowing commuters to keep a tab on bus routes and timings.

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