Navi Mumbai: Over 1 lakh citizens screened for covid-19 infection in a week’s time

Coronavirus lockdown extended till May 3

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the extension of 21-days lockdown till 3rd May, 2020. He addressed the nation as it waited in anticipation but also with the knowledge that an extension was necessary. Many state governments have decided to extend the lockdown and made people aware of their intention to do so […]

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray asks the environment department to look into the destruction of Uran wetlands

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray asks the environment department to look into the destruction of Uran wetlands

Navi Mumbai / Uran: Maharashtra Chief Minister, Uddhav Thackeray, has asked the environment department to look into the alleged destruction of Uran wetlands, responding to the the hue and cry of environmentalists in the area. Responding promptly to the situation, Thackeray has asked the authority to look into the destruction of mangroves and wetlands in […]

Activists irked as CIDCO omits Board Resolutions from website

Activists irked as CIDCO omits Board Resolutions from website

Navi Mumbai/ CBD-Belapur: City activists and citizens are irked as the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited (CIDCO) has ceased publishing board resolutions on their website. Questions are being raised on the intent of such a move. Apparently activists are angered by the development authority’s move to hide such important details from the […]

CIDCO may serve notice to MIAL for delay in Navi Mumbai airport work

CIDCO may serve notice to MIAL for delay in Navi Mumbai airport work

Navi Mumbai: The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd. (CIDCO) is considering serving a notice to the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) for delay in commencement of work for the Navi Mumbai International Airport runway and terminal building. The managing director of CIDCO, Lokesh Chandra, has been in talks with officials to see […]

NMMT flags off new AC bus service from Vashi to Ghatkopar station

NMMT flags off new AC bus service from Vashi to Ghatkopar station

Navi Mumbai/ Vashi: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) flagged off a new AC bus service between Vashi railway station and Ghatkopar railway station. The bus, plying on route 127, would be the 62nd bus route of the NMMT. The service was inaugurated at the Vashi railway station in the presence of NMMC mayor Jaywant […]

CIDCO fails to restore Bhendkal, Pagote wetlands in Uran before deadline

CIDCO fails to restore Bhendkal, Pagote wetlands in Uran before deadline

Navi Mumbai / Uran: The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd. (CIDCO) has failed to restore the wetlands in Uran, namely Bhendkhal and Pagote by the deadline set by the high court-appointed Mangrove Protection and Conservation Committee. In December, the committee, acting on complaints against destruction of 150 acres of the 160-acre Bhendkhal […]

Navi Mumbai air pollution increasing, next to Mumbai

Navi Mumbai air pollution increasing, next to Mumbai

Navi Mumbai / Mumbai:  On Tuesday, the air in Mumbai stooped to a low, or very poor reading, raising concerns among concerned authorities, who are now gearing up to take progressive action. Apparently, the System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) recorded PM10 (particulate matter of 10 microns and less) level of 344 […]

CIDCO cuts 700 trees at Palm Beach Road Plot

CIDCO cuts 700 trees at Palm Beach Road Plot

Navi Mumbai / Nerul:  The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd (Cidco) has once again managed to irk environmentalists by chopping down more than 700 trees on a plot located at the Palm Beach Road. CIDCO however claims to have not violated any law. Apparently, there are two pockets, D and E, in […]

Six APMC public loos default on water bills of Rs 38 lakh to NMMC for the last six years

Six APMC public loos default on water bills of Rs 38 lakh to NMMC for the last six years

Navi Mumbai / Vashi-APMC: City activists are shocked and angry to learn that six public loos located in APMC, Vashi, have not paid a single penny till date towards their collective billing of Rs 38 lakh for the last six years. On top of that, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) seems to be either […]

Environmentalists approach Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray to save wetlands

Environmentalists approach Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray to save wetlands

Navi Mumbai: Environmentalist have now sought the help of newly elected environment minister Aaditya Thackeray, in saving the environment and deploying an active green police force to take action against environment offenders. Environment NGOs like NatConnect Foundation and Shri Ekvira Aai Pratishtan (SEAP) have requested Thackeray to declare Aarey greenery as forest, transferring it to […]