Talking Local News
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 / 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]