Thursday, December 3rd, 2015
Mumbai now officially has 3,293 slum clusters. The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has, for the first time, carried out a Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping of slums across the city, which shows that slum clusters are spread...
Wednesday, September 16th, 2015
Sept.16, 2015—Connode is working with Reliance Energy in Mumbai as the strategic partner for communication solutions and applications using Intel® Gateways for building a Smart Sustainable City Network in Mumbai. In the first phase, Reliance will connect...
Thursday, April 16th, 2015
Concerned over rising decibel levels in the city, an anti-noise pollution activist has written the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, requesting for a comprehensive mapping system that can provide a more informed insight with respect to the noise levels...
Thursday, August 21st, 2014
After a report prepared by state-appointed committee of officials recommended bringing all the roads in Mumbai under the purview of the civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has suggested to map and colour code all the...
Thursday, January 16th, 2014
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is working toward a separate urban planning department for ongoing spatial planning. The new department would include experts from housing, environmental planning and transportation. At the center would be the creation...
Sunday, September 15th, 2013
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will carry out noise mapping of the city, metropolitan commissioner U P S Madan said on Friday. Madan said there was a need for logical and scientific mapping of noise...
Sunday, August 25th, 2013
Citizen groups and urban planning experts might not be the only ones keeping a close eye on the civic body’s efforts to mark the city’s land. Builders and architects have accounted for more than 30% of the...
Sunday, March 31st, 2013
India and Japan have agreed to promote their bilateral strategic and global partnership especially in economic and security areas, with Tokyo granting a $2.32 billion aid for infrastructure building. Read More
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
The field survey for the new coastal zone management plan for Mumbai has been completed, including the demarcation of mangrove areas. In a recent report on the progress of the preparation of maps for various the state's coastal districts, IRS Chennai, which...
Thursday, October 11th, 2012
After being panned for poor quality of paver blocks used to build roads and footpaths, the BMC has decided to transfer the heat on contractors and manufacturers. At a meeting held on Monday with 12 paver block manufacturers, the civic body asked them to...
