1. Centre Allots Rs 60,000 Cr To Interlink Rivers In State
Union Water resources minister Nitin Gadkari and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced a Rs 60,000 crore plan to link rivers in the state.
Fadnavis and Gujarat CM Vinay Rupani will be soon signing a pact for river water sharing too to improve the water crisis situation in Maharashtra,
Gadkari said that the Centre will provide financial assistance to the tune of up to Rs 60,000 crore in the next two years to the state for developing river-linking and irrigation projects under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY).
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
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2. State To Amend Law For Vacating Rickety Bldgs
A string of building collapses in the city has prompted Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to consider amending the existing redevelopment laws for evicting people living in dilapidated structures to prevent such mishaps in the future.
The CM said that if a structure is declared dilapidated and if 51per cent of its tenants have vacated the premises, the rest will be moved out forcefully after making arrangements for their rehabilitation.
“Every year, the BMC and the MHADA, after a joint survey, finalise the list of dilapidated buildings in the city. These agencies try to vacate the dangerous buildings. But very few people actually move out,” said Fadnavis.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
3. BMC Roads Engineer Upendra Kudva In Trouble For Running Pvt Coaching Classes
The BMC has issued a notice to one of its assistant engineers from the Roads Department for allegedly running coaching classes at his apartment in Andheri. Following a spate of complaints from residents, a team of BMC officials visited the house of assistant engineer Upendra Kudva at Metro Unity CHS, off SV Road, yesterday afternoon to seize benches and other equipment, but found the apartment locked.
Kudva has been accused of devoting time to his commercial venture during office hours, and could be sacked from the BMC if found guilty. He told Mumbai Mirror that the coaching classes, teaching engineering subjects, were run by his mother. The BMC officials, however, said they had photographs to prove Kudva had been conducting the classes for several years now.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
4. How BEST Can Earn Rs 2,000 Crore A Year
Bus operator BEST, which is reeling from losses, can earn around Rs 2,000 crore a year if it converts depots and stations into busy transport hubs and leases out extra space on the plots for commercial development, according to a new study.
Leading professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Aakar Architects & Consultants have suggested a promising path for BEST to turn things around. The companies were appointed by the public transporter to provide radical ideas for commercial exploitation of land reserved for bus depots, stations and staff quarters. BEST also sought recommendations to improve commuter facilities and its revenue model.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
5. Two Weeks After Local Derails, Western Railway To Suspend Trains Near Accident Spot
The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) on Friday directed Western Railway to suspend all type of traffic movements on the points number (crossover) 115-116 at Mahim where a local train was derailed on August 25.
The derailment occurred on the morning of August 25 , when the train was approaching Mahim railway station at 9:55 am, and the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth coaches of the 12-coach train derailed. Six passengers were injured in that incident.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
6. Deadline For Builders To Register Projects Extended Till Sept 30
In what appears to be a final attempt to coax developers into registering their incomplete or ongoing real estate projects, the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRera) on Friday extended the deadline for registration till September 30 and doubled the penalty per project to Rs 2 lakh.
The decision was taken at a meeting attended by Gautam Chatterjee, chairperson, MahaRera, and Members Vijay Satbir Singh, and Bhalchandra Kapadnis at the MahaRera office in Slum Rehabilitation Authority building in Bandra East on Friday.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
7. Woman Attacks Commuters On CST-Titwala Local, Flees
Women commuters who took the Titwala-CST superfast train at 7.47 am from Dombivli station were in for a shock today. As soon as women entered one of the ladies' compartments in the train, an elderly woman, who was already standing inside, started hitting the commuters.
After some of the outraged commuters raised an alarm, some women pulled the chain to stop the train. A local witness said, "Since the train was already on the platform, the stationmaster rushed to find out who had pulled the chain. He reached the ladies' compartment to find some women engaged in a verbal spat with the elderly woman."
(Source: Mid-day)
8. Stray Dog Takes Refuge At Deonar Residence, Battered To Death
A stray dog, which had entered a Deonar residence, panicked by noise during Ganpati Visarjan, was allegedly battered to death with a bamboo stick by the occupant of the house. After committing the crime, the man allegedly disposed of the canine’s corpse in a nullah, a press note released by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India stated.
On learning about the incident, PETA filed an FIR against the perpetrator under Section 429 of The Indian Penal Code as well as sections 11(1)(a) and (l) of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. It also said the family of the accused had admitted to the killing.
(Source: Mid-day)
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