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QMumbai: Fire in Andheri High-Rise; Metro Work Begins at Aarey

Catch up on the latest news from Mumbai.

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1. Fire in Andheri High-Rise, 68 Rescued

At least 68 people had to be rescued by the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) after a fire broke at Peninsula Business Park in Andheri (West) on Monday afternoon. The fire was reported at 12.48pm at the ground-plus-22-storey commercial building on Veera Desai Road and was extinguished by 4.25pm.

Of the 68 rescued, seven people complained of suffocation. While two of them received treatment from the paramedics at the spot, the other five were sent to Kokilaben Hospital and discharged after treatment.

(Source: Hindustan Times)

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2. Ex-PMC Bank Chief Bought Rs 400-Crore Biz Hotel in Amritsar

Waryam Singh, the arrested former chairman of Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank, owns a ₹400-crore business hotel in Amritsar which he purchased from his personal earnings from the alleged ₹4,355-crore fraud, an investigation by Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has revealed.

Singh is one of the four main accused in the alleged PMC Bank fraud, and was arrested on 5 October. The other accused are the bank’s former managing director Joy Thomas, and the promoters of Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL), Rakesh Kumar and Sarang Wadhawan. A court on Monday extended their police custody by two more days (see report on P6).

(Source: Hindustan Times)

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3. BJP Faces an Uphill Task in Ghatkopar West

Ram Kadam, a former Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) legislator who joined the BJP in 2014 and was elected from Ghatkopar West constituency, is now facing a Shiv Sena rebel this election, making it a multi-cornered fight.

Dotted with slums of Asalfa, Surya Nagar, Azad Nagar, Jagdusha Nagar among others, the constituency is dominated by Maharashtrians, followed by Gujaratis, North Indians, Muslims and South Indians. Kadam has put up posters in Gujarati to woo voters.

Kadam became a known name in Mumbai after he announced a reward of ₹1 crore for breaking dahi handi. He was elected as an MNS MLA in 2009 and BJP legislator in 2014. He is now renominated by the BJP. In 2018, during the dahi handi celebrations, he remarked that he would help boys get married by kidnapping the girls who reject them. Later, Kadam issued a public apology.

(Source: Hindustan Times)

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4. Metro Bhavan Work Begins at Aarey

The dairy department, which manages Aarey Milk Colony, has permitted the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to begin construction work for the 32-storey Metro Bhavan, which is likely to require the felling of at least 70 trees on the allotted plot. While environmentalists have alleged this plot is in an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ), Aarey authorities say “the natural ecology outside the allotted plot” will not be affected by the construction.

Metro Bhavan has been planned as the headquarters for the city’s Metro network. The 32-storey centre will control 14 lines (13 proposed and one functional) in and around Mumbai – a network of 337 km.

(Source: Hindustan Times)

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5. Brace for Heat as Monsoon Withdraws From City

The south-west monsoon has withdrawn from Mumbai on Monday, the weather bureau said. Mumbai recorded its highest rainfall this monsoon season (25 June to 14 October) since 2012, with 3,695.6mm of rain. In 2017, Mumbai had recorded 3,029.9mm, which also saw one of the most delayed monsoon withdrawals (24 October). The official last date for monsoon is 30 September as the season in Mumbai is generally spans four months, from June to September. However, over the past decade, active monsoon conditions have continued well into October.

Currently, the monsoon withdrawal line cuts through Maharashtra, covering most parts of the state including the entire north Konkan region, north and central Maharashtra, entire Vidarbha and Marathwada.

(Source: Hindustan Times)

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