The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has ordered the shutdown of 19 ready mix concrete plants in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region for violating environmental guidelines and contributing to deteriorating air quality levels.
Colaba's character is also drawn from its strength. Seventeen years ago, Pakistani terrorists struck here -- at the core of Mumbai's soul -- in the deadliest attack ever seen in this country. 166 civilians and security personnel were killed in a battle that raged on for three days.
In another match in the Bombay Gold Cup hockey tournament, Sikh Regiment Centre beat Maharashtra XI 3-0.
A fire broke out because of a suspected leakage in an oil pipeline passing through a land owned by the Mumbai Port Trust in Wadala in central Mumbai, but no one was injured.
'In my career, I have never witnessed such an incident'
A team of CISF marine commandos rescued dozens of passengers from a sinking tourist ferry off the Mumbai coast, preventing panicked parents from throwing their children into the sea. The commandos reached the accident site within minutes and prioritized rescuing children and other vulnerable passengers. They also administered CPR to several victims and helped recover belongings from the water.
Two passengers died and 75 others were rescued after a speed boat crashed into a ferry off the Mumbai coast. The ferry, carrying 80 passengers and five crew members, was on its way to Elephanta Islands when the speed boat circled it before crashing into it. The Navy and Coast Guard launched a massive rescue operation, with 11 Navy boats, three Marine Police boats, and a Coast Guard boat deployed. Four helicopters were also involved in the search and rescue operation. Police, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority personnel, and local fishermen are assisting in the rescue efforts. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that seven to eight passengers remain missing.
Lieutenant Commander Prerana Pravin Deosthalee will lead an all-male crew. She is currently the first lieutenant of INS Chennai, the missile destroyer that rescued a foreign merchant ship hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia last week.
After New Delhi's Taj Mansingh and Taj Palace hotels, lease renewal of Indian Hotels Company's Mumbai property, the most iconic, is facing trouble.
"Expression of Interests would be invited shortly for building the cruise terminal that would have a marina, a convention centre, hotels, entertainment places," Mumbai Port Trust deputy chairman Ashok Kumar Bal said.
Three persons were injured in a fire that broke out on Saturday in a boat off the Mumbai coast.
The trains will, however, only carry essential services personnel identified by the State government.
Sabira Khan was standing next to the taxi that exploded at Dockyard Road on November 26, 2008 -- the night 10 terrorists stormed Mumbai. After spending over Rs 6 lakh for treatment for which the family sold their shop and mortgaged their house, Khan still finds it difficult the walk. And her family of eight struggles to make ends meet.
He was transferred three months ago but stayed on because of the monsoons.
Nearly 100 containers that fell into the sea following the collision between two merchant vessels off the Mumbai coast are still missing and two of them are carrying hazardous chemicals. "The salvage operation is underway. Nearly 100 out of the total 250 containers are yet to be traced from the waters," said Rahul Asthana, chairman of Mumbai Port Trust. Two of the missing containers carry hazardous chemicals and efforts are on to locate and retrieve them, he said.
The National Disaster Response Force, which is undertaking neutralisation of chlorine gas from cylinders at Mumbai Port Trust the gas leakage incident, said 80 more hazardous gas cylinders were found in the MPT premises in south Mumbai. Among the 136 cylinders lying in the MPT since 13 years -- one of which leaked on July 14 -- nearly 100 cylinders contained chlorine gas, the NDRF said.
Over 100 chemical storage tanks built at the Pirpav jetty near Chembur have been operating without approvals from the ministry of environment and forests for over 18 years. Each of these tanks has an average capacity of 200,000 kilolitres of oil.
There are over 600 tonnes of hazardous substances in seven of India's 12 major ports.
After a delay of four months, Indian intelligence agencies have given security clearance to International Container Terminal Services Inc
It looks unlikely that a proper plan was in place or else the deaths could have been averted, reports Jyoti Mukul.
A fire broke out on a Korean cargo ship anchored at the Mumbai Port Trust on Tuesday night, naval sources said.
Mumbai Port Trust is planning to develop an alternate helibase at the dock premises to assist oil companies in their exploration activities.
Gammon India and L&T were the only bidders left in the fray for the project
In its bid to induct mechanisation and increase productivity, Mumbai Port Trust is planning to privatise its four cargo terminals and will float tenders inviting bids from private players by this month end.
A total of 17 passenger ships would be calling at Mumbai port this cruise season (October 2004-May 2005), one less than last year's cruise season.
Mumbai, India's financial capital, is set for a mega transformation with a massive patch of land opening up for redevelopment; a new metro railway ready to start services by the year-end; and the country's oldest railway station, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, going for modernisation with private sector participation. Work on Mumbai's second airport will start from next month, while construction of the sea link connecting central Mumbai to Navi Mumbai has already moved into a fast lane despite Covid-induced lockdowns. Also, a coastal road project, connecting Nariman Point to Worli, is under way and will help decongest the city to quite an extent. Of all these mega infrastructure projects, the one that has a huge potential to change the city's skyline is the Eastern Waterfront project - to be built on the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) land.
That includes the building of an anti-submarine warfare Corvette and an aircraft carrier for the navy.
The Indian navy suffered yet another mishap on Friday with gas leakage in an under-construction warship in the Mazagaon Docks here, claiming the life of a Commander and hospitalisation of two dockyard employees.
"We are the government. The Navy and the Defence Ministry are not the government," he added.
Mumbaikars will get the opportunity to travel in a unique, exciting and quick mode of transport between Juhu and Girgaum Chowpatty.
The government has decided to construct cruise terminals at Mumbai, Goa, Mangalore, Kochi and Chennai.
Each port will construct one smart city.
While some CMs suggested reopening economic activity in phases, others pitched for the extension of the coronavirus lockdown, but with a carefully crafted exit strategy
How could India@75 improve law and order, courts, social, physical and soft infrastructure, efficient cities, e-governance, ease of doing business and other essential state functions by 2022, asks Shailesh Pathak.
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