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Indian Express
4 hours ago
- Business
- Indian Express
New plant to cost over Rs 3,000 crore BMC floats fresh tender to construct desalination plant at Manori
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has once again floated a global tender for constructing a 200-million litres per day (MLD) desalination plant in Mumbai's Manori island. The comes eight months after the civic body scrapped the previous tender which was floated in December 2023. A desalination plant is a facility where the saline water from the sea is scientifically treated by removing the salt extracts and mineral from it to make them fit for potable usage. Globally, desalination plants are popular in countries like Israel which have minimum access to natural potable water like rivers and lakes but are close to the sea. Civic officials said the new tenders were floated following a project feasibility study that was carried out by the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) identifying some of the key causes because of which the tender failed to attract a good number of bidders. Speaking to the Indian Express, Abhijit Bangar, additional municipal commissioner (projects), said the previous tender was floated by using the Swiss challenge method under which an initial proposal is published based on the bids submitted by a particular party following which other parties are invited to submit counter-proposals that either match or improve upon it. 'The first tender was live for nearly a year and we had called for bids three times out of which we received response only once and that one bidder later got disqualified. Following this, we carried out a survey and the new tenders are being floated by using the conventional engineering-procurement and consultancy (EPC) method which is the usual way through which all interested bidders can submit their bids at the same time which is followed by the evaluation process,' Bangar told Express. According to the previous tender, the estimated cost of constructing the plant was pegged at Rs 2,000 crore while Bangar said the base price of constructing the plant as part of the new tender is being pegged at Rs 3,000-Rs 3,200 crore. He also said the capacity and most of the technical specifications of the plant remains the same in the new tender. 'The reason for cost escalation is that the new plan will include three underground tunnels–two of which will bring in sea water to the plant for treatment and one tunnel will serve as an outfall for the treated inert materials that will be left following the treatment. This process will involve electrical and mechanical interventions due to which there has been a cost escalation. The final cost estimates were prepared and calculated by the consultant only after checking quotations from prospective agencies that have expertise in the field,' Bangar said. He also added that the water into the plant will be drawn 2.5 km from the shoreline where the sea is deep. The plant will come up in a 12-hectare plant at Manori village which is a fishing hamlet in northern fag end of Mumbai. The plot where the plant will come up is owned by the state government and civic officials said the process of transferring the land to the BMC is in the final stage. The proposal of constructing a desalination plant was first mooted in 2019 as a solution to counter the issue of growing water demand in Mumbai which requires 4,250 MLD of water daily while the civic body is able to serve only 3,900 MLD, making a deficit of 300 MLD. This will be the first desalination plant in Maharashtra. At present, Mumbai is dependent on seven lakes–Tulsi, Vihar, Tansa, Bhatsa, Modak Sagar, Upper Vaitarna, Middle Vaitarna which are located in suburban Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Nashik. The catchment area of these lakes gets filled during the monsoon following which water is transferred to Mumbai's pockets through pipelines and tunnels.
The Hindu
10 hours ago
- The Hindu
Man killed, another injured as car parking lift collapses at Mumbai residential tower
A man died and another suffered injuries after a car parking lift collapsed at a 21-storey residential building in Mumbai's Borivali West area on Saturday (May 31, 2025), civic officials said. The accident took place around 11 a.m. at Prathamesh Building, located on Link Road, said the Mumbai Fire Brigade. The car lift plunged into a 7-metre-deep pit, trapping two persons, said an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The victims, Shubham Madamlal Dhuri (30) and Sunjeet Yadav (45), were rescued by firefighters and rushed to the nearby BMC-run Shatabdi Hospital, a civic official said. 'As per the information received from the hospital's attending medical officer, Dhuri was declared 'brought dead'. Yadav, who sustained a head injury, is in a stable condition,' he said. Further investigation into the incident is underway, the official added.
Time of India
12 hours ago
- Time of India
Man killed, another injured as car parking lift collapses at Mumbai residential tower
A man died and another suffered injuries after a car parking lift collapsed at a 21-storey residential building in Mumbai's Borivali West area on Saturday, civic officials said. The accident took place around 11 am at Prathamesh Building, located on Link Road, said the Mumbai Fire Brigade . The car lift plunged into a 7-metre-deep pit, trapping two persons, said an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Roteirizador Pathfind - O planejador de rotas mais completo do mercado Sistema TMS embarcador Saiba Mais Undo The victims, Shubham Madamlal Dhuri (30) and Sunjeet Yadav (45), were rescued by firefighters and rushed to the nearby BMC-run Shatabdi Hospital, a civic official said. "As per the information received from the hospital's attending medical officer, Dhuri was declared 'brought dead'. Yadav, who sustained a head injury, is in a stable condition," he said. Live Events Further investigation into the incident is underway, the official added.
India Today
a day ago
- Climate
- India Today
BMC expands tree pruning to private properties to prevent monsoon mishaps
In a proactive step to prevent mishaps during the monsoon, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced it will now undertake tree pruning inside private properties, a shift from its earlier practice of limiting such work to public roads and gardens. The decision comes in the wake of recent tragic incidents involving tree collapses, including those in Sewri and Vikhroli, which led to part of its extended monsoon preparedness plan, BMC's garden department will assess overgrown or weak trees situated within private housing societies and commercial premises. If found hazardous, notices will be issued to property owners instructing them to prune the trees. In cases of non-compliance, the civic body will carry out the pruning work directly, possibly at the owner's move aims to mitigate the risk of tree falls during heavy rain and strong winds—a recurring problem in Mumbai's monsoon season. Over 3,500 tree-fall incidents were recorded last year alone, several causing injuries, deaths, or damage to property and vehicles. Experts believe many of these accidents could be avoided with timely and scientific pruning. BMC has already intensified its pre-monsoon campaign, which includes pruning trees on roads, footpaths, gardens, and near public infrastructure like bus stops and electrical poles. The civic body has also appealed to Mumbaikars not to park vehicles near trees scheduled for pruning, and to stay alert during adverse weather residential societies, private landowners, and government agencies have been urged to carry out preventive tree maintenance before monsoon intensifies. Citizens are encouraged to report any visibly weak or overgrown trees to the nearest ward office or via BMC's mobile app for timely initiative reflects BMC's commitment to public safety and environmental responsibility, especially as Mumbai braces for an active and potentially turbulent monsoon Watch
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
No change in property tax rates, higher bills automatically due to RR rate revision: BMC
MUMBAI : The Mumbai civic body on Thursday said it has not increased property tax rates and that people received higher bills due to the changes made in the ready reckoner rates for the financial year 2025-26. Ready reckoner rates, also known as guideline values, are minimum property values determined areawise by the government for taxation purposes in Maharashtra . In a release, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) also said it stayed the implementation of solid waste management fees after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde pointed out that the revised property tax was going to put an additional burden on city residents. Flats smaller than 500 square feet are already exempted from property tax, it pointed out. "The average 15.89 per cent increase in the latest property tax bills came about as under section 154(1)(c) of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, capital value of properties has to be revised every five years. While the last revision was carried out in 2015, the update in 2020 was deferred due to the COVID-19 pandemic," the BMC explained. Maharashtra government revised the ready reckoner rates on March 31, 2025. "The current revision comes after a 10-year gap. There is a legal provision that these payments will be automatically revised due to the changes made in the ready reckoner for the financial year 2025-26," the release stated. BMC annually collects property tax from more than nine lakh property owners in the city and suburbs. Notably, elections to the BMC, pending for three years, are expected to be held in the next few weeks following a Supreme Court order. Political party leaders have raised objections to the recent property tax hike. In a post on X, BJP leader and former BMC opposition leader Ravi Raja said, "While common Mumbaikars continue to pay diligently, 481 big defaulters owe Rs 11,000 crore with no serious recovery in sight. Why burden sincere citizens?" Raja also demanded that the civic administration act firmly on chronic defaulters before imposing hikes on honest taxpayers. "The burden of inefficiency cannot be passed on to law-abiding citizen," he asserted.
