Mumbai: Thanekars see red over depleting green cover
People living in Thane and green activists are worried over the loss of green spaces in the city. Volunteers and locals joined hands to highlight the importance of green covers and wetlands on the occasion of World Wetlands day on February 2.
The volunteers from Muse Foundation (an NGO) revealed the loss of green cover along Kolshet Creek, which sees the Smart City s Project of Waterfront Development. After a thorough comparison of satellite images from 2003 to 2020, it has been revealed that a massive area of 2.87 hectare has vanished over the years. The very location is now seeing the Waterfront Development Project (WDP) coming up, said Nishant Bangera, founder of Muse foundation, Thane.
Car parked at the beach in Vasai swept away with the tide
Mirror Online / Updated: Dec 30, 2020, 13:36 IST
Parking a four-wheeler on the
beach is never a good idea, especially if you are going to go MIA for a few hours without keeping track of the changing tides. This carelessness has now cost a youth his car, as it was swept away into the sea as the tide came in.
The incident took place in
Vasai town in Palghar district of Maharashtra.
The car swept away till
Bhuigaon Beach and has been stuck in the sand.
The youth had gone to
BMC takes a U-turn: Allows food deliveries after 11 pm on New Year s eve
BySagarika ChoudharySagarika Choudhary / Updated: Dec 31, 2020, 12:17 IST
Mumbai: Hours after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (
BMC) had notified that food takeaways and home deliveries won t be permitted in the city post 11 pm, the civic body informed that the service will, in fact, be allowed.
The official Twitter handle of BMC made Mumbaikars aware of the development. Don’t Stop The Party,
Mumbai - Just Take It Indoors After 11:00! Restaurants are allowed to home deliver food in the city post 11:00 pm, it tweeted. COVID-prevention norms will have to be followed to ensure Mumbai rings in the