BMC issues tender for reconstruction of Himalaya bridge
The Himalaya bridge, which used to connect Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus over Dr D N Road to Azad Maidan police station, collapsed during the evening peak rush hour in March 2019 December 24, 2020 1:53:38 am
The new bridge will be higher than the previous one and will use a stainless steel plate girder as opposed to iron beams. (File)
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday issued a tender notice for the reconstruction of Himalaya bridge, which had collapsed in March 2019, leading to the death of six persons and injuring 31.
The civic body has said the project, estimated to cost Rs 6.38 crore, will be completed within 15 months, excluding the monsoon period, from the day the contractor is appointed. The BMC aims to begin work between January and February 2021.
745 flyers quarantined in last two days: BMC
Officials said five flights from UK arrived in the city till Tuesday midnight, in which 1,688 travellers landed at Mumbai International Airport between Monday and Tuesday night. Of them, 1,347 were flying in from UK and other European countries. December 24, 2020 12:17:11 am
The BMC also said 339 passengers, who had arrived from non-European countries, were in home quarantine. (Representational)
THE BMC has quarantined 745 flyers in Mumbai since the state government enforced new rules for travellers coming in from UK, Europe, South Africa and Middle East.
According to guidelines issued by the civic body on Monday, instead of undergoing a test at the airport, asymptomatic passengers will have to undergo RT-PCR test between the fifth and seventh day of institutional quarantine in their hotel at their own cost. Passengers with a negative test report will be discharged to observe mandatory home quaranti
Night temperature in Mumbai dips to lowest this season: IMD
According to a 48-hour forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), minimum temperature will remain between 16 and 18 degrees Celsius over the next two days. December 22, 2020 10:13:00 pm
While the Santacruz observatory recorded minimum temperature two degrees below normal, Colaba recorded a minimum temperature of 20 degrees Celsius, only 0.4 degree below normal. (Representational)
The minimum temperature in the city dipped to 16 degrees Celsius on Tuesday morning, the lowest this season. According to a 48-hour forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), minimum temperature will remain between 16 and 18 degrees Celsius over the next two days.
1,690 leopards in Maharashtra, third largest in India
The Union environment ministry has said there has been an over 60 per cent increase in the population of leopards in India since 2014. There were at least 12,852 leopards in the country in 2018 compared to 7,910 leopards estimated in 2014. December 23, 2020 3:26:27 am
Maharashtra at 1,690 has the third largest population of leopards in the country, according to the ‘Status of leopards in India, 2018’ report, released on Monday. Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of leopards – 3,421, followed by Karnataka – 1,783.
The Union environment ministry has said there has been an over 60 per cent increase in the population of leopards in India since 2014. There were at least 12,852 leopards in the country in 2018 compared to 7,910 leopards estimated in 2014.
591 flyers arrive from UK, none found to be symptomatic: BMC Institutional quarantine is mandatory for all passengers. Only symptomatic passengers will be shifted to the hospital. No such case has come forward today, said Additional Municipal Commissioner P Velrasu. December 22, 2020 10:24:33 pm
A senior health official from Punjab, requesting anonymity, said there was a clear lapse, as the man had managed to travel despite testing positive.
A day after the state government put in new rules for travellers coming in from the United Kingdom, Europe and the Middle East, 591 passengers from the UK landed at Mumbai International Airport between Monday and Tuesday afternoon and none were found to be symptomatic.