Vasai: The Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) has sought a Rs 1,000-crore relief package from Maharashtra govt to restore civic infrastructure damaged by the devastating July floods and undertake long-term flood mitigation measures. The civic body has estimated its own infrastructure losses at Rs 28.61 crore following the unprecedented rainfall.Heavy rainfall during the first week…
Pune: The state govt on Monday constituted a high-level inquiry committee to investigate the July 8 Moshi waste-to-energy plant tragedy where a huge mound of legacy waste collapsed on the administrative building of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), killing nine people.The committee will submit a preliminary report within a month and a final report,…
Emergency personnel work to clear debris after a major landslide hit a Missing Link tunnel along the Pune-Mumbai expressway on Monday (July 6) Pune: A major landslide shut down the Missing Link (now ‘Connecting Link’ ) between Pune and Mumbai on Monday, with traffic to Mumbai returning to normal only by 10pm, nearly 18 hours…
