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Additional Municipal Commissioner directs to resolve complaints of polluted water supply in Mumbai on immediate and priority basis

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Mumbai: Municipal Corporation provides various civic services and amenities to the residents of Mumbai. It provides clean drinking water to the citizens every day. In this regard, Mumbai Municipal Corporation has also been praised from time to time at various levels. However, currently, complaints related to water supply are coming from some places. The concerned authorities should immediately resolve these complaints and take all water-related complaints seriously and resolve them in a timely manner. Along with this, Additional Municipal Commissioner (Project) Abhijeet Bangar has given clear instructions that complaints of contaminated water supply should be resolved immediately and on top priority. Besides, leakages in water channels should be immediately detected and teams should be deployed at the required places to detect leaks, Bangar also instructed during a special review meeting of the Water Engineering Department held on Thursday evening. Additional Municipal Commissioner (Project) Abhijeet Bangar, while guiding the attendees during the meeting, said that complaints of inadequate water supply and low pressure water supply have been received from some places in the last few days. Therefore, the officials should inspect the place without delay. If the complaint received during this inspection is found to be valid, appropriate steps should be taken immediately without delay. In the existing water supply distribution system, where necessary, some changes in these measures can be found to find a way out. For example, appropriate improvement in the ‘zoning’ system of water supply, if there is leakage in the water pipe, it should be fixed without delay, while in some places, structural changes in the system; Additional ‘boosting’ measures may be included in the measures as required without any delay. As per the above, local public representatives should be informed about the steps being taken regarding inadequate water supply. If possible, inspection visits should be conducted with public representatives, so that the information expected to be obtained from them can be directly obtained, Bangar also suggested during the review meeting. A detailed discussion was also held regarding the complaints of polluted water during the meeting. In this regard, Bangar ordered that complaints related to polluted water should be taken very seriously. Extreme urgency should be shown while processing these complaints. If action is not taken regarding the complaints of polluted water without delay, it can have serious consequences, it is necessary for the concerned authorities to take notice of these matters. Senior officers were also directed that all the institutions should be highly sensitive in this regard. During the same meeting, senior officers were ordered to take action in a ‘24×7’ manner without delay and without any hindrance to trace the source of polluted water. While taking this action, it is also necessary to have the necessary manpower available. Special teams should be formed to resolve the complaints of polluted water in a timely manner. These teams should be made available zone-wise. So that action can be taken without delay after receiving the complaints. If additional manpower is required for this, the department should request it. Accordingly, the manpower will be made available on priority basis. It is necessary to maintain regular contact with each other for the major sub-departments of the Water Engineering Department of Mumbai Municipal Corporation, namely, water supply, construction, planning and maintenance. Also, in this regard, the sub-departments of the Water Engineering Department should maintain regular contact with each other. The Water Engineer should ensure this and take necessary precautions in this regard. If there are difficulties in completing the water supply projects within the stipulated time, the engineers should be provided with cooperation and assistance from senior officers as required. Apart from this, if anyone is doing deliberate negligence, then everyone should take notice that action will be taken against the concerned along with determining the responsibility in this regard. Bangar also mentioned this during today’s meeting. While instructing the senior officers present during this meeting of the Water Engineering Department, Mr. Bangar said that soon a ward-level review of water supply planning will be conducted. In this context, the Assistant Engineers (Water Works) of each department should review the work done in their respective work areas and their work areas and give a presentation about it during the review meeting. Road development and other works are being carried out on a large scale by the Municipal Corporation and other authorities in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Due to these works, water supply channels have had to be shifted to other places in some places, while in some places the water channels may be damaged. This may cause temporary disruption in the water supply of the concerned area. If such a situation arises, the water channels in the area should be repaired immediately or new water channels should be laid as per the requirement. While carrying out all these tasks, the various sub-divisions of the Water Engineering Department as well as the Municipal Corporation and various departments of the Municipal Corporation should be closely coordinated.

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PM Modi speaking Hindi globally fills us with pride: CM Fadnavis

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Navi Mumbai, Sep 14: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to Indian languages, stating that hearing the Prime Minister speak Hindi on global platforms fills the nation with pride.

He was speaking at the Hindi Diwas celebration and the 6th All India Official Language Conference organised in Navi Mumbai, an event attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Addressing the gathering, CM Fadnavis apologised for his late arrival before highlighting the significance of hosting the national convention in Maharashtra. He noted that while such conferences were once mere formalities, Home Minister Amit Shah spearheaded the effort to rotate them across different states.

Reflecting on language policy history, Fadnavis pointed out that Hindi was widely used for official work during the British era before both Hindi and English were designated as official languages in 1963. He stated that since PM Modi assumed office, mother tongues and official regional languages have received unprecedented respect across the country.

“You must learn your mother tongue, and the New Education Policy (NEP) ensures this by promoting education in local languages alongside additional Indian languages,” CM Fadnavis said.

Recalling history, he noted that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, then an opposition leader, was among the first to address the United Nations in Hindi. He added that writer Munshi Premchand played a pivotal role in making conversational Hindi acceptable for official work.

Addressing the conference, Home Minister Amit Shah emphasised the importance of regional languages, asserting that Marathi deserves deep respect. He highlighted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration granted classical language status to Marathi.

HM Shah praised Maharashtra’s diversity, describing it as the most multilingual state in India.

Quoting freedom fighter and social reformer Vinoba Bhave, he noted, “If I had not used Hindi, I could not have reached every village in Kashmir, Assam, and Kerala with the revolutionary message of Bhoodan and Gramdan. It was the official language that enabled me to communicate with people across the nation.”

Reiterating the central government’s focus on language preservation through the New Education Policy, the Home Minister emphasised that foundational learning in one’s mother tongue is essential for a child’s holistic growth.

Describing Maharashtra as the land of Veer Savarkar, he emphasised that Savarkar was not only a freedom fighter and social reformer but also one of the most learned linguists of his time. He built upon Lokmanya Tilak’s call for the purification of the Marathi language and coined numerous words that were previously absent in Indian languages—words that found natural acceptance in Marathi and other national languages.

HM Shah added that the Ministry of Home Affairs honoured Savarkar’s linguistic legacy in Hindi through the ‘Shabd Sindhu’ initiative.

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Mumbai Crime Branch Major Crackdown: Two Arrested for Illegal Drug Sale, 12.81 Kg of Drugs Seized

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In a major operation, the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested two drug peddlers found selling Nitrazepam tablets. Acting on a tip-off received by Unit 6 on September 9, a Crime Branch team laid a trap and apprehended the two accused near the Trombay Transport Office—located on the southbound service road of the Panvel-Sion Highway in Trombay, Mumbai. Authorities seized 21,000 Nitrazepam tablets—weighing a total of 12.81 kg and valued at ₹64,05,000—which the accused were intending to sell illegally for recreational use. The arrested individuals have prior cases registered against them under the NDPS Act; specifically, a case has been registered against both under Sections 8(c), 22(c), and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985. The arrested men are aged 44 (resident of Shivaji Nagar, Govandi, Mumbai) and 50 (resident of Kausa, Mumbra, Thane district).

This operation was carried out by a team from Unit 6 under the guidance of Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Anil Kumbhare, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Krishnakant Upadhyay, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Detection) Datta Nawathe, and Assistant Commissioner of Police (D-East) Dharmapal Bansode. The team comprised Police Inspector Bharat Ghonge (In-charge, Unit 6), Police Inspector Sushant Sawant, Woman Sub-Inspector Chaudhary, Woman Sub-Inspector Mashire, Police Sub-Inspector Desai, Police Havaldars Wankhede, Khedkar, Bhalerao, and Chamgar, Police Constables Panchal, Shaikh, Bodhare, and Sasane, and Woman Police Constable Khotod.

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Home Minister Amit Shah to inaugurate Hindi Diwas 2026 in Mumbai today

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Mumbai, Sep 14: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address the inaugural session of Hindi Diwas 2026 and the sixth All India Official Language Conference in Mumbai on Monday.

Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision, the event will highlight the vibrant relationship of Hindi with Maharashtra’s rich linguistic, cultural, and literary traditions, the official said in a statement.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, several Members of Parliament, distinguished guests from various fields, scholars, litterateurs, educationists, and senior officials from various departments and Ministries of the Central government will also be present on this occasion.

The Department of Official Language of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been organising All India Official Language Conferences every year since 2021.

During the inaugural session of the two-day programme, the ‘Rajbhasha Gaurav’ and ‘Rajbhasha Kirti’ Awards for the year 2025–26 will be presented by the Union Home Minister, the official statement said.

The institutions and individuals who have undertaken outstanding work and made noteworthy contributions in the field of Official Language will be honoured with these awards, it added.

Several important books and publications will also be launched during the inaugural session and other sessions. These include a special commemorative issue of the Department of Official Language’s journal ‘Rajbhasha Bharati’, centred on the National Song ‘Vande Mataram’; ‘Bharatiya Gyan Tantra: Srot aur Swaroop’; ‘Shiv Anadi Hain, Anant Hain’; and ‘Andheron Se Ujalon Tak’, a compilation of writings by prison inmates.

A special attraction of this year’s conference will be a special discussion session centred on the National Song ‘Vande Mataram’.

Joydeep Chattopadhyay will also have a special presence at the programme. He is a fifth-generation descendant of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the author of ‘Vande Mataram’.

A special session will also be organised at the Conference on the role of Town Official Language Implementation Committees (TOLICs/NARAKAS).

NARAKAS is a strong and empowered unit that takes forward the implementation of Official Language Hindi at the grassroots level.

A special exhibition is also being organised at the conference venue, in which stalls will be put up by various institutions, organisations, banks and ministries, the statement said.

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