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Maha govt reiterates resolve to improve transport infrastructure

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Mumbai, March 8: Maharashtra government has reiterated its resolve to further strengthen the transport infrastructure with the completion of metro railway and sea links.

According to the Economic Survey for 2024-25, nearly 5.60 lakh passengers on an average travelled per day in the 11.40 km Metro Line 1 (Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar) (11.40 km length).

On Metro Line 2A (Dahisar-D.N. Nagar) (18.6 km length) and Metro Line 7 (Andheri (E)- Dahisar (E)) (16.5 km length), nearly 1.52 lakh passengers on an average travelled per day.

Metro Line 3 (Coloba-Bandra-SEEPZ) (12.69 km length) – Phase I Aarey to BKC has been opened for traffic from October, 2024: During 2024-25, an average number of passengers travelled per day is 21,693. The second phase will be completed soon as the trial runs have been completed.

As far as Pune Metro Rail Project is concerned, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation to Swargate of Corridor I and Vanaz to Ramwadi of Corridor II) (33.28 km length)are operational and about 1.20 lakh passengers travelled per day during the current fiscal.

In the 40.02 km Nagpur Metro Rail Project, around 90,000 passengers travelled per day. On the other hand, about 13,613 passengers travelled per day in the 11.10 km Navi Mumbai Metro (CBD Belapur to Pendhar).

Moreover, the southbound traffic lane from Bandra Worli Sea Link to Princess Street flyover and the northbound traffic lane from Marine Drive to Bandra Worli Sea Link to Mumbai Coastal Road project (South) was opened to traffic from January this year. The construction of Bandra-Versova sea link is being carried out.

The government is promoting Electric Vehicles in the state. The number of battery EV registered in the state up to December 2024 was 6,44,779 against 3,39,337 up to December 2023. The total number of vehicles on road as on January 1 this year was 488 lakh (149 vehicles per km road length) as against 458 lakh (141 vehicles per km road length) on January 1 last year.

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Work on Panjrapur pumping station begins, 15% water supply cut likely in some western and eastern suburbs of the city

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Mumbai: The Hydraulic Engineering Department of Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is undertaking a major project to replace the existing 6.6 kV High Tension (HT) Control Panels at Mumbai-3A Pumping Station in Panjrapur. As a result, water supply from Panjrapur to Bhandup Water Treatment Plant will remain suspended for a period of 20 hours i.e. from 9:00 AM on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 to 5:00 AM on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. As a result, water supply may be reduced by 15% in some parts and sub-parts of the city. The Eastern Suburbs Municipal Corporation administration humbly requests the citizens to take notice of this and extend their cooperation. The project involves replacing the 6.6 kV HT Control Panels at Mumbai-3A Pumping Station in Panjrapur. Under this initiative, 10 existing old HT Control Panels will be replaced with 10 new, modern, and efficient HT Control Panels. In the first phase, 4 out of a total of 10 HT control panels will be replaced. The work is to be carried out from 9:00 AM on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 to 5:00 AM on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. In order to carry out the work safely and in an orderly manner, it is necessary to shut down the ‘Mumbai 3A Pumping Station’ for about 20 hours. As a result, water supply from Panjrapur to Bhandup Water Treatment Plant will remain suspended for this 20-hour period i.e. from 9:00 AM on July 28, 2026 to 5:00 AM on July 29, 2026. This may result in a 15% reduction in water supply across the city and water supply may be reduced in some areas. The Suburbs Municipal Corporation administration strongly appeals to the citizens to take notice of this and cooperate.

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Mumbai: Criminal arrested with a pistol and cartridges from Kala Chowki

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Mumbai: During an operation within the limits of Kala Chowki police station in Mumbai, the police have claimed to have arrested a 32-year-old criminal named Arif Mohammad Aslam Sheikh. The police have also recovered a pistol and 6 live cartridges from his possession. Mohammad Aslam Sheikh has 8 cases of assault registered against him, along with one case registered in Bandra and Sahar police stations. The accused had also been expelled from the city twice. This operation was carried out on the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Devin Bharti, Joint Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Sharma and DCP Anurag Jain.

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Conspiracy to create unrest in Cockroach Janata Party protest exposed, Maharashtra Cyber ​​operation: More than 500 accounts involved in misguidance

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Mumbai: The Maharashtra Cyber ​​Cell has exposed the conspiracy of the Cockroach Janata Party to create violence and nationwide unrest during the protests and identified 500 such handles that were active and active from outside the country. The Pakistani conspiracy has also been exposed in this. The Cyber ​​Cell has taken action in the matter of spreading false information, misinformation campaigns and malicious content on social media during the protests. In this, 500 such accounts have been identified and closed after being closed. These accounts were active in adversely affecting national security and social harmony in the country. In view of the nationwide protests related to the Cockroach Janata Party CJP, Maharashtra Cyber ​​has identified such accounts during an operation. Their data was studied and such videos that were created using AI and other methods were found in the examination of deep fake videos. This includes an attempt to spread unrest among the public and affecting national security. Anti-social elements were spreading misleading propaganda through such accounts on social media. During the monitoring, 429 accounts and objectionable content were removed from social media, along with other sources including X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, which had misleading content. About 100 accounts were also found that were posting misleading content with the help of AI. This includes more than 140 posts and profiles that were created with artificial AI. This has been confirmed by SP Ajay Kumar Bansal. He said that misleading posts and videos are still viral on social media, in which case the police are taking further action.

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