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Mumbai: Major Fire Breaks Out At Times Tower In Lower Parel, 9 Fire Engines At Spot; Visuals Surface

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Mumbai: Major Fire Breaks Out At Times Tower In Lower Parel, 9 Fire Engines At Spot

Mumbai: A major fire broke out at the Times Tower building in the Kamala Mills area of Lower Parel West, Mumbai on Friday. According to initial reports, nine fire tenders were sent to the scene.

The basement plus 14-storey glass facade building is a commercial establishment. Currently, a firefighting operation is underway. No injuries reported till now, confirmed the fire officials. 

As per information received from the BMC’s Disaster Management Cell the fire started from ground floor and has spread across the 5th, 6th and 7th floor of the building. Officials of Mumbai fire brigade along with local police and staff of ward office has rushed to spot. Five fire engines, 7 jumbo tankers and ambulance deployed are also on the site.

Efforts Taken By Firemen To Break Doors

As per fire officials,”Fire is confined in electric duct from 3rd to 7th floor from back side of the building. The firemen used chisel hammer to break the locks of the doors of the second floor offices up to the 14th floor. Fire extinguishing work is in progress. 

Visuals of the fire incident have surfaced on the internet showing the Times Tower burning on one side. Massive flames and black smoke can be seen billowing from the building.

About 2017 Kamala Mills Fire

On December 29, 2017, at around 12:30 am, a fire broke out at the 1Above restaurant and quickly spread to Mojo’s Bistro in the Kamala Mills compound, resulting in the tragic deaths of 14 people and injuries to several others.

Following the incident, 14 individuals were booked by the Mumbai Police, including the owners of both restaurants, their staff, officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), and the mill owners, for their alleged roles in the fire.

However, on November 10, 2020, the Mumbai sessions court discharged Ramesh Gowani and Ravi Bhandari, the owners of the Kamala Mills compound, from the case.

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Attention! TMC Announces No Water Supply In Kalwa, Mumbra And Diva For 24 Hrs On February 7 Due To Repair Works

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Thane: Thane will face the water cut issue on Friday, February 7, according to the Municipal Corporation. The corporation announced via X (formerly Twitter) that there will be no water supply in Kalwa, Mumbra and Diva on Friday (February 7). People living in these areas are advised to prepare themselves and make arrangements accordingly.

TMC said in a tweet, “Urgent maintenance and repair work will be carried out on the Barvi gravity pipeline of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation’s water supply project from Katai Naka to Mukund. As a result, the water supply will be shut off for 24 hours in the Kalwa, Diva, and Mumbra areas of the Thane Municipal Corporation area from 12:00 AM on Thursday, February 6, 2025, to 12:00 AM on Friday, February 7, 2025. After the repair work is completed, water supply will be at low pressure for the next few hours.”

Therefore, the Thane Municipal Corporation has appealed to the citizens to store enough water during this period and use water sparingly. water cut on Friday due to maintenance of the pipeline. According to the Tweet by TMC

Recent Water cut in Mumbai

In the western suburbs of Mumbai, places like Bandra, Kurla, and Andheri are facing a 30-hour water cut that begins today. Particularly affected areas are SEEPZ MIDC, LBS Road, Bandra Terminus, International Airport Road Civic wards like S (Bhandup), L (Kurla), K East (Andheri East), H East (Bandra East), and G North (Sion, Matunga) will face water cut.

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Your Car Is Here? BMC Proposes Parking App For Mumbaikar To Ease Congestion

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Mumbai: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is representing the parking app to track your car and to book a parking space in Mumbai. In the video of Budget 2025 posted on X (formerly Twitter) shared details about the App.

The civic body said, “Parking app to set up for booking vehicle slots in advance and online payment.”

How parking app will work?

Parking app can help Mumbaikars take the slot of parking space and track it online. In the budget for 2025-26, BMC has mentioned multiple city developments. Apart from the parking app, BMC also showed the multilevel parking structure in a video on X.

Top 4 Advantages of the Parking App

Optimised parking: Using a parking app on your phone will help you track your vehicle and park more efficiently, and assist you in booking slots from your home.

Reduced traffic: Since most cars are parked on the road and take up space, the parking app will assist in reducing traffic in the city and make your daily journey easier.

Time management: As the parking app is accessible via phone, you may schedule your car service from wherever you are in the city, and it offers an authorized guarantee.

Safety and Independent Parking Space: Because you have reserved a spot, the parking app grants you an independent parking space, making you the only person using the designated parking spot. It also offers the significant benefit of increased vehicle safety while parking and in-system parking.

About Multilevel Robotic Car Parking

The civic body also posted on X about the Multilevel Robotic Car Parking in Mumbai, mentioning: ”Work orders have been issued for 194 capacity multilevel Car parking near Apsara Pen Shop, Flora Fountain (Hutatma Chowk) in A Ward. Also, tender process for 640 Four Wheelers and 112 Two Wheeler space at Worli Engineering Hub in G/S ward and contractor has been appointed. In future the parking space available will be for around 834 vehicles. The budget provision for the proposed work is ₹200 crore.”

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MHADA To Construct 8 Lakh Houses In 5 Years, Says Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde

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Thane: Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) will construct eight lakh houses across the state in the next five years.

Shinde, minister for Housing & Urban Development, made the announcement at a lottery for 2,147 houses and 117 plots in the Konkan division.

The people’s trust in MHADA was increasing due to its transparent lottery system, he said, noting that more than 31,000 persons applied for 2,147 houses in the present lottery.

Shinde also stressed the importance of cluster development projects, calling them an effort to build well-planned cities within existing urban areas.

On February 9, Bhoomi Poojan or groundbreaking ceremony of several cluster projects will take place in Thane, he said.

The construction quality of MHADA houses has significantly improved over the years, Shinde noted.

The state’s new housing policy will include provisions for textile mill workers and Mumbai’s famous `dabbawalas’ (tiffin carriers), ensuring that they have access to affordable housing, Shinde said.

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