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Mumbai News: BMC to Spend ₹132 Cr on Fixing Potholes

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Mumbai: As monsoon is just around the corner, the BMC has approved 17 proposals, worth Rs132 crore, to fix potholes of the city and suburbs. Few months ago, the civic body had allocated Rs50 lakh to each of the 24 administrative wards for the same purpose.

Needless to say that every year, the BMC faces severe criticism for poor roads. Hence, it’s continuously taking several measures to improve roads as well as its image. One such prominent step includes taking over the Eastern and Western Express Highways from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority for repairs. The BMC will shell out Rs140 crore and Rs90 crore, respectively, for patching both the highways. 

Cold mix technology used until now

Until recently, the civic body was using cold mix technology for fixing potholes, but it turned out to be ineffective as the roads were damaged in heavy spells of rain. The BMC then switched to reactive asphalt and rapid hardening concrete methods for patching road craters. 

According to the proposals, potholes in the city will be fixed with the reactive asphalt technique while rapid hardening concrete way will be used in suburbs. 

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Reactive asphalt method to be used in:

Santacruz

Bandra

Kurla

Chembur

Ghatkopar

Rapid hardening concrete way for areas in:

Andheri

Goregaon

Borivali

Dahisar

Malad 

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Two arrested, three dead in Dahisar bloody clash

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Mumbai: Three people died in a bloody clash in Mumbai’s Dahisar MSP Ganpat Patil Nagar. Due to an old enmity, a bloody clash took place between the Gupta and Sheikh families last night in which 4 people were seriously injured and three died. In this case, the police have claimed to have arrested two people on charges of murder. Last night at 4:30 pm, the Gupta family of the Sheikh family attacked them with a sharp knife at their coconut stall. Due to this attack, Ram Lal Gupta senior and Arvind Gupta succumbed to their injuries and died on the spot. This bloody incident created a sensation in the area while Haroon Sheikh of the Sheikh family also died. After this clash, a case of cross murder has been registered against both the families. In this case, two people from both the families were also injured. In this case, a minor from the Sheikh family has been arrested and presented in the children’s home.

DCP Anand Bhuite said that this matter was about an old grudge and there was a clash between the two families in 2022 and a case has also been registered in this matter. He said that a total of three people have died in this matter. The police have registered a case in this matter and further investigation is underway. He said that after the murder, additional arrangements have been deployed to maintain law and order in the area. He said that a member of the Gupta family has also been arrested and the police are investigating this matter. The DCP said that a member of the Sheikh family was also killed in 2022. Communal elements had started trying on social media to give this murder a Hindu-Muslim color, but the police have made it clear in the investigation that this is an outgrowth of an old grudge and there was no personal enmity in it. The DCP said that after this murder, there is definitely tension in the area, but law and order is maintained and the police have also increased patrols. In addition, arrangements have also been deployed.

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Wanted accused in attempted murder of VB Nagar, Kurla, arrested from Jangal police station

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Mumbai: Mumbai’s Kurla Vinoba bhave Nagar police station has claimed to have arrested two criminal goons from a forest in a police station adjoining Mumbai. On May 13, at 11:30 pm, the complainant was returning home after giving money to a rickshaw puller when criminal goons Dutta Mangesh Patil called as Sheru and Mahesh Krishna Maharana called as Panda pushed and abused the complainant on the way. When his brother-in-law and father tried to end the dispute, Sheru slapped the brother-in-law and Panda attempted to murder the complainant’s father by attacking him. In this case, the police have registered a case under various sections including attempt to murder.

In this case, two teams were formed on the instructions of DCP Ganesh Gawde of Zone 5 and a search was started for the two absconding accused. The team was informed that the two accused were in the forest of the police station. Here, the police arrested the accused Dutta Mangesh Patil alias Sheru, 30, and Manish Sanatan Sahu called as Chintu, 24. Several cases have also been registered against these accused. This operation was carried out under the leadership of Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, Joint Police Commissioner Satyanarayan Chaudhary and DCP Ganesh Gawde. Senior Inspector Ravinder Sirsagar said that several cases have been registered against the accused. The police have arrested them after searching for the absconding accused. These two accused had also tried to create terror in the area.

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Mumbai Police crackdown on drug peddler gang, arrests drug peddlers from Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, drugs worth over Rs 13 crore seized

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Mumbai: The Anti-Narcotics Cell and Anti-Terrorism Squad (ANTS) of the Mumbai RCF police station conducted a joint operation and arrested a drug peddler from RCF. During his search, the police recovered 45 grams of MD from his possession. The RCF police arrested him and registered a case under the NDPS Act against him. After that, the Mumbai police investigated and the drug peddlers were exposed. The police arrested five accused from Navi Mumbai and Mumbai and seized 6 kg of MD from their possession, the total value of which is said to be Rs 13.37 crore. This was a big drug racket that the police exposed and now the accused are being interrogated to find out how many more people they were in contact with and from where the drugs are brought to Mumbai. This operation was carried out on the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Devin Bharti, Joint Police Commissioner Satyanarayan Chaudhary and DCP Nunath Dhole. Mumbai Police has intensified its operation against drug peddlers.

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