Mumbai Smart News

To mark India's 75th year of independence, Indian Government has decided to provide Covid Booster doses from 15 July to 75 days. Free booster doses for 18 above citizens in all government centers across all over India. Tune in with RJ Rohini to know more!

As per the data shared by civic officials, the number of potholes reported in the past year has declined by 30%. Between April 1 and July 7, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) filled 7,211 potholes, while 10,199 potholes were reported in Mumbai during the same period last year, the data states. Tune in with RJ Rohini to know more!

Mumbai Angry with the continuing pothole menace in Mumbai, Citizen-activists, mainly from the western suburbs have started a postcard campaign with the message ‘Get Well Soon’ to grab the attention of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in the old-school way. Tune in with RJ Rohini to know more!

With each passing day, travelling in the local trains has become a task for Mumbaiites in the monsoon season. To make it convenient and bring relief for the passengers from getting wet while boarding the locals, the Central Railway has planned to put up a long-span roof at Masjid Bunder and Parel railway stations. Tune in with RJ Rohini to know more!

Following repeated requests from shopkeepers, the BMC is considering postponing the deadline for changing shop signboards to Marathi. Traders and retailer associations on Tuesday welcomed the new chief minister and requested more time, citing a shortage of signboard artists. “We are getting requests from retailer associations to give an extension for the signboard, so we are thinking over that,” said Ashish Sharma, additional municipal commissioner. Tune in with RJ Rohini to know more!

Yesterday's Heavy Rainfall in Mumbai had a great impact. Maharashtra's new CM Eknath Shinde reviewed the flood situation and asked the NDRF team to relocate people along river banks and flood lines to safer places. Tune in with RJ Rohini to know more!

Hotels, restaurants are now not allowed to add the service charge on your bill. CCPA said in its order that consumers can lodge complaint on National consumer Helpline number 1915 against the hotel/restaurants charging service charges. Tune in with RJ Rohini to know more!

With the beginning of the monsoon, Mumbaikars are breathing probably the healthiest air. On Friday, the city's air quality index (AQI) reached probably its best mark since the lockdown. Mumbai's Air Quality Index (AQI) was 10 on Friday (01 July 2022), the best ever recorded by the System of Air Quality-Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), and the country's air quality monitoring service by the ministry of earth sciences. Tune in with RJ Rohini to know more!

According to the BMC's weekly health update, dengue cases are increasing in south Mumbai and parts of the eastern suburbs. "All monsoon-related diseases are under control, but dengue cases are increasing in E ward (Reay Road and Madanpura areas) and S ward (Kannamwar Nagar and Tagore Nagar areas)," said BMC executive health officer Dr. Mangala Gomare. Tune in with RJ Rohini to know more!