Mumbai News Live Updates Today: Meanwhile, water taxi service between Belapur and gateway of India was launched by state Shipping Minister Dadaji Bhuse today.
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Meanwhile, days after the Mumbai Port Trust gave its nod for the new water taxi service in Navi Mumbai, state Shipping Minister Dadaji Bhuse Tuesday inaugurated the service between Belapur and Gateway of India. The vessel ‘NAYAN XI’, operated by Nayantara Shipping Pvt Ltd, is the only service on this route.
In other news, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Tuesday nominated local party leader Nana Kate as the party candidate for the Chinchwad Assembly seat in Maharashtra. The decision comes after party leader Ajit Pawar held a closed-door meeting with other leaders at a hotel in the Ravet area of Pimpri-Chinchwad on Monday. Today is the last day of filing nominations for the bypolls which is set to be held on February 26 this year.
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Mumbai News Live Updates: Water taxi service from Belapur to Gateway of India launched today; NCP announces candidate for Chinchwad assembly polls and more. Follow this space for the latest updates from Mumbai.
The rent-a-bicycle service along Mumbai Metro Line 2A & 7 stations is witnessing an uptake in service, according to Shreyansh Shah, associate director from MYBYK, a private bicycle service provider which has collaborated with Mumbai Metropolitian Region Development Authority (MMRDA).
He added that the demand is more than expected and they will soon add more cycles for commuters to use. MMRDA has constructed both elevated metro lines, passing through Link Road and Western Express Highway on the east and west sides of the suburbs, stretching from Dahisar to Andheri. Read more.
The Bombay High Court on Monday granted time to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to respond to the plea by environment activist Zoru Bhathena, seeking to quash and set aside a notice issued by the civic body’s Tree Authority, inviting suggestions and objections for removing 177 trees at Aarey.
In his plea, Bhathena said the January 12 notice was “in breach of a Supreme Court order”. Read here.
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First published on: 07-02-2023 at 10:45 IST
