Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

July 8, 2026 12:15 PM

Mumbai: Tulsi Lake starts overflowing amid incessant rain; joins Vihar Lake as total water levels in seven lakes continue to rise

Following a period of heavy rainfall across the city and its catchment areas, Tulsi Lake, the smallest of the seven lakes supplying water to Mumbai, also began overflowing on Tuesday night, following Vihar Lake, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced on Wednesday. Earlier the same evening, Vihar Lake had also started overflowing at 9:00 PM. Both Tulsi and Vihar are the only two lakes located within the BMC limits. According to the BMC's Water Engineering Department, the current...

February 11, 2026 2:35 PM

Ritu Tawde elected unopposed as Mumbai Mayor, Sanjay Ghadi as Deputy Mayor

BJP corporator Ritu Tawde and Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) corporator Sanjay Ghadi were on Wednesday elected unopposed as the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), respectively. The Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and other opposition parties did not field their candidates, paving the way for unanimous election. The development brings to an end nearly four years of administrator rule in the civic body and signals a significant shift in Mumbai’s political landscape. ...

January 15, 2026 9:14 AM

Maharashtra Civic Polls: Voting Underway for 29 Municipal Corporations Including BMC

Voting for elections to 29 civic bodies, including the high-profile Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), is being held on Thursday across Maharashtra under tight security arrangements. As the state goes to the polls, attention is centred on Mumbai, where the BJP-led MahaYuti is locked in a closely fought contest with the reunited Thackeray cousins, Raj and Uddhav, for control of the country’s richest civic body. Polling is being held for a total of 2,869 seats across 893 wards. As many ...