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Pratip Acharya
Pratip Acharya is a journalist based in Mumbai and he reports and writes on urban governance, civic affairs, city politics and environment for the Indian Express (IE). Pratip started his career with the Times of India at Kolkata in 2014, following which, he relocated to Mumbai in 2016 and since then, he has worked with the English dailies, The Free Press Journal and Hindustan Times before joining IE. Some of the major assignments that Pratip has covered so far include, the Loksabha elections of 2014 and 2019, the West Bengal assembly elections of 2016, the Maharashtra assembly elections in 2019. Besides this, Pratip has done ground reporting during the covid-19, since the breakout of the pandemic in 2020
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The desilting of Mithi river was supposed to be completed by May 31. Following the early onset of monsoon, the deadline was revised to June 7
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Fri, Jun 20, 2025
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Pumps with IoT sensors: How BMC is planning to tackle waterlogging in MumbaiSubscriber Only
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According to civic officials, it was the non-functionality of a majority of dewatering pumps that led to waterlogging and flooding in Mumbai on May 26.
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BMC's data shows that on June 18 last year, Mumbai's water stock stood at 5.35 per cent, and on the same date in 2023, the stock stood at 8.23 per cent.
Wed, Jun 18, 2025
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June 17, 2025 14:44 IST
With four vehicular lanes, the new Carnac Bridge is expected to decongest South Mumbai roads significantly.
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June 17, 2025 00:41 IST
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Orange alert issued for Mumbai as monsoon makes a comebackSubscriber Only
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Mumbai to generate additional 7,200 MLD of water by recycling overflowing water from Tulsi and Vihar lakesSubscriber Only
June 15, 2025 20:19 IST
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Sun, Jun 15, 2025
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June 14, 2025 15:54 IST
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