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Richa Pinto

Mumbai

Assistant Editor at The Times of India

Assistant editor @timesofindia, @alumnixaviers, US @StateDept Alumnus, Fellow @NatPress, @ICFJ, @TEDx speaker, Always learning. Views personal.

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  • 6 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Richa Pinto

    NewsCity Newsmumbai NewsGargai dam: 2.5k villagers to be shifted, 2L trees to be affectedTrendingMumbai: Even as the State Wildlife Board's approval on Thursday marks a major milestone for the BMC's long-pending Rs 3,105 crore Gargai dam project, which is aimed at augmenting Mumbai's water supply, three more major clearances are needed before the civic body can begin floating tenders for it.

  • 6 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Richa Pinto

    Mumbai: Hours after TOI's report on how west-bound motorists would be forced to shift to a service road through a single-lane space when Andheri's CD Barfiwala flyover opens next month because it ends up in a pit, opposition parties slammed BMC and demanded a probe into the "mismanagement". The flyover is linked to Gokhale bridge, which was rebuilt after a portion of collapsed in 2018, killing two persons.

  • 6 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Richa Pinto

    Mumbai: The city on Thursday witnessed a marginal dr-op in day temperatures, but continued to grapple with muggy weather as humidity levels remained high. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned that maximum temperatures may rise again and touch 36°C on Monday and Tuesday. On Thursday, IMD Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 32.8°C, which is 0.6°C below normal, while the Colaba weather station logged 33.6°C, 0.7°C below normal.

  • 1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Richa Pinto

    TrendingMumbai: Next month when Andheri's C D Barfiwala flyover, linked to Gokhale bridge, reopens after nearly seven years, don't expect a smooth ride. It'll be a bottleneck at the west end, thanks to a pit dug up for construction of another flyover—to link JVPD— ahead. So, motorists coming from the east will have to shift to the service road through a single-lane space available between the end of the flyover and the pit to head to Juhu.

  • 1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Richa Pinto

    NewsSenior citizen injured as metal barricades fall on her at Andheri road work siteMumbai: The ongoing road concretisation work in Andheri earlier this week led to a serious injury of a senior citizen. The woman, identified as Reetu Kishore Ahuja, 66, was hospitalised after metal barricades from a road concretisation site fell on her during strong winds on Monday.

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Richa Pinto
Richa Pinto @richapintoi
11 Apr 25

Mumbai roads: Work in progress. https://t.co/2JjL8lijAy

Richa Pinto
Richa Pinto @richapintoi
11 Apr 25

No water, no work! As Mumbai Water Tanker Association is on an indefinite strike, a few offices in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) have asked employees to WFH. Food courts, clubhouses, and housing societies are feeling the heat too, says the association. #Mumbai #WaterCrisis #BKC https://t.co/wyZYVNcuYJ

Richa Pinto
Richa Pinto @richapintoi
10 Apr 25

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