Mira Bhayandar: From morning/evening strolls and playing /exercise to health care centres to hospitals, auditorium, community halls, libraries, study rooms, schools and even tourism hubs, citizens planning to visit these civic amenities will now be able to get the exact location of these nearby facilities along with other details at the click of a mouse.

In a first of its kind initiative, the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has introduced a link in its official website mbmc.gov.in which directs the user to a new window mybmc.in, a dedicated portal which not only shows a ward wise list of and exact satellite-based locations of civic services across the twin-city rooms but also provides details like- time-tables, capacity, special attractions, booking options, rate structure and other available facilities at the destined locations.

The service which was inaugurated by municipal commissioner- Sanjay Katkar at the main administrative building of the MBMC on Thursday also allows citizens to book water tankers on the online platform tagged with a facility to track the status of their requests. This apart from details of nearby bus stops along with walking time and details of bus routes and schedule for commuters to plan their travel.

“Citizens can not only apply and track water tanker requests on the portal, but also access the needed civic amenities located in their vicinity in a convenient way. The amenities and connected details are being gradually updated and the portal will be fully operational soon.” said Katkar.

Apart from other facilities the MBMC has four study rooms/libraries, eight urban health and wellness centres (UHWC), a general hospital, 11 public health posts, 36 municipal schools, 88 gardens, 15 playgrounds, 12 function halls and one auditorium in the twin-city. Citizens also have an option to register their feedback on the portal.

About the Water Tanker Plan.

While Rs 1000 is charged per tanker from the end user, the private operator gets around Rs 600 per trip. Slum dwellers and those sans water connections are charged Rs 500 per tanker, religious places and adivasi (tribal) hamlets get free water tankers in accordance to a resolution passed by the erstwhile general body of the MBMC.

To curb pilferage and ensure better transparency in its distribution system, the MBMC has also decided to link water tanker bills with data generated by the Global Positioning System (GPS) devices installed in the privately hired carriers.