How To Deal With The BMC with Advocate Trivankumar S. Karnani | Saving Mumbai | IndiaSpend

On this episode of Saving Mumbai, Author and Podcast host Anupam Gupta talks to Adv Trivankumar S. Karnani, Criminal Litigation Lawyer and Public Policy expert. They talk about the organisation he founded, the MNCDF (Mumbai North Central District Forum), the BMC in Mumbai, how the lack of corporators has impacted the city and much more.

ABOUT ADV. TRIVANKUMAR S KARNANI
Adv. Karnani has been practicing independently since 2016 and providing strategic legal solutions in the field of Criminal law & jurisprudence, socio–political reforms, public policy, crises management, high profile media trial cases. Possessing in-depth knowledge in resolution of public grievances he founded Mumbai North Central District Forum in 2014. As an activist from the legal fraternity he works on redressal of civic & public grievances effectively in alliance with the authorities & elected representatives, besides being a teacher to citizens for successful redressal of grievances.

(00:00) Intro
(00:50) About the MNCDF
(02:53) How civic bodies operate in Mumbai
(04:18) Why are roads being dug up
(06:30) Road quality
(07:20) The implications of not having BMC Corporators
(08:50) How does work happen without Corporators
(10:03) Procedure for raising complaints with the BMC
(15:40) What are most common complaints in Mumbai
(18:40) Combatting gangsters who harass complainants
(20:51) Message for Gen Z
(23:05) Monsoon season infra issues
(26:32) MNCDF during lockdown

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