Mumbai: Six booked for Chhota Rajan poster at Kabaddi event
Mumbai, Jan 14: Six persons were booked for allegedly putting up a poster of jailed gangster Chhota Rajan at a kabaddi event in the north Mumbai suburb of Malad, a police official said on Saturday.
The six persons, including a man and his son, have been booked under provisions related to defacement and were let off after questioning, Deputy Commissioner of Police Smita Patil told PTI.
"However, we are inquiring into the fund collection carried out by the NGO that had allegedly put up the birthday greeting poster. We will take action if we get more details. The poster was removed as it did not have civic permission," the DCP said.
The tournament, which started during the day, will conclude on Sunday.
Rajan, lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail since his deportation from Bali in Indonesia in 2015, is facing trial in several cases. He has been convicted in the journalist J Dey murder case.
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Bengaluru: Asia’s largest AI-based water command centre set to launch
Bengaluru: The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is set to launch one of Asia’s largest AI-powered command centres to monitor water supply and sewage systems in real time, aiming to reduce leaks and improve efficiency, The Indian Express reported.
The Integrated Intelligent Water and Sewerage Management Centre, located at Shimsha Bhavan in Jayanagar, will use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to track, analyse and manage the city’s water network.
In addition to drinking water systems, all sewage treatment plants in the city are connected to the SCADA platform. The system checks if it adheres to National Green Tribunal (NGT) standards and tracks biogas generation from these facilities.
BWSSB Chairman Ram Prasath Manohar said the system will oversee the 775 MLD Cauvery Stage 5 water supply, which serves nearly 110 villages, while also integrating Bengaluru’s broader water distribution and wastewater systems.
A major feature of the system is its use of AI to estimate water demand across different parts of the city. The platform will also detect leakages in pipelines instantly, helping reduce water losses, often referred to as Unaccounted-for Water (UFW) or Non-Revenue Water (NRW). Officers say this will be a key step towards creating a digital replica of Bengaluru’s entire water network.
Bengaluru loses about 28 per cent of its water supply either to leakage or theft.
SCADA has been developed with the financial assistance of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The facility is located at Shimsha Bhavan in Jayanagar and is expected to be inaugurated soon by Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.
BWSSB says the initiative reflects a shift towards a data-driven administration in urban water management. The centre is expected to improve transparency, improve efficiency, and strengthen service delivery in a city that has a continuously growing water demand and infrastructure challenges.
Describing the project as a milestone, Manohar said, “The SCADA centre would bring a new phase in how Bengaluru manages its water and wastewater systems, combining scale with advanced technology.”
