Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) is preparing to launch a ₹200-crore public issue of blue municipal bonds, aiming to mobilise funds for sustainable water-resource projects and strengthen civic infrastructure financing. The move follows a strong investor response to the corporation’s earlier bond issues and marks a step toward wider public participation, with retail investors also expected to be eligible to subscribe. What are municipal and blue bonds? Municipal bonds ar...Read More

Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has planned to introduce Dubai-style musical fountain shows at Ajwa Safari Park and a light-and-sound show at Sursagar Lake as part of its newly approved municipal budget, aiming to enhance the city’s tourism appeal and public amenities. Municipal Commissioner Arun Mahesh Babu had presented a ₹7,609-crore budget before the Standing Committee on February 3. After four days of deliberations, the committee approved an expanded budget of ₹7,6...Read More

Vadodara: As part of its vision for a healthier and more active “Sanskar Nagari,” the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has earmarked a massive ₹350 crore for the development and upgradation of sports facilities across the city. The announcement was made in the budget for the financial year 2026–27. New Sports Hubs in East and West Zones A major portion of the allocation has been dedicated to the construction of three brand-new sports complexes strategically located in the city’...Read More

Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) will shut down three key roads in the western part of the city for sewerage-related work. The closures are expected to last for at least 20 days. The civic body has undertaken major projects, including urgent repairs of a damaged manhole chamber on a main drainage line near Squirrel Circle in the Atladara-Kalali area, along with the installation of two new drainage lines in Vasna and Gotri. The service road near the Kalali bridge close to Squi...Read More

Vadodara: A Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) team conducted a major raid on Thursday, seizing 13,200 kg of expired sweets from a unit in the Khodiyar Nagar area. The action followed repeated complaints about the sale of inedible food items in the city. During a surprise inspection at Plot No. 65, Brahmanagar, officials raided a sweet manufacturing unit named Lovely Sweets, owned by Jitendra Harishankar Prasad. The inspection revealed a large stock of sweets that had crossed their expiry dat...Read More

Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has decided to close another major road in the city to vehicular traffic for an indefinite period. The stretch from Manjalpur Suncity Circle to Vishwamitri Railway Station has been shut until the completion of ongoing drainage line work. Earlier, roads connecting Vasna Jakatnaka, Bhayli, Natubhai Circle and Waghodia Junction were closed for an indefinite period due to drainage pipeline installation. With the latest closure, the Manjalpur stretc...Read More

Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has moved forward with plans to restore the historic Mandvi Gate, submitting a proposal to its standing committee seeking approval for a ₹4.96 crore renovation project. Cracks were first noticed in a column on the south-western side of the Mandvi pavilion in January 2025. Heritage activists and regular visitors flagged the damage to civic officials, and by February the cracks had widened significantly, prompting VMC to acknowledge the serious...Read More

Vadodara: In a case involving the death of Vipulsinh Mohansinh Zala, son of a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP), the Manjalpur police have registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Zala accidentally fell into an open sewer in the Manjalpur area on the night of December 26. The case has been registered against the owners and responsible staff of a private agency tasked with maintenance work. Vipulsinh’s wife, Madhaviba Vipulsinh Zala, lodged the complaint, ...Read More

Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) on Monday suspended an additional assistant engineer (AAE) over alleged negligence in connection with the death of a man who fell into an open manhole in Manjalpur on Friday night. The deceased, 43-year-old Vipulsinh Zala, a resident of Manjalpur, fell into a manhole near the Manjalpur water tank. He was rescued and taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead. Following a preliminary probe, the civic body suspended AAE Atul Bhalgamiya for p...Read More

Vadodara: A 40-year-old man died late Friday night after accidentally falling into an open sewage manhole in the Manjalpur area of the city. The manhole had reportedly been left uncovered following cleaning work at a municipal water tank, triggering public anger over alleged civic negligence. According to preliminary information, the water tank had been cleaned earlier in the day by an agency contracted by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC). As part of the cleaning activity, a sewage manh...Read More