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Solid waste management in Mumbai is among the top priorities of senior bureaucrat Praveen Pardeshi who took charge as the BMC chief on Monday. Handling solid waste has been one of the biggest challenges for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Asked if an exemption to societies will further affect this crucial revenue source, Pardeshi cited the example of New York. He said the US city receives more income from traffic charges than property tax. Spelling out his vision for the metropolis, which generates over 7,000 tonnes of solid waste daily, the civic commissioner said housing societies segregating the discarded material at their end will get relief in property tax..