A day after the BMC presented its budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year, its announcement of strengthening the disaster management cell has found favour with citizen groups, reported the Indian Express.

The BMC's new initiative of launching an interactive web portal Mumbai Voice to facilitate better disaster management has been applauded. "The civic body's decision to include citizens for better disaster management is a heartening step. Any development can only work successfully if there is citizen's involvement with the authorities," said Neera Punj, convenor, Citispace citizen group told the paper.