Important policies like the ones to allow 24/7 night life, ban glass façade buildings, criminalise water wastage, protect mangroves have not been implemented.With the new government in place, the BMC wants 169 proposals - some of them pending with the state for over five years - to be approved immediately.Every year, the BMC sends Notices of Motions, passed by the civic General Body to the government because it concerns state departments. The massive delay has made many of the proposals redundant. However, some of them still hold tremendous significance to the city.In the last five years, the government has responded to just one of BMC’s proposal. In August 2013, the BMC had sent a proposal to the state government proposing that sanctions to develop recreation grounds and play grounds on land in MHADA layouts should not be given until the said land’s property card is not transferred in the BMC’s favour. The state government responded to the proposal by sending its own report on the issue to the BMC almost a year later in June 2014.Some pending proposals will make 24x7 eateries and better street lights a reality while others will allow housing societies with irregularities to get OC in lieu of a penalty and enable one smart card for commuting across all kinds of public transport. Yet another seeks to ban glass façade high-rises, due to fire safety concerns, which is pending since 2010. There is one on enforcing a complete ban on monosodium glutamate commonly known as Aji no Moto.“The government must fast-track certain proposals that are pending with it,” said Colaba corporator Makrand Narvekar, whose proposal was endorsed by the Shiv Sena and turned into a poll plank. “The night life proposal can change the way the city runs. It is the need of the hour. If the government is not interested in the proposal then it must reject it and point out the changes it wants in the proposal. But it must not keep in pending forever.”“The state government must respond to the proposals,” said former Mayor Sunil Prabhu. “Since I am member of both the houses, I will ask the CM to spare time and clear these. During my tenure I made sure that the proposals were sent to the state government at the earliest without any delay. The current mayor should also do the same.”Mayor Snehal Ambekar said she will follow up the issue with the state government and ask the BMC departments to check the status of the pending NMs. “We will discuss this in the next group leaders’ meeting and decide on sending a formal reminder to the state government.”Some of the other pending proposals are to make provisions to initiate criminal proceedings against those who waste water; provide financial assistance to surrogate mothers from economically weaker sections; declare mangroves as national heritage; complete ban on all guthka and tobacco products.RTI activist Anil Galgali who had filed an RTI query in this regard said, “The city and its people are suffering because of the red-tape in the government. The BMC’s Municipal Secretary’s department must do a through follow up with the government and take up the pending NMs on top priority,” Galgali said.