12,000 properties were registered in Mumbai City in May, a 22 percent yearly increase
Strong housing demand drove a 22% increase in property registrations to 12,000 units in the Mumbai municipal area in May, according to real estate consultant Knight Frank. Knight Frank India stated that Mumbai city (which is under BMC authority) had almost 12,000 property registrations this month compared to 9,823 units in May of last year, […]
Due to engineering work at the Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Central Railway has announced a brief suspension of trains
A brief suspension of train services was announced by the Central Railway on Friday, May 31, in response to ongoing engineering work at the Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) Station and Yard. Numerous trains’ schedules and itineraries will be impacted by this development, leading to partial cancellations and modifications to the origination points. According […]
MMRDA Sets Up A 24-Hour Control Room For The Next Monsoon Season
For the impending monsoon season, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has set up a Control Room. The Control Room will be open from June 1, 2024, until September 30, 2024, twenty-four hours a day. The Control Room seeks to reduce any annoyance resulting from a variety of sources, including potholes, waterlogging, accidents, tree […]
MMRDA’s readiness for the monsoon: 300 engineers and labourers to provide security at Metro locations
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has sent 300 engineers and staff to Metro installations in preparation for the impending monsoon in order to maintain security. To respond quickly to any catastrophe, it has formed 19 emergency response teams, each with 10 personnel and an engineer. Furthermore, eighteen emergency centers, seventeen ambulances, and maintenance […]
Builders are advised by BMC to make construction sites monsoon-safe
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)’s building projects department has written to all developers, reminding them to take all essential precautions at their construction sites to prevent any disasters or disease outbreaks as the monsoon approaches. The circular was emailed online to developers and their apex body, the Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry, as well as […]
Due to the local trains are running late, BEST, ST will operate additional buses
In order to minimise disruption to commuters during the proposed railway block from 12:30 am on May 31 to 3:30 pm on June 2 for work on the extension of the platform at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), the State Transport and the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking will provide additional bus […]
With a major event, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority celebrates its 35 years of excellence
On Wednesday, May 29, 2024, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), the country’s first 100% landlord and leading container port, celebrated 35 years of operational success with a lavish ceremony. With the theme “Port of Prosperity,” the celebration honoured JNPA’s outstanding accomplishments and expansion while acknowledging its crucial role in India’s maritime sector. India’s port operations […]
The opposition blames the government of election ploy before of the Vidhan Sabha polls for the delayed opening of the Mumbai Coastal Road
The much-discussed and much anticipated Mumbai Coastal Road Project has faced yet another delay as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has revealed an updated schedule for the road’s full opening. Travellers will have to wait until October 2024 to complete the journey from Marine Drive to Worli, even though a section of the northbound lane […]
Mumbai is expected to see another vertical boom this decade, with a projected 30% increase in high rise buildings
Mumbai, a land-poor metropolis, has the most skyscrapers in the nation since it has few options for infrastructural expansion. In India, the city is a leader in the expansion of vertical real estate. A recent analysis by real estate consulting firm Anarock predicts that over the next six years, through 2030, the number of towers […]
Pre-monsoon survey: MHADA sends eviction notices and labels 20 abandoned buildings as ‘dangerous’
The MHADA unit Mumbai Buildings Repairs and Reconstruction Board (MBRRB) has finished its yearly pre-monsoon survey of the city’s ancient and decaying buildings. After that, the MBRRB categorised 20 buildings as risky; four of the buildings were also deemed dangerous the previous year. Properties that have been ceased are ones where the renters have paid […]