The estimated cost of repairing and maintaining the Gundavali Road Bridge at Andheri East on Mumbai’s Western Express Highway has increased from Rs 114 crore to Rs 130.36 crore, following additional technical requirements and consultancy inputs. The bridge, located on the Western Express Highway, was originally under the Maharashtra State
Mumbai’s proposed Rs 6,066-crore Water Metro is expected to face operating conditions significantly different from those encountered by Kochi’s water-based transit network. The 340-km Maharashtra project will span tidal creeks, harbour waters, rivers and potentially open-sea stretches, requiring detailed assessments before services begin. The proposed network includes 33 routes, 44
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has reached a key construction milestone on the 13.9-km Elevated Eastern Freeway Extension (EFE), beginning the installation of precast segments above the operational Eastern Express Highway. The first segment, weighing more than 90 tonnes, was erected at Pier P78 near Bhandup Pumping Station
The Union government has moved the Bombay High Court against the reconstruction of Vrindavan Co-Op Housing Society on Sasmira Road in Mumbai’s Worli, alleging that the project received approval from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) despite objections from the Navy. The redevelopment site is situated around 100 metres from INS
The proposed 400 million litres per day (MLD) desalination plant at Manori has triggered opposition from local fishing communities and Koli organisations, who have raised concerns about its potential impact on coastal ecology and traditional livelihoods. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to develop the facility as part of efforts
A citizens’ group has urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani to prioritise a large native coastal forest over visitor-oriented attractions in the planned 130-acre green development along Mumbai’s Coastal Road. The appeal comes days after Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) appointed New York-based landscape architecture
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed relaxing building-height restrictions on narrow roads, potentially allowing high-rise redevelopment on plots accessed by roads less than nine metres wide across Mumbai. The civic body’s Improvements Committee has approved an amendment to the Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR) 2034. The proposal would
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has sanctioned Rs 3.64 crore for two unmanned electric boats to remove floating garbage from the waters surrounding Sassoon Dock and Jamshedji Port in south Mumbai. The remotely operated vessels will mechanically collect plastic, debris and other floating waste, forming part of the civic body’s
The long-awaited super-speciality expansion of Mumbai’s Sir JJ Hospital remains stalled nearly three years after its planned completion, with unfinished construction, pending statutory clearances and uncertainty over staffing delaying the facility’s operational launch. The project, whose foundation stone was laid in 2017, was originally scheduled to become functional by December
A spittoon installed at Mumbai’s Gundavli Metro station has triggered an online debate over paan consumption, commuter behaviour and cleanliness across the city’s Metro network. The receptacle, located at a station on the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s Metro network, has received mixed reactions from citizens. While some commuters believe
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