Residents of Marine Drive have urged the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to replace the area’s extensive network of overhead cables with underground ducts, citing safety, maintenance and heritage-related concerns. The Marine Drive Citizens’ Association has written to BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide, seeking a meeting to discuss what it describes as
The Maharashtra government is considering a proposal to make redevelopment of thousands of ageing buildings in the Mumbai airport funnel zone more financially viable by allowing developers to club unused Floor Space Index (FSI) with another project. Buildings located within the flight path of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA)
One of Mumbai’s older MHADA colonies, Ramkrishna Nagar in Khar West, is set to undergo cluster redevelopment after the Maharashtra government approved the appointment of a developer for the project. The decision was taken at a state Cabinet meeting on September 22, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The redevelopment
India’s first bullet train project is moving closer to passenger operations, with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw saying the first operational section of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor is targeted to open by mid-2027. The first section, between Surat and Vapi, is expected to be ready by December 2026, followed
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to introduce a standard premium framework for additional Floor Space Index (FSI) in projects involving its tenanted properties, with the proposal now awaiting approval from the civic general body. Cleared by the Improvement Committee in June, the proposal provides for a premium of
The Siddheshwar Nagar cluster redevelopment project in Thane is set to enter the construction phase, with the foundation stone ceremony scheduled in Khopat and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde set to inaugurate the project. The initiative follows the earlier redevelopment efforts at Kisan Nagar and is aimed at creating planned
The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has decided to undertake the group redevelopment of its ageing transit camp at Pratiksha Nagar in Shiv, Mumbai, bringing 95 buildings under a single redevelopment plan. The project will be implemented through the MHADA Mumbai Board, which has chosen to execute the
The Bombay High Court has ruled that residents of buildings developed under an integrated redevelopment project cannot create a separate cooperative housing society by bypassing the statutory procedure prescribed for dividing an existing society. Justice Sandeep Marne delivered the ruling while hearing a petition filed by Swa-Griha Co-operative Housing Society
The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, approved five measures on September 22, 2026, with decisions covering drought management, rehabilitation of project-affected farmers, housing redevelopment and changes to administrative and land-use arrangements. Sub-Committee for Drought Relief The government has decided to establish a Cabinet Sub-Committee for drought relief,
Traffic congestion along the Nahur-Airoli stretch of the Eastern Express Highway is expected to ease with the construction of a major cable-stayed flyover under Phase 4 of the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) project. The proposed elevated structure will measure around 1,330 metres, including 270 metres of ramps, and is designed
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