The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has imposed a combined ₹6-crore penalty on the contractor and general consultant following the deaths of two workers at the under-construction Bhakti Park station of Metro Line 4 in Wadala. The action was taken after an iron staging structure, being used as scaffolding,
The Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) has completed hearings involving developers of 95 redevelopment projects that were placed on hold over a dispute concerning additional Floor Space Index (FSI). Several developers have requested more time to submit further representations, while authorities are awaiting the state government’s opinion on issuing Occupancy Certificates
The N.M. Joshi Marg BDD Chawl redevelopment project in Mumbai has moved closer to completion, with occupancy certificates issued for two rehabilitation buildings containing 342 homes. The Mumbai Board of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) is now preparing to hand over the flats to eligible residents. Officials
The long-awaited four-laning of the 355-km Mumbai-Goa highway in Maharashtra has seen its estimated cost rise sharply to Rs 16,909.22 crore, nearly 48% above the original sanctioned amount, according to information obtained through the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Data secured by RTI activist Jeetendra Ghadge from the Union Ministry
The Matunga-Dharavi foot overbridge (FOB) linking Dharavi with Sion has remained in use despite plans to shut it ahead of the Ganpati festival after a structural audit found the bridge to be unsafe. Residents of Dharavi staged protests near the FOB on Wednesday and Thursday, with political leaders from different
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has invited bids for constructing 15 “aspirational” pay-and-use public toilet blocks at busy locations across Mumbai’s western suburbs, with the civic body estimating the project cost at Rs 13.63 crore. According to a tender notice issued on September 16, the selected contractor will have 18
The Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (MahaREAT) has issued a significant order in the RA Residences project in Dadar East, directing the promoters to pay a penalty equivalent to 2% of the project cost and complete several obligations towards the housing society. The ruling follows a dispute over changes made
Sanjay Nayar, founder of Sorin Investment Fund and former chief executive officer of KKR India, has purchased a luxury apartment on Carmichael Road in South Mumbai for Rs 90 crore, according to property registration records. The transaction involves a 4,537.29 sq. ft. apartment on the first floor of Kamal Mahal,
A group of 129 architects has asked the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to reconsider the proposed pod taxi system in the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), citing concerns over its projected cost, passenger capacity and environmental impact. The Mumbai Architects Collective recently wrote to metropolitan commissioner Sanjay Mukherjee, describing the
The reconstruction of the Sion railway bridge has entered its final phase, with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) directing officials to complete the remaining work and make the bridge operational by October 15, 2026. Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects) Abhijit Bangar recently inspected the site to review progress and instructed the
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