Mumbai’s MHADA Konkan Board is set to sell around 6,500 vacant homes under the Prime Minister’s Housing Scheme to the Forest Department for rehabilitating eligible encroachers from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). The Forest Department has formally conveyed its decision to purchase the vacant housing stock, following which the
Construction of the Dahisar-Bhayandar Link Road (DBLR) is progressing, with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) setting December 2028 as the target for completing the key connectivity project linking Mumbai with the Mira-Bhayandar region. Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects) Abhijit Bangar recently inspected the project site at the Bhayandar Interchange within the
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is developing a new flyover in Worli to create a more direct connection between Dr E Moses Road and Dr Annie Besant Road, with the Rs 285-crore project targeted for completion by February 2027. The proposed structure will span approximately 571 metres and measure 18.3
A long-running land dispute in Bhayander East has moved towards a possible resolution after BJP MLA Narendra Mehta agreed to give up possession of the disputed plot and surrender the construction permission associated with it. The development came days after 81-year-old Asgar Ali Vora, who has said he is a
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has sanctioned Rs 41.83 crore for a comprehensive slope-stabilisation project at Malabar Hill, aimed at reducing the risk of landslides, rockfalls and soil erosion in vulnerable sections of the hillside. The decision follows a major tree collapse in the area earlier this year, which brought
The long-awaited expansion of the Vadape-Thane section of the Old Mumbai-Nashik Highway is nearing completion, with the upgraded 23.8-km corridor expected to open to traffic around Diwali. The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has reported that more than 92% of the project has been completed. The Rs 1,182-crore project
The reconstruction of the Sion Road Overbridge (ROB) has reached a major milestone, with Central Railway completing all work related to the railway portion of the bridge. The development brings the restoration of east-west road connectivity at Sion closer to completion. The reconstructed ROB is part of the CSMT-Kurla fifth
A plot in Versova reserved for a fire station and municipal chowky under Mumbai’s Development Plan (DP) 2034 could lose its existing land-use reservation after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) initiated a proposal to modify the site’s planning designation. The proposal covers a 4,179.56 sq m plot, where the civic
Mumbai’s Metro Line 3, or Aqua Line, has come under scrutiny from urban planners and cycling advocates over its policy prohibiting commuters from carrying bicycles, including foldable models, on the underground corridor. The issue surfaced after architect Pranav Naik, who had regularly travelled with a folding bicycle between his office
Mumbai’s Nair Dental Hospital and College is still grappling with a shortage of student accommodation, with the proposed hostel at Haji Ali expected to house only about 110 students against a total strength of at least 450. To address the gap, the college administration has approached the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
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