The rapid redevelopment taking place across Mumbai and the wider Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) is placing increasing pressure on essential infrastructure and the environment, according to a new study by environmental group NatConnect Foundation. The 29-page report, titled Towering Crisis — The City We Are Rebuilding, highlights concerns over the
Nearly four years after Metro 7 began operations, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has initiated plans for a 164-metre pedestrian bridge to connect Gundavali Metro Station in Andheri East with the opposite side of the Western Express Highway (WEH). The Red Line was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra
Indian cities should adopt an infrastructure-first approach, ensuring roads, drainage, public transport and essential civic systems are established before large-scale housing and commercial development, CREDAI President Shekhar G. Patel said at the 24th edition of NATCON. A CREDAI report prepared with its Research & Advisory team estimated that India’s real
IIM Mumbai is set to undertake a Rs 1,907-crore redevelopment of its 26-hectare campus near Powai Lake, nearly three years after receiving Indian Institute of Management status. The three-and-a-half-year project will modernise ageing facilities, add new structures and support the institute’s expanding academic programmes. The campus currently has limited hostel
Three decades after Maharashtra introduced the Slum Rehabilitation Act with the goal of creating formal housing for Mumbai’s slum residents, a new study has highlighted significant gaps in the implementation of in-situ rehabilitation. A working paper by Alishuba Philip, a PhD student of economics at the University of Zurich, examined
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s (MMRDA) 10 Ring Roads Masterplan is expected to transform connectivity across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) by bringing existing, under-construction and proposed roads, tunnels, sea links and expressways into an integrated network. The planned system is aimed at offering both passenger and freight traffic
Mumbai Metro One is moving ahead with plans to add 22 coaches to its fleet as part of an effort to tackle growing rush-hour congestion on the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor, commonly known as the Blue Line. Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) has begun the procurement process to convert its existing
BJP Mumbai organised a ‘Mumbai Development Tour’ on October 4 under the themes of ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ and ‘Developed India @2047’, offering social media influencers, content creators and digital media representatives an opportunity to visit key infrastructure projects across the city. The initiative was conducted under the leadership of BJP
Mumbai’s infrastructure and redevelopment projects could result in the cutting or relocation of 1,311 trees, while authorities have proposed planting 20,119 trees as compensation, according to a Mumbai news report. The proposals involve railway expansion, building redevelopment and new civic infrastructure. Of the 1,311 affected trees, 610 are proposed to
Water supply across several parts of Navi Mumbai and two CIDCO nodes will be disrupted for 16 hours on October 6 and 7 as the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) undertakes multiple works at and around the Bhokarpada Water Treatment Plant. According to an official civic notification, the Main Feeder
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