Around 850 to 900 winners of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) Mumbai lottery have reportedly returned their allotted homes, raising questions about the affordability of the scheme despite strong demand for subsidised housing in the city. MHADA had conducted a lottery for 2,640 homes on August 6
The Bombay High Court has halted further demolition action by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) against alleged unauthorised constructions at Rustomjee Crown in Prabhadevi, Mumbai, providing interim relief to affected residents. The civic body had issued notices in August to owners of 151 flats over alleged construction violations and subsequently
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has stepped up enforcement against commercial establishments in Mumbai that have failed to display mandatory Marathi signboards, with five-star hotels and major corporate offices now coming under increased scrutiny. The directive was issued during a special meeting of the BMC’s law committee chaired by Diksha
Mumbai’s Byculla is set for a major connectivity upgrade with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) working on a Rs 287-crore cable-stayed bridge aimed at easing one of the city’s long-standing traffic bottlenecks and reducing travel time between CSMT and Byculla to less than 10 minutes. The new bridge is being
The Bombay High Court has cleared the way for the revival of Swadeshi Mills Company Ltd and development of its 48-acre land parcel in Chunabhatti, Mumbai, bringing relief to thousands of former mill workers after more than two decades of legal uncertainty. A division bench of Justices AS Gadkari and
Mumbai’s proposed ring-road network is set to expand with two additional corridors spanning approximately 307 km, taking the planned system to nine ring roads and strengthening orbital connectivity between South Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Bhiwandi and the northern suburbs, according to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The proposed
Mumbai has emerged as a critical gateway for India’s internet connectivity, but the concentration of submarine cables along a small stretch of the city’s coastline is raising concerns about the resilience of the country’s digital infrastructure as data consumption and artificial intelligence (AI) demand grow. Around 13 of India’s 18
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has set a key delivery milestone for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project, with the state pushing to move the long-delayed transformation of the central Mumbai neighbourhood from planning to actual housing delivery. Speaking at the NAREDCO Maharashtra Real Estate & Infrastructure Investors’ Summit in Mumbai on
With redevelopment and rehabilitation issues continuing to trouble residents across Mumbai, Maharashtra Legislative Council Deputy Chairman Sachin Ahir on September 2nd, Wednesday, reviewed a series of long-pending matters before the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), including the BDD chawl redevelopment project. The meeting at Vidhan Bhavan focused on
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has ordered the immediate closure and evacuation of Orchid City Centre Mall on Bellasis Road in Mumbai Central, following a Supreme Court directive issued on August 25, with occupants barred from entering or using the fire-damaged premises until structural repairs and mandatory fire-safety requirements are
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