Mumbai’s soaring property prices are pushing some of the city’s poorest residents towards steep hillsides and forest-edge settlements, where low rents come with serious risks. From Ghatkopar and Bhandup to Mulund and Malad, thousands live in makeshift homes exposed to landslides, poor access and, in some areas, wildlife movement. Four
The Mumbai Board of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has decided to offer vacant amenity plots on a first-come, first-served (FCFS) basis after its e-auction process failed to attract the expected response. MHADA has been conducting e-auctions of plots across Mumbai for several years for facilities such
The long-awaited reconstruction of Mumbai’s Sion Road Over Bridge has entered a crucial stage, with civic authorities directing agencies to complete the project by September 30, 2026. The revised deadline is significantly earlier than the earlier February 2027 target. Located near Sion railway station, the bridge serves as an important
The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has decided to undertake the redevelopment of the 6.23-acre Umarkhadi complex in Byculla, South Mumbai, by appointing its own contractor through a tendering process. The Mumbai Building Repair and Redevelopment Board had earlier considered redeveloping the area under the Construction and Development
A crane deployed for construction work under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) collapsed onto a railway overhead equipment (OHE) wire between Kurla and Trombay in Mumbai. The incident damaged the railway’s overhead power infrastructure, but no major casualties were reported. The affected stretch is primarily used for freight
Maharashtra has approved infrastructure projects worth Rs 28,227 crore aimed at improving connectivity and easing congestion across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Pune. The package includes Metro Line 13 between Mira-Bhayandar and Vasai-Virar and an expansion of Pune’s Ring Road. Metro Line 13 To Connect Mira-Bhayandar With Vasai-Virar The Rs
India’s first high-speed rail project, the 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor, has made further progress across viaduct construction, track work, electrification, bridges and tunnels, according to the latest update from the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL). The implementing agency reported that pier construction has been completed across 453
Residents of an SRA property in Cuffe Parade’s Backbay Reclamation have approached the Bombay High Court, expressing concern that the redevelopment project could once again be burdened with large borrowings, similar to what they allege happened under an earlier developer. The residents claim Wizard Infocom Pvt Ltd, appointed for the
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Standing Committee has unanimously approved an Occupation Certificate (OC) Amnesty Scheme for eligible buildings in Mumbai that have been occupied for years without the mandatory certificate, The Times of India reported. The scheme is aimed at buildings where residents are living without an OC because
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has outlined plans to cut travel time between Mumbai and Bengaluru to five hours through a new high-speed highway corridor. Speaking at the ‘Festival of Thinkers’ lecture series in Pune, Gadkari said modern road infrastructure is central to India’s economic growth and
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