Mumbai’s civic administration is significantly increasing spending on demolition and enforcement as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) steps up action against unauthorised and unsafe construction across the city. The BMC has earmarked Rs 17.5 crore for demolition and enforcement in 2026-27, almost double the Rs 9 crore provision made in
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has initiated a major planning exercise covering around 166 sq km of notified growth clusters in Raigad district, with the authority appointing a consultant to undertake aerial surveys, ground verification and GIS-based mapping. The exercise covers the Neral, Karjat, Poynad and Alibag Surrounding
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has begun the land acquisition process for a proposed 13-km highway connecting Morbe and Kalamboli in Maharashtra, with the new route planned to improve access to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA). According to NHAI officials cited by Loksatta, the authority aims to complete
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), India’s leading warship builder, has emerged as the only applicant for the anchor shipyard role in Maharashtra’s proposed greenfield shipbuilding cluster at Dighi in Raigad district. The proposed project is now estimated to cost around Rs 27,500 crore and is being developed by National Shipbuilding
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated key sections of the Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway, taking the total operational length of the 379-km corridor to around 150 km. The newly opened sections are expected to improve high-speed connectivity across Gujarat and strengthen the road link towards Maharashtra and Mumbai. The inauguration covers two
The Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (MahaREAT) has ordered the demolition of an additional Wing E constructed at the Parshvadhara housing project in Ambernath, ruling that the promoters could not undertake the extra construction without obtaining informed consent from the homebuyers. The tribunal also directed the promoters to pay a
A redevelopment dispute has emerged over a six-acre sea-facing property in Worli, with residents of MIG Adarsh Nagar CHSL approaching the Bombay High Court against a tender floated by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA). Residents, many of whose families purchased flats from MHADA in 1965, fear the
The Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (MahaREAT) has directed the demolition of Wing E at a housing project in Badlapur, ruling that a developer cannot rely solely on a subsequently approved revised building plan to undertake additional construction without obtaining informed consent from homebuyers. The tribunal also imposed a Rs
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for its long-awaited Occupancy Certificate (OC) Amnesty Scheme, which could benefit nearly 20,000 buildings across Mumbai that are occupied but have not received their occupancy certificates. The scheme covers residential buildings, schools and hospitals that were occupied before
The proposed 69.2-km Panvel-Vasai suburban railway corridor is still awaiting final clearance from the Central government and Ministry of Railways, keeping the project’s construction from moving ahead despite approval at the Maharashtra state level. The corridor was conceived to improve connectivity between the Western, Central and Harbour railway networks, while
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