The Mumbai-Goa highway expansion project has remained unfinished for 17 years, frustrating thousands of motorists and commuters who depend on the crucial NH-66 corridor. What began with an estimated cost of Rs 7,500 crore has now risen to around Rs 15,000 crore. The 470-km highway connects Mumbai with key Konkan
In Mumbai, the value of real estate is increasingly being shaped by the value of time. As the city expands and mobility improves, locations that bring people closer to workplaces, business districts and social infrastructure are likely to command increasing preference. This is where the Coastal Road could prove transformative;
Self-redevelopment of housing societies is gaining traction across Maharashtra, with the model increasingly being discussed by municipal corporations, Maharashtra Housing Self/Redevelopment Authority chairman and BJP MLA Pravin Darekar said on Tuesday. Darekar said the concept, which he introduced for middle-class housing societies through the Mumbai District Central Cooperative Bank (Mumbai
Students in Mumbai’s Parel-Shivdi area are set to get a new 10-storey municipal school building, with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) proposing an estimated expenditure of Rs 78.57 crore for the project. The proposed building will replace the old Saibaba Path Municipal School in the F-South ward, which was declared
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday reviewed a proposal to redevelop land owned by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) through the public-private partnership (PPP) model, with an emphasis on modern bus depots and improved passenger facilities. A review meeting was held at Sahyadri Guest House in
The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has decided to establish a dedicated company to fast-track the redevelopment of old, dilapidated and unauthorised buildings under the city’s cluster redevelopment scheme. The proposed entity is aimed at giving fresh impetus to the long-delayed programme and creating a more streamlined mechanism for implementing redevelopment
The Maharashtra government has introduced a new Contractor Performance Assessment and Rating (PAR) Framework to improve accountability, construction quality and timely completion of major infrastructure projects across the state. According to a Government Resolution issued by the Public Works Department, the framework will apply to all upcoming tenders involving projects
The Bombay High Court has underlined the need to safeguard Mumbai’s remaining public open spaces, stressing their importance to the city’s environmental health, ecological balance and quality of life. The observations were made in the detailed judgment in Bombay Environmental Action Group v. State of Maharashtra, which examined broader issues
The Maharashtra cabinet has approved a proposal to provide additional interest to landowners when compensation for land acquired for government projects is delayed. Under the decision, affected landowners will receive interest at a rate 1 percentage point higher than the rate at which the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lends
Railway stations along the Airoli-Belapur corridor in Navi Mumbai are set to undergo development and improvement works, with the Central Railway expected to address long-standing issues related to passenger amenities and station infrastructure. Thane MP Naresh Mhaske recently raised concerns about the condition of several stations and the difficulties faced
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