The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is accelerating work on the ambitious Mumbai Coastal Road North project, also known as the Versova-Bhayandar Link Road, which is expected to significantly reduce travel time between the two suburbs. The nearly 60-km project, estimated to cost around Rs 22,000 crore, is targeted for completion
Mumbai Mayor has opened a pathway adjoining the official residence near Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Udyan and Zoo for morning walkers, offering residents an additional space for walking in a city where accessible public areas remain limited. The pathway will be available from 6 am to 9 am. The move
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) could face an additional financial burden of around Rs 250 crore over a design-related issue on the Metro 7A corridor, officials familiar with the matter said. The issue concerns the Airport Colony metro station, viaducts and ramp, which were found to be exceeding
The Bombay High Court has refused to grant protection to unauthorised constructions spread across nearly 34,000 sq ft in Andheri West and imposed a cost of Rs 10 lakh on the property owner, observing that the penalty should act as a deterrent to those violating construction laws. A division bench
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed a Mumbai-based developer to pay Rs 6 crore compensation to a cooperative housing society after finding that residents had been facing uncertainty and the risk of demolition for over two decades due to the builder’s failure to obtain an occupation certificate
The Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) Phase 3(B) project has reached a significant milestone with the launch of excavation work for the first of two underground tunnels beneath the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). The twin tunnels are being constructed between Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari in Goregaon East and Amar Nagar in
Motorists travelling between Thane and Vadpe on the old Mumbai-Nashik Highway are expected to get relief from persistent congestion as the 23.8-km Thane-Vadpe highway widening project moves towards completion. The project, being implemented by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), involves expanding the existing four-lane highway into an eight-lane
A playground in Ghatkopar West, which residents fought to protect through legal action, remains caught in uncertainty as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is yet to take possession of the reserved plot. The 5,850-square-metre open plot on Ramchandra B Kadam Marg in Bhatwadi is marked as a playground under the
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has invited bids for the second phase of the Kala Ghoda precinct redevelopment project, with an estimated cost of Rs 9.23 crore. The latest phase will focus on improving roads, footpaths, drainage systems, landscaping and street lighting across the heritage district in South Mumbai. The
The Maharashtra government has approved a Rs 1,722.40 crore four-lane road connector linking the under-construction Swatantryaveer Savarkar Sea Link with Bandra West and Pali Hill. The proposed 3.55-km connector, planned with two lanes in each direction, will run near Bandra Fort, opposite Hotel Taj Lands End. The Maharashtra State Road
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