The Maharashtra government is introducing a new performance-based rating system for contractors handling major infrastructure projects to improve construction quality, enforce timelines and strengthen accountability. The Public Works Department (PWD) has issued a Government Resolution (GR) outlining an assessment framework under which contractors will be evaluated using measurable records from
The redevelopment of Virar railway station is progressing steadily under the Virar-Dahanu Road Quadrupling Project, with several major structures completed and work on new passenger and operational facilities advancing. The project is aimed at upgrading commuter amenities, improving the station’s operational capacity and strengthening the suburban rail network in the
Birla Estates has acquired floor space index (FSI) worth Rs 159 crore for a redevelopment project in Mumbai’s Khar, highlighting the growing value of development rights in the city’s land-constrained western suburbs. The company has purchased transferable development rights at a consideration of around Rs 19,500 per sq m of
Mumbai’s seven reservoirs recorded a water stock of 12,95,274 million litres, equivalent to 89.49% of their combined live storage capacity, as of 6 am on Wednesday, August 12. The latest figures were released by the Hydraulic Engineer’s Department at the Bhandup Master Control Centre. The current water availability is marginally
Mumbai’s east-west connectivity is set for a major improvement from Thursday, August 13, with two key infrastructure projects opening to commuters and excavation beginning for the second tunnel between Borivali and Thane. The projects being opened are the Diamond Garden-Chembur Naka stretch of Metro Line 2B and the extension of
Hong Kong Air Cargo has commenced a dedicated freighter service from Mumbai, marking an expansion of its Indian operations and deepening its partnership with Aeroprime Group, the airline’s Cargo General Sales and Service Agent (GSSA) in India. The new service was introduced within two months of Aeroprime Group being appointed
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
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