The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has invited expressions of interest from banks and financial institutions to raise loans worth up to Rs 9,950 crore for the execution of Metro Line 5A and Metro Line 12A projects across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). According to the proposal document, the
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is preparing to roll out an artificial intelligence-driven building approval platform called “CIVIT TWIN” after receiving approval from the Chief Minister, marking a major step towards digitising and automating Mumbai’s real estate approval framework. The proposed system is expected to overhaul the city’s building permission
The Panvel Municipal Corporation’s mayoral residence in Kharghar Sector 21 is nearing completion after facing delays of more than three-and-a-half years, with civic officials stating that the remaining work is largely limited to interior finishing and painting activities. The project, which was initially sanctioned at Rs 17 crore, has witnessed
The redevelopment of Dharavi is drawing concern from residents and workers who say the project treats the settlement primarily as a housing issue while overlooking the complex economic and social systems that sustain daily life in one of Mumbai’s largest informal urban clusters. For many residents, housing and employment are
The Maharashtra government has unveiled its policy framework for the proposed “Third Mumbai” development, a major urban expansion initiative that is expected to gain significant momentum from the planned New Mumbai-Pune Greenfield Expressway. Spread across nearly 323.44 square kilometres, the Third Mumbai project will cover 124 villages located in Uran,
Mumbai’s urban transport network is set for a major upgrade as work on the extension of Mumbai Metro Line 11 towards Bandra Terminus has officially commenced. The ambitious infrastructure project, estimated at nearly Rs 23,487 crore, aims to improve connectivity and reduce travel time across key parts of the city.
Mumbai’s long-pending Mogra pumping station project has moved a step closer to execution after receiving approval from the Coastal Zone Management Authority (CZMA). The project, aimed at reducing chronic monsoon flooding in western suburbs, is now awaiting final clearance from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Ministry of
Western Railway has launched another large-scale demolition and land clearance operation along Mumbai’s western suburban railway corridor to remove encroachments standing on railway property between Goregaon and Malad. The action is being carried out following directions issued by the Bombay High Court as part of efforts to reclaim land required
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has announced that it secured investment commitments worth nearly USD 40 billion during the World Economic Forum (WEF) meetings held in Davos, in what is being viewed as one of the region’s largest global investment mobilisation initiatives tied to infrastructure and urban development.
The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has completed the lowering of the cutterhead for the second Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) that will be deployed for the underground section of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor in Navi Mumbai. According to officials, the 13.6-metre-diameter cutterhead, weighing nearly 350 tonnes, was
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