Mumbai’s water infrastructure is set for a major upgrade, with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) allocating nearly Rs 6,000 crore in its 2026–27 budget to strengthen supply systems through new dams, conveyance tunnels and a desalination plant. The civic body has earmarked its largest-ever share of capital expenditure for water
Mumbai’s ambitious Goregaon–Mulund Link Road (GMLR) project, aimed at significantly improving east–west connectivity across the city, is now expected to be completed only by 2028 due to delays in key construction components. A major element of Phase III of the project involves the construction of a 13-metre-diameter tunnel passing beneath
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is expected to unveil a new policy by the end of this month aimed at enabling thousands of housing societies in Mumbai to obtain long-pending Occupation Certificates (OCs). The proposed framework could benefit nearly 25,000 cooperative housing societies across the city that currently lack this
Demolition work at a redevelopment site in Seven Bungalows, Andheri West, was halted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) after a large concrete slab fell while workers were dismantling a water tank on the terrace of the Ratan Kunj building. The incident triggered strong vibrations in nearby structures and created
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to transform the existing Municipal Sports Complex located opposite its headquarters into a modern ‘Town Hall Gymkhana’ (THG). The redevelopment project, estimated at Rs 44.87 crore, aims to introduce upgraded sports, leisure and civic facilities while maintaining architectural harmony with the surrounding heritage
The Maharashtra government on Thursday told the Legislative Assembly that air pollution monitoring systems have been installed at most construction sites across Mumbai as part of efforts to address the city’s worsening air quality. Responding to a question raised by Manisha Chaudhary during the ongoing Budget Session, Deputy Chief Minister
Nearly four years after the promise of a pothole-free city, residents across Mumbai say the ongoing road concretisation project continues to cause severe disruption to daily life. While the initiative aims to permanently eliminate potholes, the execution of the work has left many neighbourhoods grappling with dug-up roads, noise, dust
Maharashtra revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule informed the legislative assembly that the state government has abolished the non-agricultural (NA) tax on land used for residential, commercial and industrial purposes in urban areas. Bawankule acknowledged that although the decision to scrap the NA tax was approved by the state cabinet in October
After more than two decades of waiting, 265 families from old Chikhalwadi in Grant Road have finally received the keys to their redeveloped homes under a cluster redevelopment project. In a celebratory gesture, each household was also gifted a 24-inch colour television to help them settle into their new apartments.
A Mumbai-focused real estate developer has secured a redevelopment contract worth around Rs 160 crore for a cooperative housing society in Kandivali West, highlighting the growing pace of redevelopment across the city’s western suburbs. The project will involve redeveloping a nearly three-decade-old residential building into a modern commercial-cum-residential tower equipped
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