Mumbai rarely offers an easy start. The city greets newcomers with a mix of crumbling footpaths, rerouted traffic, leaking infrastructure, and looming monsoon clouds. Against this backdrop, Ashwini Bhide’s appointment as municipal commissioner marks not just a leadership change but the beginning of a demanding test. From day one, she
The state government has formed a committee to resolve the long-standing issue of delineating the boundary of Dharavi Koliwada, a historic fishing village dating back to the 12th century and home to the indigenous Koli community. The residents have been actively demanding exclusion from the Dharavi redevelopment project, seeking official
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is expected to present an amnesty scheme aimed at enabling thousands of housing societies in Mumbai to obtain long-pending Occupation Certificates (OCs). The proposal, likely to be tabled before the standing committee, is seen as a major step towards regularising buildings that have remained without
Mumbai’s civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, has begun introducing a new generation of upgraded public toilets across prominent locations in the island city, marking a shift towards more user-focused and inclusive urban infrastructure. Branded as “aspirational public toilets,” the initiative seeks to improve hygiene standards at high-footfall areas while
The Dahisar River Rejuvenation Project in north Mumbai, valued at Rs 246 crore, is approaching completion following sustained efforts led by Union Minister Piyush Goyal. The initiative, which gained momentum after regular reviews since his election as a Lok Sabha MP in May 2024, aims to significantly improve water quality,
A key east-west arterial link in Mumbai is finally nearing completion, with the long-pending Magathane–Goregaon DP Road project expected to open by the end of May. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has successfully cleared all encroachments along the proposed alignment, enabling work to progress at a faster pace after years
The Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor has reached a significant construction milestone with the successful installation of one of its heaviest structural components in Gujarat. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday (April 8) announced that a massive girder weighing approximately 1,360 metric tonnes was launched at Maninagar, showcasing steady progress in
Real estate developers emerged as the largest contributors to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) revenues in the financial year 2025–26, depositing Rs 11,626 crore through premiums and development charges. This figure significantly exceeded the civic body’s highest-ever property tax collection of Rs 7,610 crore recorded in the previous year, underscoring
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a fresh tender to auction a prime 5,166 sq m land parcel in Worli at a base price of Rs 455 crore, weeks after an inquiry was initiated into a separate Rs 600-crore redevelopment proposal linked to the same site. The plot, earmarked
In a major action against alleged real estate fraud, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets worth Rs 944 crore linked to Piyush Colonisers Limited, its former promoters, and associated entities. The move comes amid allegations of diversion of homebuyers’ funds and failure to deliver promised housing units. The
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