In a significant stride towards a slum-free North Mumbai, 149 families from the Jai Santoshi Maa Housing Society in Kandivali were handed keys to their new homes under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) scheme. Union Commerce and Industry Minister and North Mumbai MP, Piyush Goyal, led the handover ceremony, using
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started a robust citywide campaign to upgrade Mumbai’s road infrastructure in anticipation of the monsoon, which is only a few weeks away. The local authority has set an ambitious target of May 31, 2025, to finish the majority of its cement concrete (CC) road
The Maharashtra government has appointed 12 senior recovery officers to expedite the enforcement of warrants issued by the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) against negligent developers in a clear attempt to assist distressed homebuyers. In six important districts, the appointments are made under the district collectors’ authority with the
By Sidhant Shekhar Jha Amidst the rapid acceleration of Mumbai’s redevelopment wave, veteran real estate leader Niranjan Hiranandani has issued a stark warning: if infrastructure development does not keep pace with the city’s housing surge, significant backlash could follow. At the “Redevelopment Conference and Investors Meet” organised by MHADA at
By Sidhant Shekhar Jha In a significant push towards resolving Mumbai’s housing crisis, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) announced its ambitious target of constructing 30 lakh affordable homes across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) by 2030. This initiative forms a key part of the Prime Minister-supervised Growth
Mumbai’s Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), famous for its towering office blocks and bustling streets, is quietly transforming into the site of one of India’s most ambitious infrastructure projects — a high-speed underground rail station for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor, also known as the bullet train project. According to a
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project, popularly known as the bullet train project, is rapidly gaining momentum, with the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) underground station construction now reaching 75% completion. This station will serve as the starting point for India’s first bullet train, dramatically reducing travel time between the two cities to
The upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), scheduled to commence operations by April 2025, is set to become India’s most commuter-friendly and multimodal transport hub. In a landmark move towards sustainable urban mobility, the airport will feature water taxis as a faster and eco-friendly mode of access, complementing its seamless
The scheduled closure of the Elphinstone Road bridge on Friday night was unexpectedly stalled after residents from nearby chawls staged a protest demanding in-situ rehabilitation instead of monetary compensation. The bridge is set to be dismantled to make way for the upcoming Sewri-Worli Connector—an ambitious infrastructure link that will eventually
In a remarkable feat of engineering and planning, the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) has completed the construction of a Multi-Level Car Parking (MLCP) facility in Kharkopar, Navi Mumbai, in just 42 days—setting a new benchmark in public infrastructure delivery. The project was undertaken as part of CIDCO’s ambitious
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