As the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) nears completion, environmental activists and residents are voicing serious concerns over safety protocols, particularly the risk of bird strikes due to an unregulated meat trade in Ulwe, just three kilometres from the airport’s runway. This practice violates the Director General of Civil Aviation
Due to continuous land acquisition and environmental clearance obstacles, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has once again failed to start work on two crucial stormwater pumping stations: Mahul and Mogra. Despite the Bombay High Court approving the Rs. 33 crore compensation for the disputed Mogra station land, and Administrator Bhushan
Two flyovers near Mahalaxmi Railway Station—one on Dr. E. Moses Road and a cable-stayed bridge on Keshavrao Khadye Road—have not yet been completed five years after they were approved. A top official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) ordered that construction be expedited and carried out through the monsoon season
Due to a breach of the Airport Authority of India’s (AAI) air funnel zone regulations, work on Mumbai Metro 7A, which would have connected Gundavali with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, has stalled. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has responded by requesting an updated AAI clearance to start
On Friday, a trial train made it to Cuffe Parade station, the last terminus of Mumbai’s first underground Metro line, marking a major milestone for the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC). This development indicates that important infrastructure, such as rolling stock, rails, and civil works, will soon be finished in
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday set an October 2026 deadline for the completion of the missing link project between South Mumbai’s Mahalaxmi and Haji Ali, five years after the tender was issued. The second flyover and the new cable-stayed Road Over Bridge (ROB) are now scheduled for completion
The CEO of the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) under the Maharashtra Slum Rehabilitation Authority, SVR Srinivas, estimates that the ambitious redevelopment of Dharavi, the largest slum in Asia, which spans 600 acres in Mumbai, will require an investment of almost Rs 3 lakh crore, including rehabilitation and infrastructure development. An
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has announced that the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway will be fully operational by mid-March. Currently, motorists can travel 625 km from Igatpuri near Nashik to Nagpur, with the final stretch now ready. However, a crucial connecting road, being constructed by the National Highway Authority
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is working quickly to complete the construction of two major flyovers near Mahalaxmi Railway Station by October 31, 2026. Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects) Abhijit Bangar visited the site today and gave officials instructions to maintain progress even during the monsoon season. As part of Mumbai’s
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s (MMRDA) notice of termination for French consulting firm Systra was reversed by the Bombay High Court (HC), which referred to the ruling as “arbitrary and unfair.” The decision follows Systra’s accusations of corruption against a number of MMRDA executives in connection with Mumbai metro
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