Maharashtra has excellent highways and motorways, but district and taluka-level roads are still in poor condition. The Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation (MSIDC) has started an ambitious 6,000-kilometer road project for Rs 37,000 crore in order to remedy this gap. Brijesh Dixit, managing director of MSIDC, described the company’s long-term
With the installation of a Rs 1,100 crore elevated corridor, commuters on the Mumbai Trans Harbour Sealink (MTHL) and Mumbai-Pune Motorway would soon have relief. According to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), the project is expected to be finished by February 2027. The two key elevated corridors will
The Maharashtra government has started auditing 13,000 old and outdated buildings for possible reconstruction, which is expected to bolster Mumbai’s real estate market. In order to evaluate these “cessed” buildings—structures constructed prior to September 1969 for which Mhada receives a repair cess—the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) has
Sanjeev Jaiswal, IAS, the vice president and chief executive officer of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), has instructed officials to expedite the completion of 17 slum rehabilitation projects being carried out in partnership with the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA). Jaiswal stressed the necessity of concerted efforts to
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has been ordered by the Bombay High Court to grant three developers working on the reconstruction of slum communities in Chembur a No Objection Certificate (NOC) permitting a height of 84.92 meters AMSL. The decision opens the door for 142 slum dwellers to begin
After clearing out unauthorised structures, including shanties, the Mumbai Housing and Area Development Board (MHADB), a division of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), reclaimed eight acres of prime land in the Juhu-Andheri area. The clearance operation came after a Bombay High Court decision earlier this month that
Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s recent declaration that everything would go well with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis—that everything was “Thanda, Thanda, cool, cool” was too soon. Recent events point to a growing divide, as Fadnavis has opened an investigation into a contentious Rs 900-crore housing project in Jalna that was
The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has set a goal to finish the structural examination of 1,300 cessed structures in Mumbai within the next year as part of the Maharashtra government’s ambitious 100-day action plan. According to MBRRB Chief Officer Milind Shambharkar, 500 buildings have been given priority
Sanjeev Jaiswal, IAS, the vice president and chief executive officer of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), has instructed officials to expedite 17 slum rehabilitation projects that are being carried out in partnership with the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA). Jaiswal underlined the necessity of concerted efforts to confirm
On Monday night, Dharavi residents protested, requesting clarification on the distribution of residential and commercial space and expressing disapproval of the survey that is now being conducted in advance of the slum’s planned rehabilitation. At a public meeting organized under the banner of the Dharavi Bachao Andolan, around 100 residents
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