November 21, 2025: In a landmark step towards pedestrian-first urban planning, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a Rs 100-crore tender to upgrade or construct 16.55 kilometres of footpaths across 14 major roads. Announced on Thursday, this initiative marks a major policy shift that places walkability at the centre
November 20, 2025: India’s infrastructure output remained flat in October, with government data showing zero year-on-year growth as declines in coal, crude oil, and electricity production cancelled out gains in sectors such as steel, cement, fertilisers, and refinery products. The infrastructure index—which tracks eight core industries and constitutes 40% of
November 20, 2025: Thane is grappling with a visible decline in air quality even as the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) accelerates major infrastructure works—from metro corridors and expressways to tunnels and large-scale redevelopment. Although these projects promise improved mobility and economic gains, Thane has increasingly become a pollution hotspot, frequently
November 20, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has sharply criticised the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for the worsening state of roads and sewer lines due to ongoing Metro and bridge constructions. In an unusually stern letter to the MMRDA chief on Tuesday, BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani highlighted
November 19, 2025: Maharashtra witnessed three separate safety-related incidents this week across Thane and Palghar, prompting civic authorities to reinforce calls for stronger safety measures at construction and industrial sites. Late on Tuesday night, a portion of a large excavation pit at an under-construction building site in Thane caved in,
November 19, 2025: Pagdi tenants from across Mumbai gathered at Azad Maidan on Tuesday to demand long-pending reforms in the redevelopment of cessed and non-cessed buildings, highlighting how thousands of families continue to live in unsafe, century-old structures. Among them were Jagdish and Ravi Mulchandani, a father-son duo from Marine
November 19, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday carried out the forcible eviction of 66 tenants from Parksite Colony in Vikhroli (West), clearing three of the 28 buildings it has categorised as “dangerous” under the C1 classification. The redevelopment and rehabilitation of the colony—built on BMC-owned land—continues to
November 19, 2025: The Maharashtra cabinet has approved a new concept-based iconic city development model aimed at maximising the use of land banks owned by agencies such as Cidco. Senior officials said the policy—expected to be detailed soon—will prioritise systematic utilisation of government land while enabling agencies to develop integrated
November 19, 2025: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved a new policy enabling integrated and cluster redevelopment of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) colonies spread across 20 acres or more in Mumbai and its suburbs. In a major shift, the government has ruled that individual flat owners’ consent
November 19, 2025: In a significant policy shift, the state government has permitted trees felled for infrastructure projects in Mumbai to be replanted outside the city limits, anywhere within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). The move comes in response to the acute shortage of open land in Mumbai, which has
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