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
November 18, 2025: The Maharashtra government has issued 14 stringent directives to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) after the Supreme Court questioned the status and effectiveness of compensatory afforestation linked to development projects. The new guidelines are aimed at ensuring that trees planted instead of those cut for public infrastructure
November 18, 2025: The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has launched a major enforcement drive against construction-related pollution in Mumbai, issuing notices to 170 projects for failing to comply with mandatory dust-mitigation guidelines. Builders have been granted 15 days to meet all requirements, after which the SRA may impose stop-work orders
November 18, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) maiden housing lottery has witnessed a surprisingly low turnout, with only 2,037 applications submitted for 426 affordable homes spread across multiple city locations. Despite the underwhelming response, officials confirmed that the lottery process will proceed as originally scheduled. According to the civic
November 18, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has floated a Rs 9.64-crore tender to construct the missing 325-metre stretch of the Mumbai Coastal Road promenade between Lotus Jetty and Baroda Palace. The move comes five months after the project received Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) clearance, paving the way for
November 18, 2025: The Bhiwandi Municipal Corporation on Monday kicked off a major road-widening initiative on the Anjur Phata–Kalyan Naka stretch, prompting heightened tension across the city. The 2-km corridor, currently 24 metres wide, is being expanded to 36 metres to ease chronic traffic congestion and support ongoing Metro Line-5
November 18, 2025: Fatalities on Maharashtra’s two major expressways are moving in sharply opposite directions. Transport department data shows that deaths on the Samruddhi Mahamarg rose by 16% in the first nine months of this year compared to the same period in 2023, increasing from 92 to 107. In contrast,
November 18, 2025: The Maharashtra government has released a detailed policy framework to regulate compensatory tree plantation for public and infrastructure projects in Mumbai that require tree cutting on non-forest land. The decision follows the Supreme Court’s interim order of October 27, 2025, in a suo motu writ petition initiated
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