October 04, 2025: The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), which is responsible for approving and monitoring slum redevelopment projects across Maharashtra, is in the process of acquiring a new office space measuring 10,000 to 20,000 sq ft in the vicinity of Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Mumbai’s prime commercial hub. Currently, the
October 4, 2025: Mumbai’s much-publicised cycling track along the Tansa water pipeline, once pitched as a flagship recreational project, has turned into a costly disappointment. Conceived in 2017 by the then Devendra Fadnavis-led state government as a 36-km stretch, the track has been reduced to just 18.6 km due to
October 4, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has moved to expedite two of Mumbai’s most ambitious infrastructure projects—the Goregaon–Mulund Link Road and the Mumbai Coastal Road (North)—following directives from Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani. The announcement came after Gagrani conducted a detailed on-site review of both projects on Friday. During
October 4, 2025: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has intensified its crackdown on unauthorised construction, carrying out a demolition drive in Sector 21, Ghansoli, after property owner and developer Jaywant Gaikar was found to be building without approval. According to civic officials, the encroachment department discovered that Gaikar had
October 4, 2025: The Maharashtra government has approved the redevelopment of the 15.8-acre Worli Dairy plot, paving the way for a major new financial and business district in Mumbai. The land, formerly under the dairy development department, has remained largely unused for several years. A recent government resolution has appointed
October 4, 2025: The Bombay High Court has raised serious concerns over the proposed redevelopment of 33 acres of prime government land at Cuffe Parade in South Mumbai under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) scheme. In a strongly worded order on 1 October, the court questioned whether the land, sought
October 4, 2025: Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw and Japan’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Hiromasa Nakano, on Friday jointly reviewed the ongoing works of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) project, India’s first bullet train corridor. The Japanese minister was welcomed with a traditional Garba reception at
October 4, 2025: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Mumbai on October 8 and 9 to inaugurate landmark infrastructure projects and launch a large-scale youth skill development initiative. Maharashtra’s Skill Development Minister, Mangal Prabhat Lodha, described the programmes as a “Diwali gift” for the city. Modi will arrive at the
October 4, 2025: The long-delayed redevelopment of South Mumbai’s historic Kamathipura neighbourhood has finally gathered pace, with the Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board (MBRRB) of MHADA receiving two bids for the ambitious project. The bids, submitted by J Kumar Infraprojects Limited and AATK Construction, will now undergo technical scrutiny
October 4, 2025: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has accelerated work on the six-laning of the 20-kilometre stretch between Gonde and Pimpri Sado on the Mumbai–Agra highway. The project, originally scheduled for completion by March 2027, is now expected to be finished by December next year – more
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