August 14, 2025: The Railway Land Development Authority (RLDA) has decided to postpone the redevelopment of Thane and Kalyan railway stations until at least half of the ongoing work at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) is completed — a target likely to be reached only next year. Currently, progress on
August 14, 2025: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Singaporean counterpart, Lawrence Wong, are set to inaugurate India’s largest container port at Uran later this year. In the run-up to the event, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong and Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow inspected
August 13, 2025: Worli’s BDD chawl redevelopment project, one of Asia’s largest urban renewal initiatives, has reached a significant milestone. As part of the first phase, 556 newly constructed flats will be handed over to eligible residents on August 14, MHADA announced. “The keys of the flats will be handed
August 13, 2025: In a significant step under Mumbai’s waterfront development strategy, the Mumbai Port Authority (MbPA) has invited bids to lease 28 parcels of coastal land totaling over 217 acres in the city’s eastern belt and parts of Alibaug for 30 years. The initiative, aimed at generating an annual
August 13, 2025: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has instructed that land within the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) be divided equally between rehabilitation housing and for-sale buildings. The directive was issued during a review meeting on 28 May, with several key revisions approved for incorporation into the DRP Master Plan,
August 13, 2025: The new Belasis Bridge in Mumbai is on track to open to the public by 31 December 2025, four months ahead of its original April 2026 deadline. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) confirmed that the reconstruction, undertaken jointly with Western Railway, is now in its final stages.
August 13, 2025: Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has announced that trial runs for Mumbai Metro’s Line 4, linking Wadala to Kasarvadavli, will commence in September. The update came during a review meeting for the project, which is being implemented by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). Full commercial
August 13, 2025: Marathi actor and poet Kishore Kadam, also known as Saumitra, has accused a builder of attempting to misclassify the Andheri building where he lives as a slum to secure additional floor space index (FSI) for redevelopment. Kadam claims the move could deprive residents of their rightful homes.
August 13, 2025: Mumbai’s Ganpati mandals have taken a firm stand against the civic body’s steep hike in road-digging penalties, declaring they will not pay unless potholes on key city roads and the Mumbai–Goa highway are repaired. The standoff has sparked debate over balancing infrastructure protection with preparations for the
August 13, 2025: Mumbai’s skyline is rising fast, but so is its construction and demolition (C&D) waste. The city produces around 10,000 tonnes of debris daily, a figure expected to double with ongoing redevelopment and infrastructure projects. Until recently, unchecked dumping has choked wetlands, mangroves, and vacant plots. Stalin, director
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