August 11, 2025: The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has introduced stringent restrictions on the movement of construction materials into the Yeoor forest area without prior clearance from the civic body and registration with the Forest Department. Officials have stated that transportation of materials will only be permitted once approval is
August 11, 2025: The long-awaited Metro service in Thane is expected to commence by December this year, according to Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Speaking to reporters after flagging off the Thane Varsha Marathon, Shinde revealed that trial runs on the line are planned for next month, paving the
August 11, 2025: The Maharashtra government has authorised the diversion of 4.9 hectares of forest land in Mokhada, Palghar, paving the way for Mumbai’s first municipal hybrid renewable energy project to commence. The scheme, located at the Middle Vaitarna reservoir, will combine hydroelectric and floating solar generation to produce large-scale
August 11, 2025: The Rs 2,450 crore redevelopment of Mumbai’s historic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) has hit a major hurdle, with early engineering challenges slowing critical foundation work. Officials monitoring the project have voiced concerns about the sluggish pace, warning that milestone targets may need to be revised if delays
August 9,2025: Following the earlier campaign by Breach Candy residents calling for an additional exit on the Mumbai Coastal Road, residents of Napean Sea Road (NSR) and Malabar Hill have now joined the movement. On Wednesday, an NSR resident launched an online petition citing worsening traffic congestion and daily bottlenecks
August 9, 2025: If Mumbai Metro Line 7 — running from Dahisar East to Gundavali (Andheri East) — has already eased your commute, there is more good news. The upcoming Metro Line 7A, an extension of Line 7 from Gundavali to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) Terminal 2, promises
August 9, 2025: Addressing a workshop on infrastructure project execution in Pune, Mr Fadnavis noted that while Maharashtra leads the country in overall project numbers, a significant proportion remain incomplete. “In 2019, a Deutsche Bank report stated that Maharashtra accounted for 49% of the nation’s projects. We were proud of
August 9, 2025: In a high-level meeting at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters on Thursday evening, civic officials directed ward officers to issue formal notices to all tabela owners by the end of August. The move follows directives from the Bombay High Court (HC), under which the BMC began
August 8, 2025: The Bombay High Court has called for the immediate enforcement of expert safety guidelines across Maharashtra after a recent incident in Bhiwandi, where an iron rod from an under-construction Metro bridge struck a passenger in an autorickshaw. The court linked the event to inadequate safety practices and
August 8, 2025: On Thursday, residents of Kurla’s Tilak Nagar and the neighbourhood around Mother Dairy land marched from Nehru Nagar in East Kurla to Azad Maidan, opposing the proposed relocation of families from Dharavi to their already congested area. The protest, led by resident Kiran Pailwan, sought to draw
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