July 24, 2025: In a recent audit, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged serious lapses in how Mumbai’s civic authorities manage the identification and oversight of dangerous buildings, raising concerns about public safety in the city’s aging infrastructure. The CAG report reveals a disturbing lack of accountability, stating
July 23, 2025: Mumbai’s luxury housing market — defined as properties priced at Rs 10 crore and above — has set a new benchmark, clocking its highest-ever half-yearly sales at Rs 14,750 crore in the first half of 2025, according to a report released on Tuesday. This marks an 11%
July 23, 2025: The campaign to save the mangrove-rich wetlands of Lokhandwala in Andheri West has gathered pace, following sustained complaints by local residents regarding illegal dumping, construction, and destruction within a non-development zone. Last week, Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab raised the issue in the Maharashtra Legislative Council,
July 23, 2025: Heavy rains in Mumbai have once again exposed the vulnerability of public infrastructure, with commuters facing water pouring down from the foot overbridge (FOB) at Santacruz Station (East). A video posted by the X (formerly Twitter) user @mumbaimatterz highlighted the situation, showing rainwater flowing from the bridge
July 23, 2025: Torrential rain continued to lash Mumbai and nearby districts on Wednesday, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue an orange alert for several regions. The advisory, which signals the likelihood of heavy to very heavy rainfall, has been issued for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, and
July 23, 2025: The construction of Mumbai Metro Line 11—stretching from Wadala to the Gateway of India—is expected to affect 2,208 trees, as per the draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report released by the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL). These trees will either be cut down or transplanted to
July 23, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a notice under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act to the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) for an illegal structure constructed on land reserved for public amenities at Chandivali Farm Road. However, residents allege that the
July 23, 2025: The Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the construction of a 15-storey high-rise in the Gamdevi heritage precinct of Malabar Hill. The court upheld the legality of provisions in the Development Control Regulations (DCR), 1991, which allow redevelopment of cessed Grade-III
July 22, 2025: After nearly 25 years in the making, the long-delayed redevelopment of Mumbai’s century-old Bombay Development Directorate (BDD) chawls is finally gaining momentum. Spread across 34 hectares, the project will see its first set of homes handed over to residents by 15 August, according to officials from the
July 22, 2025: The self-redevelopment model for cooperative housing societies in Maharashtra is steadily transforming into a people-led movement, owing to rising public engagement and increased institutional backing, said BJP MLC and Chairman of the Mumbai District Central Cooperative Bank, Pravin Darekar. Speaking at a self-redevelopment guidance camp held in
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