June 11, 2025: Following the Dharavi redevelopment model, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has declared that it will not require the consent of slum dwellers for redeveloping 64 slum pockets located on civic-owned land. This move paves the way for smoother implementation after the Maharashtra government delegated the redevelopment of
June 10, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to purchase five portable air quality monitoring devices as part of a pilot initiative to monitor pollution around construction sites across Mumbai. Each device will cost approximately Rs 5 lakh. The civic body’s Environment and Climate Change Department has already
June 10, 2025: With the onset of the monsoon and potholes reappearing across Mumbai’s roads, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has instructed secondary engineers in all 227 civic wards to intensify road inspections and prioritise pothole repairs. Despite an ongoing citywide concretisation project launched in 2022 to make Mumbai’s roads
June 9, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has adopted a revised strategy to enhance bus services around Metro and railway stations, responding to increasing commuter demand at key transit hubs. Officials confirmed a shift towards short, high-frequency feeder routes as part of a broader push to
June 9, 2025: The Maharashtra Irrigation Department has declared the under-construction Antilia Ghat on the Ulhas River in Ulhasnagar’s Shahad area as illegal and directed the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) to demolish it. The ghat, estimated at a cost of Rs 7 crore, is being built by the Public Works
By Sidhant Shekhar Jha Mumbai, June 7, 2025: As infrastructure and real estate sectors accelerate toward ambitious growth targets, architects are emerging as critical enablers of sustainable urbanisation. This was the resounding message at a press conference hosted by WOArchitect, where the organisation announced the WOArchitect Career Conclave 2025, slated
Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has long been a symbol of perseverance and innovation, quietly harnessing technology to improve civic life. While its efforts managing infrastructure, education, water supply, and waste may not always be visible or flawless, the BMC’s faith in technology as a catalyst for change is undeniable.
With Mumbai’s suburban railway system growing increasingly vulnerable to annual monsoon flooding, the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Ltd (MRVC) has taken a critical step by initiating the development of a comprehensive flood control master plan for both the Western and Central Railway corridors. This decision follows years of service disruptions
On June 5, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the final 76-kilometre stretch of the Samruddhi Mahamarg, officially completing the 701-kilometre Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway. This marks a major milestone in India’s infrastructure development, slashing the travel time between Mumbai and Nagpur from nearly 18 hours to just eight. The expressway,
Mumbai, June 6, 2025 — In a landmark initiative composed to reshape the architectural profession in India, WOArchitect announced the inaugural WOArchitect Career Conclave (WCC) 2025 during a press conference held today at INS Tower, Bandra Kurla Complex. The event, set to take place on June 14 at NESCO, Goregaon,
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