Maharashtra Government Centralises State Construction Projects Under PWD
In a significant administrative shift, the Maharashtra government has directed all state departments to shut down their independent construction wings, consolidating all construction-related projects under the Public Works Department (PWD). This directive, issued on Friday at the behest of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, aims to streamline project execution and curb inefficiencies arising from departments lacking […]
Promise of Pothole-Free Mumbai Falters as New Concrete Roads Crack
Santacruz’s Bhargav Road, built earlier this year, has noticeable flaws, infuriating locals who say the job was done poorly. The road has started to disintegrate in places where it was installed as recently as October. Hetal Gala, a former local BJP corporator, claimed that the building was hurried and did not have enough time to […]
Adani-Led Dharavi Redevelopment Set for Political and Economic Transformation
The USD 3 billion Dharavi Redevelopment Project, led by an Adani Group affiliate, has been given fresh life following the BJP-led Mahayuti coalition’s resounding victory in Maharashtra’s assembly elections. The project is now anticipated to proceed with fewer political obstacles after the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, which had promised to scrap the project, suffered a […]
BJP Victory Eases Path for Adani’s USD 3 Billion Dharavi Project
The billionaire Gautam Adani-led group’s USD 3-billion proposal to transform the Mumbai slum of Dharavi into a “world-class” district will benefit from the BJP-led Mahayuti’s resounding victory in Maharashtra. If elected to power, the opposition Shiv Sena (UBT), led by Uddhav Thackeray, had vowed to abandon the project completely and recapture all the land that […]
Infrastructure Hurdles and Traffic Challenges Loom as Thane Faces Tough Triangular Test
People in the Thane constituency face several urban concerns, including stalled infrastructure projects and growing traffic problems brought on by the population and real estate development. It is hardly surprising that campaigns throughout the saffron bastion, preparing for a difficult triangular struggle, have been heavily influenced by the promise of reducing traffic and infrastructure initiatives […]
Dharavi’s Transformation: How Mahayuti’s Drive and Adani’s Bid Propel Redevelopment
The Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) remains the most unusual urban rehabilitation program, to transform Dharavi, one of the world’s largest and most densely populated slums. The slum community, which covers around 590 acres in the heart of Mumbai, has grown over the years into a hub of informal housing, small-scale industry, and a melting pot […]
State Govt Allocates 125 Acres of Deonar Land for Dharavi Redevelopment
On Monday, the state cabinet resolved to allocate 125 acres of land from the Deonar dumping site for rental housing to people found ineligible for free housing under the Dharavi Redevelopment Project. So far, the government has awarded 255 acres of salt pan land near Kanjurmarg and Mulund, 140 acres on Madh Island, and 21.25 […]
1.5L people in South Bombay living in MHADA’s trembling buildings
The family of Aarti Bhosale, who live in a 180-square-foot apartment on the fourth level of the Gharkul building in Byculla, which was developed by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), came dangerously close to death on July 22 when a slab crashed from the apartment above. I still get shivers when I […]
Aditya Thackeray objects to the transfer of Salt Pan Land for the reconstruction of Dharavi
The chief of the Shiv Sena (UBT), Aaditya Thackeray, has criticized the union government for authorizing the transfer of 256 acres of Mumbai salt pan land to the Maharashtra government for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP). Inquiring about the government’s intentions, Thackeray pointed out the sharp discrepancy between its recent denials and its present deeds. […]
Outrage about CIDCO’s proposal to transfer land for township development
The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) and Navi Mumbai stakeholders are at odds over a plan to transfer land for township development. On August 8, the nodal agency announced that it was seeking bids from “experienced and renowned” construction and development companies for the development of a 27.3-hectare plot of land in Sector 10A […]