According to an RTI, BMC has suggested allocating land for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project
According to a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) response under the Right to Information Act, the BMC has proposed to the Maharashtra State Government’s Urban Development Department that five of the project’s eighteen acres—ten of which are readily available—be allocated for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project immediately. The remaining ten acres will be given over once the […]
PM Modi 3.0’s significant housing project under PMAY, welcomed by real estate experts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new Union Cabinet made a bold decision just hours after taking office for a historic third consecutive term on June 10: to support the construction of an additional three crore rural and urban homes under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). The goal of this large-scale project is to support the […]
This explains why 10,000 families are involved in redevelopment projects costing over ₹7,000 crore that are delayed in Mumbai’s Dahisar
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has placed height limitations on the Dahisar neighborhood of Mumbai, citing the presence of high frequency radars as the reason for the delays in redevelopment projects. According to Dahisar-based BJP MLA Manisha Chaudhary, this has led to rehabilitation projects valued at ₹7,000 crore to ₹10,000 crore becoming blocked in […]
Mumbai Metro lines 2A and 7 record 100 million riders combined
Since opening, the elevated Mumbai Metro Lines 2A and 7 have seen a total of 100 million riders. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), which is in charge of running and maintaining these metro lines, claims that the 100 million ridership threshold shows how popular these services are becoming even though they have only […]
Why Mumbai Matters
While the rest of India will have its eyes on Maharashtra, given that it is the biggest decider and swing state in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Maharashtras attention seems to be focussed on its capital, Mumbai. Mumbai’s mysterious ways are more unfathomable than an OTT web series this election season. The Thackeray cousins, an […]
CM Eknath Shinde Directs Urban Development Secretary To Address Navi Mumbai Wetlands Catastrophe
In response to a legal mail concerning the environmental catastrophe affecting TS Chanakya Lake, NRI Wetland, and DPS Lake, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has directed his Urban Development Secretary to investigate the matter. The complaint, served by Law Global Advocates on behalf of Bharat Bhushan Gupta, a resident of the NRI complex and member of […]
Dharavi, Mahalaxmi Racecourse: Of land, politics, and redevelopment
In a city where space is at a premium, two vast tracts of land — the 500-acre Dharavi slums and the 225-acre Mahalaxmi Racecourse — have become the battlegrounds for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-backed Eknath Shinde government (the Mahayuti) and the Opposition alliance, led by Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT). The government’s ambitious vision […]