Vikhroli Flyover Nears Completion, Set To Open By May-End
The much-awaited Vikhroli flyover is nearing completion and is projected to open to the public by the end of May. Its purpose is to reduce traffic between the eastern and western districts of Mumbai. The flyover, which is close to Vikhroli Railway Station, will be an essential connection over the Central Railway line, greatly cutting […]
Mumbai’s Road Concretisation Drive: A Solution For Monsoon Woes?
Mumbai’s relentless monsoon seasons have long plagued the city with deteriorating roads, rampant potholes, and severe traffic disruptions. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has, therefore, geared up for an ambitious USD 700 million project to convert the asphalt on 400 km of the city’s roads into concrete that can withstand monsoons. This would be a […]
BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani On Mumbai’s Urban Woes And The Road Ahead
BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani addressed key concerns regarding pollution, infrastructure challenges, redevelopment, and upcoming BMC elections in a session moderated by senior correspondent Pratip Acharya and correspondent Nayonika Bose. For the past few years, Mumbai has been dealing with the growing issue of air pollution, particularly post-monsoon. Experts attribute it to weather-related phenomena and localized […]
BMC Sets May 31 Deadline For Roadworks To Ease Monsoon Woes
In an effort to address Mumbai’s chronic monsoon problems, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has given contractors strict instructions, requiring that all existing roadworks be finished by May 31, 2025. Growing public complaints about substantial road construction that is causing extreme traffic congestion throughout the city have prompted this instruction. It is strictly forbidden to […]
BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani: MMR , needs more housing stock through PPP
As old and eligible buildings in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) await redevelopment, Dr. Bhushan Gagrani, Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), stated that there is a need to create enough housing stock for which redevelopment is a better option by exploring the possibilities of public-private partnerships. He was addressing at a panel discussion […]
Railway channels to be unclogged before monsoon, BMC takes charge
Before monsoon begins, BMC Storm Water Department staff will inspect and certify all railway channels beneath railroad tracks by 5 June, 2024. The BMC officials would be held accountable if a blocked drain on railway property causes flooding in the vicinity. The authorities of the Railways and the BMC trade accusations after every significant downpour […]
Developing Mumbai’s infrastructure to achieve socio-economic change, Says BMC Commissioner, Bhushan Gagrani
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner and state appointed administrator Bhushan Gagrani, who ceased his tenure of two months this week, said on Tuesday that the visible transformation that Mumbai is noticing owing to its infrastructure development will result in the maximum city’s socio-economic transformation. Bhushan was seen interacting with reporters in a brainstorming session ‘Making […]