BMC Opens Doors For Private Players: Outsourcing Services And Boosting PPP Projects
October 18, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been steadily expanding its public-private partnership (PPP) model, outsourcing key municipal services and infrastructure projects to private players. The trend began with the late Ratan Tata’s gesture of offering to maintain the median of the 10.58-km Coastal Road, which inspired the BMC to invite private participation […]
BMC To Sell 426 Flats For Lower-Income Groups To Boost Revenue
October 16, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to hold a housing lottery to sell 426 flats in Mumbai, marking the first time the civic body has undertaken such a move. The sale aims to generate additional revenue ahead of the upcoming civic elections, expected early next year, with BMC projecting earnings of […]
Borivali LIC Township Residents Seek Urgent Redevelopment Of Ageing Colony
October 13, 2025: Residents of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) colony in Borivali West are calling for the redevelopment of their decades-old homes, citing rising maintenance costs and worsening structural conditions. Built over 50 years ago on a sprawling 75-acre plot, the township comprises 46 ground-plus-three-storey buildings housing 1,535 flats. The residents, who purchased their […]
BMC To Launch 50 Generic Medicine Stores Across Hospitals To Make Treatment More Affordable
October 08, 2025: In a major step toward reducing patients’ medical expenses, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has approved the establishment of 50 generic drug stores across its hospitals in Mumbai. These outlets will provide essential medicines at a fraction of market prices, significantly easing the financial burden on patients. The initiative is part of […]
BMC Announces 10% Water Cut In Mumbai For Essential Infrastructure Upgrades
October 04, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has scheduled a 10% water cut across parts of Mumbai’s city area and eastern suburbs from October 7 to October 9. The temporary disruption is due to planned electricity meter upgrades at the Pise and Panjrapur water purification plants, with work scheduled between 12:30 PM and 3 […]
Mumbai Sees Sharp Rise In Property Registrations Amid Festive Season
October 01, 2025: Property registrations in the Mumbai municipal region saw a significant uptick last month, driven by festive season demand. According to Knight Frank India, citing Maharashtra government data, 12,070 properties were registered in the city under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, marking a 32% increase compared with 9,111 units recorded during the same period […]
BJP’s Ameet Satam Outlines Vision For Mumbai: World-Class Infrastructure And Safer City
September 23, 2025: With the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections approaching, the BJP is intensifying its campaign to secure control of the country’s wealthiest civic body, which has an annual budget of Rs 75,000 crore. To spearhead its Mumbai unit, the party has appointed 49-year-old Andheri MLA Ameet Satam, a management graduate influenced by Sri […]
Nariman Point To Mira-Bhayandar In 30 Minutes: Coastal Road Project Moves Forward
September 22, 2025: Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik announced a major breakthrough for the Mumbai Coastal Road project with the handover of 53.17 acres of land by the Union Salt Land Department to the state government. This land will be used to construct a 60-meter-wide road connecting Dahisar to Bhayandar, a critical link in extending […]
Over 50% Of BMC’s Proposed SRA Schemes Yet To Take Off
August 25, 2025: Of the 64 Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) schemes planned on land owned by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), only 29 are currently set to progress. The projects fall under DCPR-2034 Regulation 33(10), which empowers the civic body to act as a special planning authority for redevelopment of slums situated on its plots. […]
HC Pulls Up BMC For Failing To Complete Bandra East Foot Overbridge
August 23, 2025: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to clarify its position on the stalled Bandra East foot overbridge (FOB) project before the court considers passing any adverse orders against it. The bridge is intended to connect Bandra railway station with the Kalanagar junction, a key link to […]