MHADA Transfers Reserved Roads To BMC To Strengthen Mumbai’s Infrastructure
The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has made the significant decision to hand over all reserved public roadways in its layouts throughout Mumbai to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to expedite urban development. It is anticipated that this choice will help BMC maintain better roads, avoid waterlogging during the monsoon, and guarantee compliance […]
Malad’s Traffic Set For A Breather With BMC’s New Road Plan
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has revealed plans to build two new arterial roads in a major effort to ease traffic congestion close to Malad station. Connecting SV Road and Anand Road, these roads, each measuring 9.15 meters in width, would improve access to one of Mumbai’s busiest suburban train stations. According to a recent […]
BMC Suspends Work At 462 Construction Sites Over Smog Alert
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has sent a strong warning to construction sites throughout the city to counteract the city’s increasing air pollution levels. 856 show-cause notices for non-compliance with air pollution standards were delivered to various building and infrastructure projects on 6 January. This is a component of BMC’s continuous endeavours to tackle the […]
Mumbai’s SCLR Extension To Transform East-West Connectivity By 2025
With the completion of two important projects—the Santacruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR) extension and the widening of Hans Bhugra Road—Mumbai’s infrastructure is expected to undergo a significant upgrade. The Defence Ministry has received Rs 16 crore from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to purchase property for the widening of Hans Bhugra Road, which will connect Kalina […]
First Bird Park in Mumbai to Combine Conservation and Recreation by 2027
By 2027, Mumbai plans to open its first bird park in Nahur, one of the eastern suburbs. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is the developer of this enormous project, which will span 17,150 square meters and provide recreational amenities for locals while also promoting urban animal protection. The bird park will have a distinctive layout […]
Phase 2 of BMC’s Road Concretisation Yet to Kick Off on 989 Roads
Only 46 km of the 324 km of the Phase 1 road concretisation project have been finished by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which started the project a year ago. In this phase, 298 roads have not yet been concreted. Phase 1 construction is now underway on 213 roadways. Phase 2 calls for the concretisation […]
Mumbai’s First Bird Park in Nahur to Feature 22 Bird Species
The aviary will have several themed areas, such as the USA Zone, Australia Zone, and Africa Zone, each of which will be devoted to preserving native bird species. Mumbai will welcome its first bird park within two years. According to The Indian Express, the park will be situated in Nahur, in the eastern suburbs of […]
Mumbai Property Market Gains Momentum with 5% Increase in Registrations in November
According to Knight Frank India, the Mumbai municipal region had a 5% increase in property registrations in November 2024, with over 10,200 units registered, indicating ongoing housing demand. By contrast, in November 2023, 9,736 units were registered. Mumbai city, which is governed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), recorded 10,216 property registrations as of 8 […]
BMC’s Coastal Road Phase 2, DBLR to Boost Suburban Connectivity
The high-speed Dahisar-Bhayander Link Road (DBLR) and the second phase of the Coastal Road Project are two significant projects that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is preparing to expedite. The Rs 20,648 crore projects are expected to greatly improve communication between the island city of Mumbai and its northern suburbs. The Coastal Road’s second phase […]
BMC’s Chance to Revive BIT Chawls and Rehouse 9,000 Families
The “unintended city”—vast, dense, working-class districts whose sanitary turmoil had contributed to the spread of the bubonic plague in 1896—caused the “sanitary disorder,” which Mumbai’s iconic BIT Chawls evolved as a remedy for. This may sound like an epic irony. These low-rise, spreading tenements were constructed by the Bombay Improvement Trust (BIT), which was founded […]