BMC to Unveil Glass-Bottom Elevated Trail at Malabar Hill on New Year
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to open Mumbai’s first elevated woodland path sometime in the new year. In Malabar Hill, the elevated forest walkway is now under construction. This project is slated to wind through the Malabar Hill forest, linking Kamala Nehru Park with the verdant woodlands of Doongerwadi, and was inspired by Singapore’s […]
Chunabhatti Railway Crossing to Get New Overbridge, Easing Traffic
In the upcoming years, Chunabhatti, another railway level crossing, will close after Vikhroli. At the Chunabhatti crossing, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has made the decision to build a rail overbridge (ROB) and an independent foot overbridge (FOB). After the project starts, the bridge should be finished in three years. V N Purav Marg in […]
BMC Opens 28 Shelters for 850 Homeless in Mumbai
The government of Maharashtra has announced the opening of 28 new shelters, providing lodging for some 850 homeless people. This comes after the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) brought attention to the city’s inadequate shelter system. A 2022 report that condemned Mumbai for running only 23 of the 125 shelter homes ordered by the Supreme […]
Dharavi Redevelopment: Deonar Dump Clearance May Take 6 Years, Cost Rs 1,000 Cr
While the state government has handed over a 124-acre portion of the Deonar dumping ground to build housing units for the proposed Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP), clearing the land of the existing mound of solid waste will be a lengthy and costly process for the administration. The Deonar landfill is Mumbai’s oldest waste yard, spanning […]
Mumbai’s Water Supply Boost: BMC Plans Water Mains in GMLR Tunnels
In a unique boost to the city’s water network, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to build two 1,800 mm water pipelines inside the twin tunnels being built as part of the Goregaon Mulund Link Road (GMLR) project. While improving east-west connection in the city, the country’s largest TBM tunnels will be removed to make […]
BMC sends stop-work notifications to two building sites for filthy air
To reduce air pollution, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) proactively issued stop-work warnings to two building sites on Saturday evening for failing to follow air pollution control norms. The sites in Vile Parle and JB Nagar in Andheri East were in breach of crucial procedures designed to reduce dust and particulate matter emissions during building […]
Bandra East Residents raise concerns over Clinic for low-income patients
Residents of the Kanakia Paris Cooperative Housing Society, a Bandra East high-rise, have expressed opposition to the development of an HBT Aapla Dawakhana clinic outside the society’s front gate. As workmen hired by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) contractor arrived on Wednesday to build the clinic, citizens staged a peaceful protest, halting work and eventually […]
First Girder of New Carnac Bridge Launched, 2 Years After Demolition
On Monday, the first girder of the new Carnac Bridge, which is under construction, was launched in south Mumbai, two years after the old one was removed. The 154-year-old bridge that once connected Masjid in south Mumbai to P D Mello Road was dismantled. This bridge was closed for vehicular traffic in August 2022, and […]
Malabar Hill Forest Walkway to Open by December
If the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) project proceeds as planned, people may be able to enjoy Mumbai’s first elevated forest promenade through the Malabar Hill forest by December. According to a civic official, “The civil works are almost complete, and ancillary works such as electrification, painting, restrooms, and ticket counters are in progress.” Given the […]
Family of 3 dupes elderly Mumbai man of Rs 16 crore in Bandra flat scam
The Mumbai police arrested three members of a family on Wednesday for allegedly duping an elderly man out of Rs 16 crore by offering to sell an entire floor of a building to be built in a Bandra redevelopment project. According to the police, the accused—Mehmood Hassan Quadri, his son Fahid Mehmood Quadri, and his […]