BDD Chawl Redevelopment, MHADA Housing Grievances Come Under Sachin Ahir’s Lens
With redevelopment and rehabilitation issues continuing to trouble residents across Mumbai, Maharashtra Legislative Council Deputy Chairman Sachin Ahir on September 2nd, Wednesday, reviewed a series of long-pending matters before the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), including the BDD chawl redevelopment project. The meeting at Vidhan Bhavan focused on grievances raised by housing societies […]
Mumbai Mayor Opens Walking Track Near Rani Baug After Supreme Court Right To Walk Verdict
Mumbai Mayor has opened a pathway adjoining the official residence near Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Udyan and Zoo for morning walkers, offering residents an additional space for walking in a city where accessible public areas remain limited. The pathway will be available from 6 am to 9 am. The move comes after morning walks inside […]
BMC Orders Construction Freeze In Byculla, Borivali For Better AQI
According to a civic official, work at building sites in Mumbai’s Byculla and Borivali East would cease once 24-hour notices are given because the local air quality index (AQI) is consistently higher than 200. Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani announced Monday that construction will cease at both government and private construction sites, including those being […]
Mumbai’s First Cable-Stayed Overbridge at Reay Road Ready to Set New Milestones
An important milestone in Mumbai’s infrastructure development has been reached with the recent completion of the city’s first-ever cable-stayed road overbridge at Reay Road Station. The bridge, which has six lanes and a designated pedestrian walkway, was built just two years after work started on February 14, 2022, making it one of the quickest overbridges […]
Breaking Free from MHADA’s Slow Redevelopment Cycle
The Mishra family has lived in a 220-square-foot room in a housing community in Kalachowkie in Parel for three generations. Radheshyam Mishra moved in with his family of seven in 1991 when he was 32 years old. Although it was difficult, the Mishras were glad to live in a city with some of the priciest […]
1.5L people in South Bombay living in MHADA’s trembling buildings
The family of Aarti Bhosale, who live in a 180-square-foot apartment on the fourth level of the Gharkul building in Byculla, which was developed by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), came dangerously close to death on July 22 when a slab crashed from the apartment above. I still get shivers when I […]
Mumbai: After protesting at Azad Maidan against the failure of redevelopment, 27,000-strong MHADA flat owners threaten to boycott polling places
A large number of inhabitants of MHADA have threatened to abstain from the next Vidhan Sabha elections in protest of their unmet demand for the reconstruction of 388 reconstructed tenements. Residents of Azad Maidan in Mumbai are planning to boycott the elections with banners reading “No House No Vote” at every MHADA building, despite the […]
Record Rs 12,300 Crore in Luxury Home Sales in Mumbai for First Half of 2024
Mumbai’s luxury home market reached an all-time high, achieving ₹12,300 crore in sales during the first half of 2024. This surge is attributed to the growing demand for upscale apartments, particularly in the Worli area, which alone contributed to over a third of these sales. In comparison, the same period last year saw ₹11,400 crore […]
Builder who postponed development of a valuable BMC site in Byculla is removed by a High Court order
An ruling by the Apex Grievance Redressal Committee (AGRC) of the Maharashtra government restoring Krish Developers as the builder for a prime municipal plot in Byculla spanning 10,525 square meters has been overturned by the Bombay High Court. Eleven run-down municipal tenanted chawls will be included in the composite reconstruction, together with the rehabilitation of […]
Byculla, Reay Road, Ghatkopar Among 10 British-Era Rail Over Bridges To Undergo Revamp
The BMC has entrusted the Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (MahaRail), with the reconstruction of 10 dilapidated British-era rail over bridges (ROB). The civic body recently took a review of reconstruction work of Reay road, Byculla, Tilak and Ghatkopar Bridge. Accordingly, the Reay road bridge is expected to be ready by November, while Byculla Bridge […]