Foundation stone laid for Lord Venkateshwara Temple in Ulwe, Navi Mumbai
In the presence of prominent Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) officials and industrialist Gautam Singhania, the first stone for the construction of a massive temple dedicated to Shri Lord Venkateshwara at Ulwe in Navi Mumbai was set on Wednesday, according to news agency PTI. Attendees included Venkaiah Choudhary, the trust’s additional executive officer, and J Shyamala […]
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 […]
Shivaji Maharaj Statue in Sindhudurg collapses, Sanjay Raut Demands the Resignation of CM
According to the PTI, Sanjay Raut, a leader of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), requested on Tuesday that Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde quit over the collapse of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in the Sindhudurg district and claimed there was a scheme involved in its construction. According to the PTI, Sanjay Raut further […]
Slum Redevelopment: Seven Government Agencies Will Head Up This Project, Despite SRA Work Delays
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday ordered seven government organizations to take up the duty of building 2,20,889 units across 223 delayed rehabilitation schemes, as the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) in Mumbai is experiencing delays in its work. The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Maharashtra […]
Redevelopment of 388 historic MHADA buildings is still stuck in a dead end
Up to 27,373 unit owners are still waiting with no end in sight, ten months after it seemed that an impasse in the redevelopment of 388 old and dilapidated buildings belonging to the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) had been broken. The Maharashtra government released a notification in November of last year to […]
After a 20-year delay, Maharashtra Bhavan is set to be established in Navi Mumbai
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has finally approved the construction of Maharashtra Bhavan in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, ending a two-decade-long hold-up. The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) has issued e-tenders inviting technical and commercial bids for building Maharashtra Bhavan on plots 12 and 13 in sector 30A of Vashi. The Bhoomi puja for the bhavan […]
MMRDA is approved to issue bonds to fund $50,000,000,000 for infrastructure projects
It has been approved for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to issue bonds worth Rs 50,000 crore to finance a number of infrastructure projects in the city and its surrounding areas. The idea was presented before the MMRDA meeting on Friday, which was presided over by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. “As security for […]
Mumbai Metro Line 3 would not be completed until December 2024
The Mumbai Metro Line 3 (Aqua Line) is now scheduled to be completed in December 2024 instead of earlier. This new deadline comes after a cabinet meeting that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde led earlier this week. The project’s original completion date of September 2024 has been pushed back. The initial section of Line 3, which […]