Piyush Goyal Promises One-Hour Commute Across Mumbai As Infrastructure Expands
October 9, 2025: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, on Wednesday claimed that Mumbai’s expanding infrastructure network would soon allow citizens to travel anywhere in the city within an hour. Speaking at the sixth edition of the Global Fintech Fest 2025, held at the Jio Convention Centre, Goyal said the government’s sustained focus […]
Union Minister Piyush Goyal Highlights Mumbai’s Infrastructure As A Game-Changer At Global Fintech Fest 2025
October 08, 2025: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Wednesday hailed Mumbai’s rapidly expanding infrastructure as a model for global urban mobility during his address at the Global Fintech Fest 2025 at the Jio World Convention Centre. “This whole web of infrastructure is going to guarantee that every citizen of Mumbai can […]
BMC Chief Bhushan Gagrani Reviews GMLR And Coastal Road (North) Projects, Directs Faster Execution
October 07, 2025: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner and Administrator Bhushan Gagrani conducted an on-site inspection of key infrastructure projects in Mumbai on Saturday, including the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) and the Coastal Road (North) corridor. He visited the twin tunnel site at Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari under Phase 3(B) of the GMLR project and the […]
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 […]
BMC’s Fixed Deposits Dip As Infrastructure Spending Rises
September 23, 2025: Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the country’s richest civic body, has seen its fixed deposits (FDs) shrink as funds are increasingly diverted towards large-scale infrastructure projects. Data obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) reveals that BMC’s FDs, which rose steadily for over a decade—from Rs 43,285 crore in 2014-15 to a […]
New Urban Hub ‘Third Mumbai’ To Drive Economic Development In Raigad
August 19, 2025: The Maharashtra government has announced plans to develop a new urban hub, termed Third Mumbai, in Raigad district to strengthen growth across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the upcoming city will feature international university campuses, medical colleges, research facilities, and innovation centers, with research in advanced fields […]
MMRDA Plans To Use BMC Housing For PAPs Of Sewri Worli Connector
August 19, 2025: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is preparing a fresh proposal to resolve the long-pending rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) issues concerning project-affected persons (PAPs) linked to the under-construction Sewri-Worli Connector. According to sources in Mantralaya, the authority is considering offering alternative accommodation to displaced families from Prabhadevi through a Brihanmumbai Municipal […]
South Mumbai Gears Up For Traffic Spike Ahead Of Coastal Road Promenade Opening
August 1, 2025: With the Coastal Road promenade fully constructed but yet to receive a formal inauguration date, residents living along the coastline of South Mumbai are preparing for an anticipated spike in traffic and parking issues. On Thursday, representatives from the Breach Candy Residents’ Forum (BCRF), Nepean Sea Road Citizens Forum (NRCF), and Worli […]
Mumbai Coastal Road Promenade Opening In July, Bringing Seafront Greenery To City
June 13, 2025: Mumbai’s much-anticipated coastal promenade—modelled after Marine Drive—is poised to open in July. Spanning 7.5 kilometres and 20 metres in width, the seafront corridor will connect Priyadarshini Park at Breach Candy to the Worli end of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. It features jogging paths, two-way cycling lanes, shaded seating, and 20 pedestrian underpasses, […]
Versova Sea Link Project Set For 2027 Completion
June 12, 2025: The Versova-Bandra Sea Link (VBSL), a major infrastructure project designed to extend Mumbai’s coastal expressway network, is slated for completion by July 2027. Spanning 17.17 kilometres, the sea link will connect Versova to Bandra, significantly reducing peak-hour travel time from nearly an hour to under 15 minutes. According to officials from the […]