Mumbai Coastal Road To Extend To Dahisar, BMC Seeks Public Feedback
A major extension from the previous design, which only went as far as Bangur Nagar in Goregaon, the Mumbai Coastal Road project is now scheduled to reach Dahisar in its northern extension. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has published a notice to the public, asking for comments and objections within 30 days in order to […]
Ulhasnagar Civic Body to Fully Demolish 80% of Highrise on Road
On Wednesday, Ulhasnagar civic head Vikas Dhakne ordered the destruction of a 16-story under-construction structure that encroached on a Development Plan (DP) route. The Jhalak building’s floor plan includes 65 units and four shops. Assistant Municipal Commissioner Ganesh Shimpi of Ward 4, where Jhalak is located, stated that the building will be demolished within a […]
Bombay High Court Orders Society Members to Pay Rs 5 Lakhs or Vacate Property for Redevelopment
The Bombay High Court has directed seven members of a housing society to pay a total of Rs 5 lakhs if they do not vacate their flats within two weeks. These members’ refusal to leave their flats in the Taruvel CHSL building in Chakala, Andheri (East), has the potential to disrupt the building’s redevelopment. DEM […]
BMC Commissioner is directed by the Bombay High Court to examine the incorrect realignment of Kandivali DP Road
On Tuesday, the commissioner of the BMC was ordered by the Bombay High Court to resolve a petition about the improper realignment of the development plan (DP) route linking Lokhandwala Township Circle in Kandivali and Kandivali East. The section is a part of the Magathane (Dahisar) to Goregaon road expansion project, which was designated as a […]
Six Months Post Work Order, BMC Awaits Approvals for Key Link Road Projects
Six months after issuing work orders for the Versova-Dahisar Link Road (VDLR) and the Dahisar-Bhayander Link Road (DBLR), the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is still waiting for the necessary approvals. These projects, estimated to cost over Rs 20,000 crore, are planned as extensions of the Coastal Road, which currently runs from Marine Drive to Worli. […]
Proposed transit-oriented development on the Metro 3 route
The Development Plan (DP) has been amended by the state government’s Urban Development Department (UDD) to allow for transit-oriented development (TOD) along the subterranean Metro 3 route, which is being built by Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL). Builders that develop their buildings within 500 meters of the metro line and connect them with vestibules […]
Builders are advised by BMC to make construction sites monsoon-safe
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)’s building projects department has written to all developers, reminding them to take all essential precautions at their construction sites to prevent any disasters or disease outbreaks as the monsoon approaches. The circular was emailed online to developers and their apex body, the Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry, as well as […]