Maharashtra Government Revives Navi Mumbai Cluster Redevelopment Proposals Amid Shinde-Naik Dispute
The Maharashtra government has overturned a freeze imposed by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) on cluster redevelopment projects, intensifying the political differences between Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and BJP leader Ganesh Naik. The Urban Development Department, headed by Shinde, has instructed Municipal Commissioner Kailash Shinde to process five redevelopment proposals in Ghansoli and […]
Eknath Shinde Clears Navi Mumbai Cluster Redevelopment Plan Despite Ganesh Naik’s Opposition
Maharashtra’s Urban Development Department has approved the implementation of a cluster redevelopment scheme in Navi Mumbai, overruling opposition from senior BJP leader Ganesh Naik. The decision, backed by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, is expected to benefit residents living in old, dilapidated and dangerous buildings across the city. The cluster redevelopment policy allows multiple housing […]
MIDC Plot Dispute: HC Issues Notice To Ganesh Naik, Son
The Bombay High Court has issued notices to Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik, his son and former MLA Sandeep Naik, the state government, MIDC officials and other respondents following a public interest litigation alleging that three industrial plots in Khairane’s TTC Industrial Area are being used for purposes other than those for which they were […]
Navi Mumbai Civic Body & BJP Corporators Oppose UDCPR, Call For Infrastructure-Based Limits On FSI
A political disagreement over the implementation of the Unified Development Control and Promotion Regulations (UDCPR) in Navi Mumbai surfaced during the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation’s general body meeting on Monday, with BJP corporators opposing the regulations and calling for development to be aligned with the city’s infrastructure capacity. Corporators supporting BJP leader and Forest Minister […]
Navi Mumbai Activists Raise Alarm Over Alleged Plan To Reclaim Lotus Lake For Real Estate Development
November 08, 2025: Environmentalists in Navi Mumbai have voiced strong opposition to what they describe as an attempt by CIDCO to “bury” the three-hectare Lotus Lake in Nerul under the guise of real estate development. Despite State Forest Minister Ganesh Naik’s public reprimand of CIDCO officials, activists claim that the agency has failed to act […]
CIDCO Files Complaints With NMMC Regarding Removal of Blockage in DPS Lake
In a first for the city planners, CIDCO has filed a formal complaint against Navi Mumbai Muncipal Corporation in writing to the NRI Coastal police for opening the blocked water inlets at the DPS Flamingo lake in Nerul. The astonished greens have declared that Cidco’s actions merely validate the accusations made against them over their […]