Will the booming infrastructure in Mumbai make it a more livable city?
Mumbai, our financial capital hub, is finally seeing a fresh infrastructural development. The city has just witnessed the opening of the seaside route following a flurry of construction activities. Constructed at an expense of Rs 13,000 crore, the 11-kilometre, partially subterranean waterway links the island city’s southernmost point to Worli’s midtown, and from there to […]
Citizens of Kandivali and Juhu present agendas to candidates for infrastructure projects
Candidate pledges to walk the walk have been sought by citizen groups prior to May 20 city polls. After conducting a poll, a group of Kandivali and Lokhandwala township residents released a “citizen’s manifesto,” while a group of Juhu residents released a charter of demands. The manifesto calls for transparent utilisation of MP funds […]
Developing Mumbai’s infrastructure to achieve socio-economic change, Says BMC Commissioner, Bhushan Gagrani
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner and state appointed administrator Bhushan Gagrani, who ceased his tenure of two months this week, said on Tuesday that the visible transformation that Mumbai is noticing owing to its infrastructure development will result in the maximum city’s socio-economic transformation. Bhushan was seen interacting with reporters in a brainstorming session ‘Making […]
After 7 years, BMC restarts Topiwala Market redevelopment
After being in limbo since 2017, the redevelopment of Topiwala Market in Goregaon West near Goregaon railway station has kicked off with the BMC floating a ₹ 151-crore tender. The ground plus 16 storey building is being designed by architect Shashi Prabhu and Associates. Two contractors have changed hands over the years due to inordinate delays […]
NMMC to widen, concretise internal roads in Ghansoli node
For the first time since 2016 when the node was formally transferred from CIDCO to it, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) will undertake widening and concretisation of undeveloped roads in Ghansoli node after the monsoon. In the first phase of the road development work, the engineering department has planned to widen the road connecting […]
Mumbai’s western suburbs records 55% of the new launches in Apr-Jun 2023
The Mumbai residential market has maintained its growth momentum in the first half of the year 2023 with Western suburbs leading the sales chart with more than half of the property registrations in the year 2023 so far. It remained the most preferred choice for homebuyers for many reasons and the data released by various […]
India’s infrastructure boom: roads and renewables surge
The infrastructure development landscape in India is poised for acceleration, with a projected 25% increase in road construction and a 33% rise in renewable energy projects over the next two years. This growth is being driven by companies capitalising on asset monetisation opportunities and reducing their leverage ratios, according to the assessment of credit rating […]
MMRDA seeks 20,000 crore loans for ambitious transport infrastructure projects in Mumbai
In a determined move to fund its expansive infrastructure ventures across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has initiated the process to secure loans amounting to Rs 20,000 crore. Underlining its commitment to multiple infrastructure undertakings, MMRDA has allocated a significant budget of Rs 28,705 crore for the ongoing fiscal […]
Government transfers vital land for depots of two metro lines
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has obtained land for the car sheds of two new metro lines, which will give a boost to the metro network in Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Approximately 59.63 hectares of land at Dongri near Uttan was handed over to MMRDA for a depot for Metro […]