MMRDA Unveils Rs 40,187 Crore Budget For 2025–26 To Drive Infrastructure Growth
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has announced a Rs 40,187.41 crore budget for the financial year 2025–26, with a significant focus on infrastructure development across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). A substantial Rs 35,151.14 crore—roughly 87% of the total budget—has been earmarked for major urban projects, including metro expansions, new tunnels, coastal routes, […]
Dharavi Redevelopment Gains Momentum With Railway Land Rehabilitation & Housing Initiatives
The rehabilitation of the 6.4-acre railway property in Matunga West has begun with the issuance of the commencement certificate (CC). In Phase I, four 36-story staff quarters and railway offices are being built to provide housing for railway workers. Five thousand squatters living on railway property will also receive rehabilitation. According to SVR Srinivas, Chairman […]
Bombay HC Halts Metro Car Shed Plans on Disputed Kanjurmarg Land
In a setback for the Maharashtra government, the Bombay High Court imposed a status quo on Thursday, ordering authorities not to modify the character of a 15-hectare land in Kanjurmarg handed by the Mumbai collector to MMRDA for the construction of a car shed for Metro Line 6. The Mumbai Metro Line 6 connects Swami […]
21 more acres were granted to the Dharavi revitalization project
The Kurla dairy’s 21-acre site has been approved for transfer to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project and the Slum Rehabilitation Authority by the Maharashtra government’s dairy development department. Slum dwellers who were not eligible for free housing via the Dharavi project, a joint venture between the Maharashtra government and the Adani Group, can be rehabilitated using […]
MMRDA Faces Obstacles in Land Acquisition for Metro 6 Expansion
The acquisition of land necessary for the extension of Metro 6 beyond the Kanjurmarg depot is posing a considerable challenge for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). In order to carry out this expansion, MMRDA must get more than 3,000 square meters of railroad property for girders and stops along the path. With current […]
MMRDA finds it difficult to get additional land for Metro 6 stations
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) needs land for Metro 6 in more places than merely the Kanjurmarg depot. The planning body is having difficulty obtaining more than 3,000 square metres of railway property to build girders and stations for this metro line that connects Swami Samarth Nagar and Vikhroli. In reality, the forest […]