Mahalaxmi Racecourse Revamp Faces Criticism For Potential Environmental & Flood Risks
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) proposal to build an underground sports complex and parking facility beneath the 500-acre Mahalaxmi Racecourse has drawn criticism from the Mumbai Architects Collective, who caution that such construction could compromise the city’s flood resilience. The Rs 600-crore plan, first reported in August 2025, remains conceptual, but architects argue the Racecourse […]
City Architects Oppose Underground Works In Maharashtra’s Mahalaxmi Central Park Plan
A collective of 102 architects and urban planners from Mumbai has formally objected to the Maharashtra government’s proposal to develop a large Central Park at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse, raising concerns over underground construction and transparency. The group has written to the Municipal Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and the Chief Minister, seeking […]
Mumbai’s Slum Coverage Shrinks 8.6% Over 17 Years, New Study Finds
A new analysis found that between 2005 and 2022, the amount of land covered by slums in the Mumbai region decreased by 8.6% or 4.1 square kilometres. That’s around 4.5 times the size of the Mahalaxmi Racecourse. The study discovered that the area covered by slums in estuarial Mumbai — Greater Mumbai and Thane city […]
BMC is seeking public input on transforming Mumbai Central Public Park from Mahalaxmi Racecourse
The proposed change of use of the Mahalaxmi Racecourse in Worli has prompted the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to request public comments and recommendations, perhaps leading to the establishment of ‘Mumbai Central Public Park,’ an estimated 120 acres in size. A new regulation will be added to the Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR) 2004 […]
A proposed new rule for Racecourse invites public feedback
The Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR) 2034 will include a new regulation. The Mahalaxmi Racecourse will be the exclusive target of the BMC’s proposed Regulation 13(10), which will not apply to any other clubs, gymkhanas, or plots within the BMC’s control that are set aside for similar uses. Regarding the suggested change to DCPR […]
Mumbai: BMC receives racecourse as it approaches the last lap
The last steps are being taken to transfer a portion of the racecourse’s land to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). To the BMC, the Royal Western India Turf Club would give over a 120-acre area. Civic Chief Bhushan Gagrani said that the 120-acre land is almost ready to be turned over. “Yes, the process of […]
Dharavi, Mahalaxmi Racecourse: Of land, politics, and redevelopment
In a city where space is at a premium, two vast tracts of land — the 500-acre Dharavi slums and the 225-acre Mahalaxmi Racecourse — have become the battlegrounds for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-backed Eknath Shinde government (the Mahayuti) and the Opposition alliance, led by Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT). The government’s ambitious vision […]