Navi Mumbai Residents Demand Action on Stalled Public Amenities
Residents of Navi Mumbai have voiced their dissatisfaction at the lengthy delays in opening numerous public amenities and infrastructure projects, even though the city has completed them. They argue that the public does not know why the NMMC has failed to put these finished public facilities into service. Public complaints prompted the civic head to […]
Decline in Atal Setu Traffic Attributed to Government’s Toll Waiver Policy
Traffic on Mumbai’s Atal Setu, also known as the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu, has significantly decreased as a result of the Maharashtra government’s toll waiver program. Traffic on the 21.8-kilometer sea bridge seems to have been affected by the decision to remove the Rs 45 toll at five Mumbai entry ports, which […]
Dharavi Redevelopment: Survey Done for 25,000 Tenements, 60,000 Units Numbered
According to a statement released on November 28 by Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd (DRPPL), a joint venture between the Adani Group and the Maharashtra government, survey work for 25,000 tenements has been finished, and 60,000 dwellings have been numbered since the exercise started in March of this year. The corporation started the survey in […]
Mumbai’s Connectivity Gets a Boost with Coastal Road Expansion
Mumbai’s coastal road extension project is poised to revolutionise urban mobility by drastically cutting the journey time between Nariman Point and Virar to only 35 to 40 minutes. By improving communication throughout Mumbai and the neighbouring areas, this enormous project seeks to alleviate the city’s ongoing traffic problems and promote economic development. The project entails […]
Top Six landlords own more than ten percent of Mumbai’s land
Mumbai is a city where land is limited and possibly the most costly in the country. So, who are the biggest landowners in the city? According to a survey conducted by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), the financial capital is home to some of the largest landowners, who control about 20% of all land parcels. […]
MMRDA Launches Backbay Reclamation to Revive Waterfront by 2026
The Maharashtra government, through the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), has launched a groundbreaking program to revitalise the Backbay neighbourhood, to transform this excellent waterfront location into a bustling and aesthetically beautiful urban zone. The new BBRS draft development plan was adopted by the state government’s cabinet during a September meeting. The Backbay Reclamation […]
MHADA Residential Building Partially Collapses in Mumbai; No Injuries
A piece of a three-story residential structure owned by the Maharashtra government’s housing agency, Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), collapsed in Mumbai on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. No one was harmed in the incident, and the building, which had 30 rooms and eight stores, was evacuated, according to officials. The slab and plaster […]
PIL in HC Challenges Mulund Salt-Pan and Transfer for Dharavi Redevelopment
A lawyer filed a public interest litigation in the Bombay High Court on Monday, challenging the Centre’s transfer of salt-pan land in Mulund to the Maharashtra government, which will be used in part to rehabilitate certain Dharavi inhabitants. Sagar Devre, a Mumbai resident, noted in his appeal that salt-pan lands are a highly sensitive aspect […]
First BDD Chawl Residents to Move into New Flats by January 2025
The residents of Mumbai’s BDD Chawl redevelopment project will move into newly constructed flats in January 2025. Around 600 households from the Worli BDD Chawl will receive contemporary housing units, representing a significant step forward in the city’s attempts to improve living conditions for approximately 16,000 families in four areas. The Maharashtra government-led project intends to […]
Maharashtra allows the usage of 256 acres of Salt Pans to rehouse Dharavi Residents
On Monday, the Maharashtra government approved the lease acquisition of 255.9 acres of ecologically hazardous salt-pan property from the Centre to house individuals who were disqualified for dwellings under the Adani Group-led Dharavi Redevelopment Project. The Centre approved the transfer on September 2 after the Maharashtra government sought that three salt-pan land parcels in Kanjurmarg, […]