Mumbai Set For Major Infrastructure Overhaul With Rs 75,000 Crore Investment
September 5, 2025: The Maharashtra cabinet, led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has approved a comprehensive infrastructure package worth Rs 75,000 crore, covering Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Pune, and Nagpur. The initiative includes new metro lines, suburban railway expansions, road projects, and a new Bombay High Court complex. A major component is the Wadala–Gateway of […]
Virar–Alibaug Multimodal Corridor Gets State Cabinet Nod
September 4, 2025: The Maharashtra cabinet has approved the ambitious Virar–Alibaug Multimodal Corridor, a mega infrastructure project set to transform connectivity across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). According to reports, the state government has sanctioned Rs 22,250 crore for immediate land acquisition, with overall administrative approval fixed at Rs 37,013 crore. Designed as a 126.3 […]
Virar–Alibaug Multimodal Link Gets Cabinet Approval, Work To Commence 2026
September 3, 2025: In a significant infrastructure boost, the Maharashtra Cabinet has approved the long-awaited Virar–Alibaug Multimodal Corridor, a 126.3-kilometre project set to link major economic and transport hubs including the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport, and the Mumbai Trans Harbour Sea Link. A senior official from the Maharashtra […]
State Government Approves Metro, Rail and Road Projects Worth Billions
August 21, 2025: The state government has sanctioned an extensive package of infrastructure projects across multiple cities, aimed at modernising urban transport and supporting sustainable development. Key initiatives include a new underground metro corridor in Mumbai, a direct road link from Thane to Navi Mumbai International Airport, procurement of 268 fully air-conditioned suburban trains, railway […]
Maharashtra Cabinet Approves Thane-Navi Mumbai Airport Elevated Road And Metro Line 11
August 20, 2025: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday approved major transport infrastructure projects, including a 25-km elevated corridor connecting Thane with the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport and the underground Metro Line 11 linking Wadala depot to the Gateway of India. The approvals came during a Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure meeting chaired by Chief Minister […]
New Urban Hub ‘Third Mumbai’ To Drive Economic Development In Raigad
August 19, 2025: The Maharashtra government has announced plans to develop a new urban hub, termed Third Mumbai, in Raigad district to strengthen growth across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the upcoming city will feature international university campuses, medical colleges, research facilities, and innovation centers, with research in advanced fields […]
Trial Run Of Thane Metro To Begin In September, Confirms Deputy CM Shinde
August 16, 2025: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced on Thursday that the Thane Metro will commence its trial run in September on a 10.30-kilometre stretch, with commercial services expected to start by December. Speaking at the Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony at the Thane Collector’s Office, Shinde described the current era as India’s “Amrit […]
CM Fadnavis Maps USD 1.5 Trillion Vision Mumbai 4.0 And EduCity Driving MMR’s Next Growth Leap
August 15, 2025: Guard ceremony where the 18th president was appointed on board, unveiled an ambitious roadmap to position Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) as a global hub for infrastructure, education, and economic growth, with projects designed to transform connectivity, urban development, and investment potential. “Infrastructure is the backbone of this transformation. The […]
Chief Minister Calls For Tendering Fix To Speed Up State Infrastructure Works
August 11, 2025: At a workshop in Pune on infrastructure project execution, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis acknowledged that while the state leads in the number of projects undertaken, a significant portion remain incomplete. Citing an earlier Deutsche Bank report, he recalled that Maharashtra once accounted for nearly half of India’s overall projects—an achievement that […]
Fadnavis Attributes Mumbai–Goa Highway Delay To ‘Faulty Tendering’
August 9, 2025: Addressing a workshop on infrastructure project execution in Pune, Mr Fadnavis noted that while Maharashtra leads the country in overall project numbers, a significant proportion remain incomplete. “In 2019, a Deutsche Bank report stated that Maharashtra accounted for 49% of the nation’s projects. We were proud of that figure and often cited […]