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 […]
Bombay HC Rebukes TMC for Approving Illegal Construction on Nullah
The Bombay High Court on Monday overturned the Thane Municipal Corporation’s (TMC) order to regularise an unlawful private developer’s development on a public drain, raising legal and public interest concerns. The court chastised TMC for offering deceptive reasoning and failing to follow the law, eventually overturning the regularisation ruling dated February 5, 2005. The court […]
BMC Chief Challenges SRA’s Development Permissions, Seeks State Intervention
Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani has accused the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) of encroaching on the BMC’s jurisdiction as the planning authority. In a letter sent this month to the SRA’s CEO, Gagrani highlighted this concern and has now escalated the issue to the state’s Urban Development Department (UDD). Gagrani stated, “The Development Plan and Development […]