Matunga Flower Vendors Protest BMC’s Sudden Demolition Drive
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has angered the vendors at Matunga’s famous flower market, claiming that their stalls were demolished without warning even though they had valid licenses. However, the civic authority used encroachment and unauthorised extensions as justifications for its actions. Shankar Lingam, a senior vendor whose stall has been in operation for six […]
Dharavi Redevelopment: Work on relocating inhabitants to Matunga begins
Building construction has begun on structures intended to house Dharavi people who are determined to be eligible for free housing within the slum cluster on the six acres of Matunga railway land granted to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project Private Limited (DRPPL). According to sources, the railway staff quarters on the land are presently being dismantled […]
Two Workers Fall to Their Deaths; Contractors Face Legal Action
On Tuesday, two different occurrences in the city resulted in the deaths of a painter and a construction worker who were working on a contract basis and fell off under-construction buildings. Due to allegations that they failed to supply the workers with any safety equipment, the contractors have been charged with causing death by negligence […]
Mumbai : Historic Buta Nivas Chawl In Matunga Set For Major Redevelopment
Buta Nivas, a mega chawl complex of the British era in Matunga, is all set to be redeveloped. In a a big ticket deal Happy Home developers of Naresh Chheda has entered into a deal with the landlords, the Butas, and it has been endorsed by 80 % of the 159 tenants. The building is […]