Kharghar Utsav Chowk Roads Dug Up Again, Citizens Demand MLA’s Intervention
Residents and commuters in Kharghar are becoming increasingly frustrated with the ongoing road construction at the signal and Utsav Chowk at Hiranandani. In a short period, the same length has been excavated and reconstructed several times, generating significant inconvenience and posing concerns about municipal responsibility and planning. Jigar Dineshchandra Doshi, a concerned citizen, has formally […]
Maharashtra Govt Directs BMC To Complete Road Concretisation By May 31, Halts New Projects
The Maharashtra government has prohibited the start of any new projects and directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to finish all current road concretisation projects in Mumbai by May 31. Speaker Rahul Narvekar called a meeting with Mumbai MLAs to discuss concerns about suspected mismanagement and irregularities in the ongoing work, and this direction was […]
Promise of Pothole-Free Mumbai Falters as New Concrete Roads Crack
Santacruz’s Bhargav Road, built earlier this year, has noticeable flaws, infuriating locals who say the job was done poorly. The road has started to disintegrate in places where it was installed as recently as October. Hetal Gala, a former local BJP corporator, claimed that the building was hurried and did not have enough time to […]
Infrastructure Hurdles and Traffic Challenges Loom as Thane Faces Tough Triangular Test
People in the Thane constituency face several urban concerns, including stalled infrastructure projects and growing traffic problems brought on by the population and real estate development. It is hardly surprising that campaigns throughout the saffron bastion, preparing for a difficult triangular struggle, have been heavily influenced by the promise of reducing traffic and infrastructure initiatives […]
Dharavi Project: Cabinet to Allot 100 acres on Madh Island
The Mahayuti government, which has allotted pieces of unoccupied land to each subsequent cabinet, is mulling a proposal to grant a portion of around 180 acres of land on Madh Island near Malad (West) for the Adani group-led Dharavi Redevelopment Project. A portion of the site would be set aside for other applications, such as […]
Wadala’s Korba Mithagar slums will be redeveloped by MSRDC
The state government has given the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) the job of redeveloping the Korba Mithagar slums at Wadala after initiating the redevelopment of Ramabai Colony in Ghatkopar under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The MSRDC released a call for bids on Monday in order to select consultants for the […]
1.5L people in South Bombay living in MHADA’s trembling buildings
The family of Aarti Bhosale, who live in a 180-square-foot apartment on the fourth level of the Gharkul building in Byculla, which was developed by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), came dangerously close to death on July 22 when a slab crashed from the apartment above. I still get shivers when I […]
Outrage about CIDCO’s proposal to transfer land for township development
The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) and Navi Mumbai stakeholders are at odds over a plan to transfer land for township development. On August 8, the nodal agency announced that it was seeking bids from “experienced and renowned” construction and development companies for the development of a 27.3-hectare plot of land in Sector 10A […]
CIDCO Files Complaints With NMMC Regarding Removal of Blockage in DPS Lake
In a first for the city planners, CIDCO has filed a formal complaint against Navi Mumbai Muncipal Corporation in writing to the NRI Coastal police for opening the blocked water inlets at the DPS Flamingo lake in Nerul. The astonished greens have declared that Cidco’s actions merely validate the accusations made against them over their […]
Residents of Mumbai’s BDD Chawl Redevelopment Face Obstacles While They Wait for Agreements & On Time Rent
Controversies and delays have beset the much-anticipated renovation project of BDD Chawl in Worli, Mumbai. After satisfying the majority of the residents’ requests, the project is finally starting to take shape, but there are still a few problems that need to be fixed. Many residents are having difficulty getting the guaranteed monthly rent from the […]