Govandi Health Post Awaits Fire NOC As Residents Struggle Without Basic Healthcare
October 10, 2025: Nearly two years after its construction, the municipal health post at Lotus Colony, Govandi, remains non-functional, leaving thousands of residents without access to basic healthcare. Officials claim the facility is awaiting a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the municipal fire department, despite electricity and water connections now being in place. Residents allege that […]
Digital Disconnect In Mumbai’s New Metro Highlights Gaps In City’s Infrastructure Vision
October 10, 2025: Commuters on Mumbai’s newly operational Aqua Line of the underground metro are finding themselves forced into an involuntary digital detox. Mobile network services remain largely unavailable along the 33.5-kilometre route, an issue that has persisted for months despite repeated complaints on social media and at station counters. While living without connectivity for […]
Redeveloped Crawford Market Faces Delays a\As Occupation Certificate Remains Pending
September 27, 2025: A year after completion, two new buildings in Phase 2 of the 154-year-old redeveloped Crawford Market are yet to receive an Occupation Certificate (OC) from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). “In the new building, Block 3 for fish vendors and Block 4 for mutton vendors are completed. The OC from the BMC […]
Mumbai’s Festival Preparations Under Scrutiny As Roads Remain Damaged
August 28, 2025: Mumbai’s assurances of pothole-free roads ahead of Ganeshotsav have once again fallen short, with several arterial routes continuing to bear craters and uneven patches. Despite repeated pledges from civic officials that smooth passage would be guaranteed before the state festival, both commuters and procession organisers are now faced with hazardous stretches just […]
BMC To Add New Drainage Inlets After Waterlogging On Vikhroli Rail Overbridge
August 22, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced corrective measures to address waterlogging on the recently opened Vikhroli rail overbridge (ROB), after a ground inspection revealed that plastic waste blocking the water inlets was the primary cause of flooding earlier this week. The inspection followed a report published on August 20, highlighting how […]
Mumbai Grapples With Waterlogging As Infrastructure Struggles
August 21, 2025: Mumbai, India’s financial capital, continues to expand rapidly, but the city’s infrastructure is failing to keep pace with its growth. While the real estate sector thrives, with new residential and commercial projects reshaping its skyline, the ground reality for citizens tells a different story. Crumbling roads, waterlogging, traffic snarls, and recurring monsoon […]
A Tale of Two Cities: Hansal Mehta’s Critique Of Mumbai’s Decline
August 5, 2025: Acclaimed filmmaker Hansal Mehta has sparked a conversation online with a candid social media post comparing Mumbai to Colombo, expressing deep frustration with the state of India’s financial capital. Fresh from a filming schedule in the Sri Lankan capital, Mehta lamented Mumbai’s deteriorating infrastructure, civic indifference, and the normalisation of chaos. In […]
Chandivali Public Library At Centre Of BMC-MHADA Dispute
August 2, 2025: A dispute has emerged between the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) over the legality of a public library constructed in Chandivali. The structure, built by MHADA’s Slum Improvement Board on a reserved amenity plot, has sparked outrage among local residents. The BMC claims to […]
Mumbai Braces For Monsoon With Incomplete Roadworks
Despite the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) setting a 31st May deadline for completion of concrete roadworks across the city, many stretches remain unfinished, sparking concern among residents as the monsoon rains begin early. Originally, the civic body had aimed to finish cement laying on major arterial roads by 20th May, ahead of the seasonal downpour. […]
Exposed Wires And Pipes In Versova’s Model Town Spark Safety Fears Amid BMC Road Work
Residents of Model Town in Versova, Andheri West, have voiced serious safety concerns over exposed electrical wires and utility pipes left uncovered amidst ongoing road concreting works by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Locals fear that such hazards, particularly during the monsoon when waterlogging is common, could prove dangerous—even fatal. Renowned filmmaker and social activist […]