Push for MMR metro lines
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) has saw an expansion of two additional metro train lines. The second phase of the two metro lines, 5 and 9, which will run in the eastern and western regions of the MMR, will be enhanced thanks to the efforts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). Five significant […]
MMRDA Explores One-Time Debt Settlement for Mumbai Metro Line 1
The Eknath Shinde government has postponed its plans to purchase Mumbai Metro Line 1. Instead, the State Cabinet has instructed the executive committee of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to consider a one-time settlement of the Rs 1,700 crore debt owed by Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL). Mumbai Metro Line 1, the […]
MMRDA Replaces Cidco as SPA for Palghar and Raigad
Four months after appointing the City Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) as the special planning authority (SPA), the state government has designated the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) as the new SPA for 172 villages in the Palghar and Raigad-Alibaug area. This marks the eleventh area where MMRDA has been assigned SPA responsibilities. In a […]
Transfer of 2,000 square meter Dharavi site approved by MMRDA
A 2,000 square meter (half an acre) property in Sector 5 of Dharavi has been cleared for transfer to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). MMRDA owns the site in Dharavi Sector 5, which is next to the BEST bus depot. The property transfer, which DRP sought in […]
MMRDA is approved to issue bonds to fund $50,000,000,000 for infrastructure projects
It has been approved for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to issue bonds worth Rs 50,000 crore to finance a number of infrastructure projects in the city and its surrounding areas. The idea was presented before the MMRDA meeting on Friday, which was presided over by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. “As security for […]
Alignment modification at the Sewri-Worli Connector reduces rehabilitation costs from Rs 5,200 crore to Rs 110 crore
With the approval of a new alignment for the Sewri-Worli Connector project on Friday, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) significantly cut the rehabilitation and resettlement expenses from Rs 5,200 crore to just Rs 110 crore. Under the project’s initial plan, 19 structures would be affected, and 392 people—286 residents and 106 non-residents—would be […]
Mumbai Metro Line 3 would not be completed until December 2024
The Mumbai Metro Line 3 (Aqua Line) is now scheduled to be completed in December 2024 instead of earlier. This new deadline comes after a cabinet meeting that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde led earlier this week. The project’s original completion date of September 2024 has been pushed back. The initial section of Line 3, which […]
Unfinished SRA projects may be finished by Mhada, MMRDA, and CIDCO: Devendra Fadnavis
On Thursday, the state government declared that the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), and the City Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) could take up the unfinished Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) projects. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis made this statement in response to a query about SRA projects […]
Three Companies Submit Plans to Build Dongri Depot on Red Line in Mumbai Metro
Mumbai (Metro Rail News): Package CA-207’s technical bids were opened on June 25, 2024 by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The Dongri Depot will be built as part of this package on the Mumbai Metro’s Red Line. Three companies have offered to complete this package’s work. Package CA-207 calls for the construction of […]
A ₹500 crore monorail tender that solely attracted Chinese bids is canceled by MMRDA
Due to the fact that both of the proposals it received were from Chinese manufacturers, Mumbai’s Transport and Infrastructure Development Authority has canceled the bidding process for the design, manufacturing, delivery, testing, and commissioning of ten monorail rakes. The contract, which is for the procurement of ten rakes for the Jacob Circle-Wadala-Chembur monorail line, is […]