Bombay HC Raps Social Welfare Department For Blocking Vikhroli Redevelopment
August 19, 2025: The Bombay High Court has strongly criticised the state social welfare department for obstructing the redevelopment of a dangerously weak 50-year-old building in Kannamwar Nagar, Vikhroli East. The court warned that departmental officers would be held personally accountable if any untoward incident occurred. A division bench of Justices G.S. Kulkarni and Arif […]
Government Proposes Relocation Of High-Frequency Towers To Ease Building Restrictions
August 13, 2025: The state government has written to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) proposing to relocate the transmission towers from Dahisar to Gorai at no cost to the authority. This marks the fourth such communication from the government to the Centre, urging a swift resolution to the long-pending issue. The high-frequency communication equipment, […]
Mumbai Faces Mounting Construction Waste Crisis As 2026 Disposal Rules Loom
August 13, 2025: Mumbai’s skyline is rising fast, but so is its construction and demolition (C&D) waste. The city produces around 10,000 tonnes of debris daily, a figure expected to double with ongoing redevelopment and infrastructure projects. Until recently, unchecked dumping has choked wetlands, mangroves, and vacant plots. Stalin, director of Vanashakti, noted, “Salt pan […]
Maharashtra Offers Free Relocation Of Dahisar Transmission Towers To Gorai To Boost Redevelopment
August 13, 2025: To accelerate stalled redevelopment and slum rehabilitation projects in Mumbai, the Maharashtra government has proposed relocating high-frequency communication towers from Dahisar to Gorai at no cost to the Airports Authority of India (AAI). This marks the fourth letter from the state to the Centre urging the swift relocation of these towers. Installed […]
Homebuyers Relieved As Supreme Court Clears Roadblocks For Stalled Projects
August 11, 2025: In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has confirmed that the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and the State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) will continue to grant environmental approvals for building and township projects. The verdict resolves months of uncertainty triggered by an August 2024 order from the National Green Tribunal’s […]
Top 5 Takeaways From Supreme Court Verdict On Stalled Realty Projects In Maharashtra
August 9, 2025: The Supreme Court reaffirmed that the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and the State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) will remain the competent authorities for conducting project-level environmental assessments, paving the way for 493 stalled projects across MMR and Pune to proceed. 1) Why were the projects stalled? In August 2024, the […]
Kurla Residents Protest Dharavi Relocation Plan, Cite Overcrowding And Environmental Concerns
August 8, 2025: On Thursday, residents of Kurla’s Tilak Nagar and the neighbourhood around Mother Dairy land marched from Nehru Nagar in East Kurla to Azad Maidan, opposing the proposed relocation of families from Dharavi to their already congested area. The protest, led by resident Kiran Pailwan, sought to draw attention to mounting population pressure […]
Bombay High Court Approves Adani-MHADA’s Rs 21,000 Crore Motilal Nagar Redevelopment Project
July 31, 2025: The Bombay High Court has dismissed a review petition filed by the Motilal Nagar Vikas Samiti, a residents’ group, clearing the way for the ₹21,000 crore redevelopment of Motilal Nagar in Goregaon West. The project, spread across 141 acres of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) land, is being led by […]
Supreme Court Clears Rs 36,000 Crore Redevelopment Of Mumbai’s Motilal Nagar Under C&DA Model
July 29, 2025: The Supreme Court has upheld the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority’s (MHADA) decision to redevelop Mumbai’s Motilal Nagar under the Construction and Development Agency (C&DA) model, dismissing legal challenges from residents’ groups. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta rejected the special leave petition filed by three parties—Motilal Nagar […]
Self-Redevelopment Emerges As Grassroots Housing Solution Across Maharashtra Says BJP Leader Pravin Darekar
July 22, 2025: The self-redevelopment model for cooperative housing societies in Maharashtra is steadily transforming into a people-led movement, owing to rising public engagement and increased institutional backing, said BJP MLC and Chairman of the Mumbai District Central Cooperative Bank, Pravin Darekar. Speaking at a self-redevelopment guidance camp held in Vasai, Palghar district, on Sunday, […]