BMC Launches Colaba’s First Large-Scale Slum Illumination Project
December 1, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), along with the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST), has begun implementing a major illumination initiative across slum settlements in Colaba, installing more than 2,500 LED lighting poles as part of a 5,000-pole plan aimed at improving visibility and public safety. Estimated to cost between Rs 8–10 […]
Niranjan Hiranandani anticipates a surge in the reconstruction of Mumbai’s slums
The founder and managing director of the Hiranandani Group, Niranjan Hiranandani, predicts that slum rehabilitation in Mumbai will receive more attention. Only 5 percent of the slum reconstruction promised 15-20 years ago has been finished, despite the fact that the first project in Dharavi has begun. With half of Mumbai’s population living in slums, he […]