Fadnavis-Led Government Revives Shaktipeeth Project With Tech-Driven Approach
The recently elected Maharashtra government has chosen to resurrect the ambitious project, six months after the previous Mahayuti government put the 802-kilometer Shaktipeeth Highway project on hold because of strong stakeholder resistance. Public Works Department (PWD) officials have been directed to continue project planning, which intends to link Nagpur and Goa. From Pavnar in Wardha […]
PWD Rolls Out Water Sprinkling For Dust Control On Aarey Roadwork
Concerns about extreme dust pollution have prompted the Public Works Department (PWD) to start sprinkling water on the section of road that is still under construction, which runs from Aarey Market to Royal Palms. This move was taken in response to Mid-Day’s revelation of dust mitigation protocol violations during Aarey Milk Colony road construction, which […]
Shivaji Maharaj Statue in Sindhudurg collapses, Sanjay Raut Demands the Resignation of CM
According to the PTI, Sanjay Raut, a leader of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), requested on Tuesday that Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde quit over the collapse of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in the Sindhudurg district and claimed there was a scheme involved in its construction. According to the PTI, Sanjay Raut further […]
Redevelopment of Maharashtra Mantralaya to receive FSI of 5, fungible FSI of 35%: PWD
The Mantralaya building, the Maharashtra government’s administrative headquarters in Mumbai, is slated to undergo a massive renovation that would encompass the 55,000 square meter annexe building, ministers’ mansions, staff quarters, and adjacent gardens. An official from the project’s nodal agency, the Public Works Department (PWD), stated that the redevelopment project will gain from a Floor […]
MMRDA Asserts PWD’s Responsibility for Andheri East Flyover Repairs
In the ongoing dispute between the MMRDA and the BMC over the responsibility for repairing the deteriorating Jog flyover in Andheri East, the MMRDA has clarified that the flyover falls under the ownership of the Public Works Department (PWD). The MMRDA highlighted a 2015 Bombay High Court order that assigns repair responsibilities to the PWD. […]