Maharashtra Government Centralises State Construction Projects Under PWD
In a significant administrative shift, the Maharashtra government has directed all state departments to shut down their independent construction wings, consolidating all construction-related projects under the Public Works Department (PWD). This directive, issued on Friday at the behest of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, aims to streamline project execution and curb inefficiencies arising from departments lacking […]
Rs12,000 Crore Highway To Ease Pune-Mumbai Traffic
A 135-kilometer, four-lane motorway has been proposed by the Maharashtra Public Works Department (PWD) with the goal of easing traffic in Pimpri-Chinchwad and Pune. The project, which is expected to cost Rs 12,000 crore, will link Shirur, Chakan, Talegaon, Shiroli, Karjat, and JNPT (Uran), giving cars going between Marathwada and Mumbai an alternate route. The […]
Mumbai’s Flyover Boom: A Cure Or A Congestion Crisis?
Road overbridges (ROBs) and flyovers are being promoted by Mumbai’s planning agencies as solutions to the city’s ongoing traffic problems, but there are growing doubts over whether these initiatives are actually reducing the issue or rather moving bottlenecks to other locations. The opening of several flyovers and ROBs in 2025 and early 2026 may make […]
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 […]
PWD will expedite the construction of a new Family Court following the judge’s rebuke
The PWD has acted after Supreme Court judge Abhay Oka criticised the state for taking more than six years to construct a new Family Court on Monday, during the ceremony to lay the foundation stone of the new high court building at Bandra East. “I have scheduled a meeting on Friday morning to review and […]
SC urges Maharashtra govt to meet CJ on Bombay HC annexe project
The Bombay High Court’s chief justice and other judges were invited to a meeting by the Supreme Court on Wednesday in order to discuss the redevelopment of a PWD and the relocation of courtrooms and other facilities to buildings next to the current, iconic high court building in Mumbai. On September 23, India’s Chief Justice […]
Palghar Trauma Center remains unfinished two years after Cyrus Mistry’s death
The 200-bed trauma treatment clinic being constructed by the Maharashtra public health department in Manor, Palghar, is still a long way from being finished, two years after businessman and former chairman of Tata Sons Cyrus Mistry was murdered in a high-speed automobile crash on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway. Mistry and Jehangir Pandole, the other passenger in […]
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. […]