Gargai Water Project Approved Despite Environmental Concerns
Mumbai’s increasing water needs were met on Wednesday when Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis approved the Gargai water supply project inside the Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary. However, the project has serious environmental repercussions, including the destruction of hundreds of thousands of trees and the submersion of 186 hectares of private land and roughly 658 hectares of forest […]
Sanjay Raut makes an appearance before a Special PMLA court in a money-laundering case involving Patra Chawl in Goregaon
Sanjay Raut, the leader of the Shiv Sena (UBT), appeared before the Special PMLA court on Thursday in relation to the suspected money-laundering case involving Patra Chawl in Goregaon. He appeared before the court in accordance with the terms of his bail, and it was a routine hearing. In this case, the next hearing date […]
Aditya Thackeray objects to the transfer of Salt Pan Land for the reconstruction of Dharavi
The chief of the Shiv Sena (UBT), Aaditya Thackeray, has criticized the union government for authorizing the transfer of 256 acres of Mumbai salt pan land to the Maharashtra government for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP). Inquiring about the government’s intentions, Thackeray pointed out the sharp discrepancy between its recent denials and its present deeds. […]
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 […]
Aditya Thackeray: MVA will provide 500 square feet of housing to people of Dharavi
Aditya Thackeray, a Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA, stated on Sunday that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will provide 500 square feet of housing to each and every qualified Dharavi in-situ inhabitant upon taking office in November. Speaking on Sunday at the “Dharavi Bachao, Mumbai Bachao” protest in Dharavi, Thackeray declared, “Once the Maha Vikas Aghadi […]
Residents of Mumbai’s BDD Chawl Redevelopment Face Obstacles While They Wait for Agreements & On Time Rent
Controversies and delays have beset the much-anticipated renovation project of BDD Chawl in Worli, Mumbai. After satisfying the majority of the residents’ requests, the project is finally starting to take shape, but there are still a few problems that need to be fixed. Many residents are having difficulty getting the guaranteed monthly rent from the […]
Dharavi, Mahalaxmi Racecourse: Of land, politics, and redevelopment
In a city where space is at a premium, two vast tracts of land — the 500-acre Dharavi slums and the 225-acre Mahalaxmi Racecourse — have become the battlegrounds for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-backed Eknath Shinde government (the Mahayuti) and the Opposition alliance, led by Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT). The government’s ambitious vision […]