In a major move to improve the transport network in Mumbai, the Maharashtra government has announced a number of metro lines in the city linking major industrial and commercial hubs in and around the … READ FULL STORY
In order to provide planned development to the entire region of Mumbai and its nearby suburbs, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) was formed in 1975. The body was given the responsibility of … READ FULL STORY
Maharashtra Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde has ordered a review of two Metro routes in Thane city, a statement from his office said. At a meeting held in Mumbai on Friday, Shinde, who is … READ FULL STORY
If things work as planned, Mumbai will have at least two operational metro lines in 2020, connecting the western suburbs of the city. The two corridors, Metro Line-2A (Dahisar-DN Nagar) and Metro Line-7 (Dahisar … READ FULL STORY
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, on November 10, 2019, tweeted that a new flyover, expected to reduce travel by 30 minutes between Sion and Dharavi in Mumbai, stood open for public use from the … READ FULL STORY
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) has witnessed considerable development over the past decade. It has several areas, which have witnessed a sea-change and have become extremely desirable locations to live in. Called the ‘city … READ FULL STORY
Both houses of the Maharashtra legislature, on June 20, 2019, approved a proposal to bring parts of Palghar and Raigad districts under the jurisdiction of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The state … READ FULL STORY
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the country’s biggest civic body, in a statement, has said that the work to dismantle and reconstruct 29 ROBs (road overbridges) and FOBs (foot overbridges) was going on in … READ FULL STORY
The operations of the much-delayed second phase of the Mumbai Monorail was halted, on March 4, 2019, on its maiden day of commercial operations, due to technical glitches. The 11.28-km-long second phase, from Sant … READ FULL STORY
Maharashtra chief minister and chairman of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), Devendra Fadnavis, on February 28, 2019, approved a Rs 16,909.10-crore budget for the year 2019-20 for the Authority, at its 147th … READ FULL STORY
The Maharashtra cabinet, on December 27, 2018, gave its nod for the Rs 949-crore Kasarvadavali-Gaikmukh Metro route (Metro 4A), which will cut the travel time between south Mumbai and neighbouring Thane city. The cabinet … READ FULL STORY
Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai, has been highly successful in limiting the further concentration of offices in south Mumbai and has emerged as one of the most noteworthy locations, vis-à-vis planned developments in Mumbai … READ FULL STORY
Mumbai’s Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) owes a large share of its success to the connectivity factor, which has improved significantly, since the start of the project in 1977 by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority … READ FULL STORY
