With large infrastructure projects worth trillions underway in the state, Maharashtra is looking at revamping its funding model, so that bankers funding such projects will be covered by the government, a senior state official … READ FULL STORY
Everyone needs to change their mindset about the inconvenience due to the Metro III project work going on here, the Bombay High Court said, on October 30, 2017, even as the Metro Rail Corporation … READ FULL STORY
The Bombay High Court, on October 13, 2017, said that one of the reasons the Metro III project was facing opposition from the residents, was their lack of confidence in the Mumbai Metro Rail … READ FULL STORY
The activists of Aarey Conservation Group, along with scores of people and school children, held a peaceful protest by embracing trees in Aarey Colony and appealed to the government to reconsider its decision to … READ FULL STORY
A Bombay High Court bench of chief justice Manjula Chellur and justice NM Jamdar, on September 19, 2017, refused to permit the use of heavy machinery and transportation vehicles at night, saying that it … READ FULL STORY
The union cabinet, on August 23, 2017, approved the transfer of 40 acres of land owned by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The transaction will … READ FULL STORY
Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam, on August 22, 2017, alleged that the BJP-led Maharashtra government was misleading the people, regarding commercial development on the land meant for a Metro car depot in Aarey Milk … READ FULL STORY
The new metro rail policy, will increase the state government’s role and responsibility in developing new metro projects, says a report by ICRA. The report elaborated that the viability can be improved, by promoting … READ FULL STORY
Yuva Sena chief Aditya Thackeray, on August 20, 2017, alleged that the environment assessment report provides misleading information about Aarey Milk Colony, where a car shed for the Mumbai Metro-3 project, is proposed to … READ FULL STORY
The union cabinet, at a meeting chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi, on August 16, 2017, approved a new metro policy that makes the public-private partnership (PPP) component mandatory, for availing central assistance. The … READ FULL STORY
The Bombay High Court, on August 11, 2017, directed the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) not to carry out any construction or ancillary activity on the Metro-3 project at night, for a period … READ FULL STORY
A Bombay High Court bench of chief justice Manjula Chellur and justice NM Jamdar, while refusing to hear an application filed by city resident Kunal Birwadkar, alleging illegal felling of trees for the Mumbai … READ FULL STORY
A vacation bench of the Bombay High Court, comprising justices PD Naik and MS Karnik, refused to restrain the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL), from cutting trees, for the Metro III project and … READ FULL STORY
