In a blow to prominent developer HDIL, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has appointed an Administrator to independently run Dreams Mall in Bhandup after a HDIL subsidiary failed to pay property taxes, water and electricity charges for a prolonged period. Located close to Bhandup railway station, and at a prominent location on LBS Road, […]
Authorities believe now that the entire line has been inaugurated, it will become a popular mode of transport for commuters. The entire line will open for public use on Monday. Nearly a decade after then Chief Minister Ashok Chavan laid its foundation stone, the 19.48-km-long Mumbai Monorail, connecting Chembur to Jacob Circle, was finally inaugurated […]
“The demand for a suburban railway station at Parel had been pending for many years and a new terminus is being inaugurated after nearly 20 years,” Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said. Fulfilling a long-standing demand, the Central Railway (CR) on Sunday inaugurated a new suburban terminus at Parel for local trains to decongest and […]
With mangroves under threat from infrastructure work and encroachments across the city, N Vasudevan, chief conservator of forests and joint president of the state mangrove committee, elaborates on the conservation efforts, community involvement and ushering a ‘blue-green revolution’ in the coastal belt of Maharashtra, in an interview with Sanjana Bhalerao. What will be the consequences […]
Beautification Aim is to transform 53,538 sqft space under the flyover into an iconic spot like Shivaji Park According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the Rs 4.5-crore project will open up nearly 53,538sqft of space under the Dadar TT flyover for the public. A jogging track, garden, seating arrangements, open gymnasium, and better toilets – […]
The flyovers are expected to ease traffic congestion near the two junctions by 20%, said civic officials. The Meenatai Thackeray and Sant Namdeo Chowk flyovers were inaugurated by Yuva Sena president Aaditya Thackeray and local Shiv Sena leaders on Sunday, more than a decade after the proposals were first mooted. The flyovers are expected to […]
MUMBAI: Railway minister Piyush Goyal and chief minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday inaugurated phase-2 of the Monorail — extending from Wadala to Jacob Circle — operationalising the entire 19.5-km (Chembur to Jacob Circle) stretch after a delay of eight years. “The Monorail will no longer be a joyride, as now the ridership will increase,” […]
The Union minister announced a range of amenities, including 180 new escalators, new stations and trains to Alibaug. With an eye on the general elections, Union railway minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday announced a range of amenities for Mumbai’s train commuters – 180 new escalators; a station, Chikhloli, between Ambernath and Badlapur stations; 28-km line […]
The Union government has cleared the Coastal Zone Management Plans (CZMPs) for Thane, Palghar and Navi Mumbai. The order was issued on February 28 by W Bharat Singh, director Coastal Regulation Zone in the ministry of environment and forests. The clearance, among other things, will ensure that the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project gets speedy go-aheads. […]
Girgaum’s two-storey Kranti Nagar chawls, once home to 108 families, stand vacant, waiting to be bulldozed for the underground Colaba-Seepz Metro 3 corridor, cutting through the heart of the city. Nearby, residents of the three-storey Annapurna Niwas are vacating houses. Their structure is the next and last on the list of 30 buildings making way […]
