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TopicCoastal Road

Topic: Coastal Road

What will we eat, ask fisherfolk as deadlock with BMC stalls Mumbai coastal road

Around 200 fishing families in Worli Koliwada are protesting construction of pillars at sea near Cleveland Bunder. They say gap between them should be 200 m, BMC says 60 m enough.

July 2023 is target for first phase of Mumbai’s showpiece coastal road, 60% reclamation done

The coastal road will stretch 29.2 km from Nariman Point in South Mumbai to Kandivali in the western suburbs, and is touted to change the way Mumbai commutes.

In SC today, new plea against Mumbai coastal road — work on at frenetic, irreversible pace

Pleas seeking stay on reclamation work allege it's being done in violation of interim SC order and could be finished before next hearing on 8 April.

HC order a big blow to Mumbai coastal road plan, could push project back to drawing board

HC has set aside clearances to project as ‘illegal’, but upheld notification amending CRZ norms to allow reclamation for roads in exceptional cases.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?