MMRDA is building a ‘Shunya (zero) bridge' as part of an under-construction elevated metro railway line — a 23.5-km corridor from D.N. Nagar to Mandale connecting eastern and western suburbs.
MMRDA, special planning agency for BKC, has floated tender for consultant who will suggest measures to decongest plush business district & reduce emissions in the area.
With much of its land auctioned off, the authority is mulling new ways to raise funds. Proposals were discussed at MMRDA’s authority meeting, chaired by Maharashtra CM, last month.
The sea link will connect Versova, a western suburb of Mumbai, to Virar, fast-growing, dense residential hub. When it was first conceived in 2018, it was estimated to cost Rs 30,000 crore.
Maharashtra govt's goal is to eventually make the state a trillion-dollar economy. For this, it’s pushing to boost the economy of its most valued asset — the Mumbai Metropolitan Area.
The 22-km Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link is on track to meet December 2023 deadline, officials say. It’s also setting the bar by using technologies that have not been seen before in India.
Maharashtra government notified BKC, which falls under MMRDA jurisdiction, as 'International Finance and Business District' in July. Centre is yet to ratify this notification.
The Sewri-Nhava Sheva Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, which was severely delayed by Covid lockdowns, is progressing at rapid speed thanks to an ‘acceleration plan’ put in place by MMRDA.
Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
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