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Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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Topic: MMRDA

‘Metro woman’ is BMC’s first female chief—Ashwini Bhide, force behind Mumbai’s marquee infra projects

Over the years, the IAS officer & CM Fadnavis have made unconventional decisions together, advancing Mumbai's 1st underground metro line. Bhide has also worked closely with Thackeray regime.

BKC, Wadala almost saturated, MMRDA gets fresh ‘land bank’ of 33,000+ hectares to fund infra

The land bank that the state government has freshly allotted to the MMRDA is spread across 1,324 villages in Thane, Raigad and Palghar districts. 

‘Third Mumbai’ a step closer to reality. Maharashtra clears land policy for ‘next business capital’

After original Mumbai & Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra govt now envisions a 'Third Mumbai', a pet project of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Mumbai Monorail 2.0? Safety certification for white elephant, but still waiting for green flag

After months of shutdowns and breakdowns, MMRDA Mumbai Monorail ready for reset. But with 3 abrupt halts in 2025 still fresh in commuter memory—and no restart date—it now faces a credibility test.

Rs 47,000 cr push for Mumbai infra as MMRDA tables first surplus budget in nearly a decade

With focus on big-ticket infra projects including Metro rail and tunnels, the MMRDA budget also laid emphasis on decongestion under ‘Mumbai 3.0’ vision.

1 dead, 3 injured as under-construction Mumbai metro parapet falls onto auto-rickshaw

MMRDA says the incident occurred near Mulund Fire Station. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray slams the BJP government. 'Life has NO value under the BJP regime'.

With Dec 2028 deadline, MMRDA begins tunnelling for Orange Gate-Marine Drive link

Twin tunnels will connect Eastern Freeway to Mumbai Coastal Road. CM Fadnavis said it will run under about 700 old buildings, including over a hundred heritage structures.

Mumbai’s next planned infra boost: A 70-km tunnel network within the city to ease bottlenecks

First phase is proposed to connect end of coastal road—which spans from Marine Drive to Worli end of Bandra-Worli Sea Link—to BKC business hub and Terminal 2 of Mumbai airport.

3rd abrupt halt in a month: Poor ridership & shoddy upkeep are catching up to Mumbai monorail

MMMOCL said a technical slag caused train to halt mid-track. The 17 passengers onboard were transferred to another train and taken to the next station.

Post legal battle with L&T, MMRDA says it will retender 2 infra projects in ‘public interest’

MMRDA’s decision comes 4 days after SC asked it if it was willing to retender the projects, failing which the apex court might have to freeze the whole tender process.

On Camera

Bengal once had arenas for identity battles—stadiums, football, jerseys. Now it’s polling booths

From Mohun Bagan and East Bengal to Mohammedan Sporting, footbclubs once shaped identity, pride and belonging across Bengal’s social fabric. Now, the political field has taken over.

As govt weighs mandatory silver hallmarking, new report flags economic & operational bottlenecks

Koan Advisory report warns that infra gaps could hurt small businesses and artisans, recommends transition period of 3-5 yrs for industry to adapt.

What theaterisation could look like: Rotational CDS, three-star theatre commanders in initial years

The proposed structure envisions the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) rotating between the Army, Navy and Air Force, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.