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.
Now housing many multinational service firms, high-end restaurants and residential areas as well as foreign consulates, BKC’s development has been particularly rapid in the past decade.
Major projects such as Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link & underground Colaba-Bandra-Seepz Metro taking shape in city. With Covid hitting work, Mumbai has become jungle of concrete & iron.
MMRDA has identified 129 villages in the region & categorised them into 8 ‘growth centres’, wants to be special planning authority to ‘avoid haphazard development’
Nearly 60 years after trams were phased out from Mumbai, the city’s development authority is considering bringing them back as a feeder service to plug last mile connectivity.
The ECI needs to respond to Rahul Gandhi’s accusations professionally and transparently. Else, it will end up giving him the ammunition he is desperately seeking.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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