Mumbai civic body takes engineer off Gokhale bridge project

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has removed an executive engineer from overseeing the Gokhale bridge project due to delays. The assembly of the second girder for the Gokhale bridge in Andheri, Mumbai, is now expected to be finished by the third week of August, with the girder launch slated for October. Read more.

Exclusive | Mumbai: Hawkers return outside Borivli station mere hours after crackdown

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) seems to have forgotten a Bombay High Court ruling which states that an area of 100 metres from railway stations must be considered a no-hawking zone. Hawkers have returned to Borivli station and L T Road, which come under the R Central ward, after a heavy crackdown was carried out against vendors a few days ago. While the BMC claims that action is being taken against the hawkers regularly, photographic evidence and comments from the ward officer suggest that the offenders returned a few hours after the crackdown. Read more.

Mumbai: Dadar, Panvel, Kandivli, Dahisar now on Amrit Bharat Station Scheme list

Four more stations on the Mumbai suburban railway network have been added to the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme list, taking the total tally to 38. Dadar, Panvel, Kandivli and Dahisar are the new entrants. Read more.

Mumbai lakes at 92.55 per cent capacity, ensuring adequate drinking water supply

The water levels in Mumbai's seven reservoirs, which supply drinking water to the city, have reached 92 per cent, according to BMC data. According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data, the collective water stock in Mumbai lakes is currently at 13,39,601 million litres, which is 92.55 per cent of capacity. Read more.

Mid-Day Impact | Mumbai: Church cuts Bandra fair rents by 30 per cent

The controversy surrounding the rent for operating stalls outside Mount Mary church during the Bandra fair refuses to die down. Though the church has offered to lower the rent by 20 to 33 per cent, long-time stallholders are still holding out. The latter didn’t allow the forms necessary for running stalls to be distributed for the third consecutive day. They demanded that the old system for allocation of stalls and rent be followed. Read more.

Mumbai: Rail commuters plan ‘white wear’ protest on August 22

Commuter organisations in the city have called for a “white wear” protest on August 22 against extreme crowding, congestion, and inconvenience to commuters of the Mumbai suburban railway. Read more.

Mumbai: Aggrieved flat buyers agonised by Maha delay at MahaRERA

The failure of MahaRERA in scheduling the second hearing date for as long as two to three years after receiving complaints has left aggrieved flat buyers in the lurch. The delay in hearing according to them appears unfair as subsequent complaints filed in 2023-2024 were given priority hearings and orders passed. Litigants, advocates and professionals practising in MahaRERA have expressed dismay at the failure of MahaRERA in giving timely justice, as the flat buyers continue to suffer as they have to pay bank loan EMIs and that too for a flat they don’t own yet. Read more.

Your handy Mumbai Metro network status guide

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is building a massive network of 14 Metro rail lines in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) spanning a total of 337.1 kilometres. Of these, three spanning 46.5 km are operational, eight spanning 165.7 km, are under various stages of construction and the rest are in the planning and tendering stages. Read more.

Mumbai: Ghatkopar-Versova metro line achieves 5 lakh ridership in a single day, surpassing pre-Covid count

Mumbai Metro One hit a new record by ferrying over 5 lakh commuters in a single day. On August 13 2024, Mumbai Metro One carried 5,00,385 commuters. "This is the first time ridership of Mumbai Metro One has crossed the milestone figure of 500,000 without the impact of external factors. In 2019, the ridership of Mumbai Metro One crossed 5 lakh since the BEST buses went on a nine-day strike," a spokesperson said. Read more.

Mumbai: Multiple bridges could turn BKC into walker’s paradise

A few key pedestrian bridges linking BKC with Kurla, Sion, and Chunabhatti could transform pedestrian dynamics and provide easy walking access to BKC, according to the Walking Project’s suggestions to the MMRDA and the guardian minister. This is one of many recommendations gathered from a survey conducted at BKC, which identified issues and proposed enhancements to make the area more pedestrian-friendly. Read more.