Cluster redevelopment scheme extended to Maharashtra suburbs

September 2016

In a major development, the Maharashtra government has extended the redevelopment policy bonanza for old and dilapidated buildings to the suburbs. Un...

Tags: Maharashtra government, FSI, Devendra Fadnavis, Non-buildable plots, Mhada, Cluster redevelopment scheme

4 new major ports to be set up

September 2016

Minister of State for Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan told the Lok Sabha that the government has proposed to set up four new major ports. ...

Tags: Shipping, Pon Radhakrishnan, New Major Ports, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra

MMRC tweaks plan for Metro-III project

September 2016

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) may be pushing for quick environment clearance to get its showpiece coastal road project off the ground,...

Tags: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, MoEF, Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority, CRZ

Why is India neglecting its road bridges?

August 2016

It is an alarming call for the assessment of bridges in India, especially post the collapse of an 88-year-old bridge on the Mumbai-Goa highway. To ev...

Tags: Mumbai-Goa highway, BMIS, Union road transport ministry, Maharashtra Public Works Department, Road bridges

How are potholes adding to the country’s death toll?

August 2016

Stats have it: The year 2015 witnessed a massive 10,727 deaths due to crashes caused by potholes, speed breakers and roads that were under repair or ...

Tags: Crashes, Maharashtra, Surface Transport Ministry Road Accidents report, Civic body, Sewerage, Stormwater drainage systems, Construction, Road Transport Ministry, Rules of Road Regulation

Ultratech Cement wins two coal linkages

August 2016

Ultratech Cement Ltd has won two coal linkages for its cement plants in Maharashtra. The company had participated in the auction of coal linkages for...

Tags: Ultratech Cement Ltd, Cement Plants, Maharashtra, BSE, Penganga OC Mine, Mana Incline Mine

Govt signs MoU for Samruddhi Corridor

August 2016

The Maharashtra government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Malaysia-based CIDB Holdings for Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Corridor. It ...

Tags: Maharashtra government, CIDB Holdings, Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Corridor, MoU, MSRDC, Andhra Pradesh government

Adlabs subsidiary GETs locational clearance

August 2016

Walkwater Properties, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adlabs Entertainment, has received locational clearance for developing a ´Special Township´ on par...

Tags: Walkwater Properties, Adlabs Entertainment, IMAGICA, Special Township, WPPL, Government of Maharashtra