Devendra Fadnavis approves Rs 12,156.95 crore MMRDA budget; metro corridors, trans harbour link to get boost
• 7 years agoMaharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis approved the Rs 12,156.95 crore budget presented by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).
Narendra Modi's highly advertised project launch is a poll stunt: Gurudas Kamat
• 8 years agoFormer union minister Gurudas Kamat on Saturday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s highly "advertised" launch of projects in Mumbai as a "poll stunt"
Narendra Modi in Mumbai: PM lays foundation for Chhatrapati Shivaji memorial
Fp Staff • 8 years agoThe itinerary of Narendra Modi's daylong visit to Maharashtra included the inauguration of the NISM campus, performing 'bhoomipoojan' for the Shivaji Maharaj sea memorial, visiting the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link and so on
Forget the highway, Maharashtra plans to revive ferry service from Mumbai to Goa soon
Fp Archives • 9 years agoIf the Maharashtra government's move to revive passenger water transport goes as per plan, tourists will soon be able to use roll-on, roll-off (RoRo) services at three jetties in Mumbai to reach Goa without getting stuck in highway traffic jams.
Maharashtra CM Fadnavis sets timeline for Mumbai's crucial infrastructure projects
Fp Archives • 10 years agoThe BJP-led government in Maharashtra, in a bid to give much-needed boost to transform Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) into a global, financial, commercial and entertainment hub, announced on Friday a slew of steps for Mumbai.
With no bidders for Mumbai's trans harbour link, will realty take a hit?
Fp Archives • 12 years agoWhether the government comes up with another viable plan or not, affordable housing is definitely going to take a hit as a delay in the project implies Mumbaikars will have to wait a little bit longer for that dream home.<br /><br />
No confidence? IRB scraps plans to bid for Mumbai Trans Harbour Link
Fp Staff • 12 years agoIRB Infrastructure, which had formed a consortium to bid for the Rs 9,630-crore Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project,a sea-link from the city to Navi Mumbai, has decided not to participate in the bidding process, citing lack of support from Maharashtra state's co-ordinating agencies and shattered confidence in urban infra projects in the state.<br /><br />
Stalled projects: Baffle with bullshit, the SOP in Mumbai
Fp Archives • 13 years agoMajor infrastructure projects in the city have virtually hit the dead end. What we get as explanation is loads of bureaucratic nonsense.
Mumbai winter's only just arrived
Anant Rangaswami • 13 years agoBetween Saturday night and Sunday morning, the city experienced temperatures deliciously low at 16.4 degrees Celsius, the season's lowest so far, and other news.