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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 20 days ago (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Category: Agriculture | Tags: sez farmers land development industry
In the first-ever referendum in the country involving farmers, more than 6,000 land-owners from 22 Raigad villages made their views on a special economic zone known on Sunday.

Judging by the mood of the farmers in the command area of the Hetwane irrigation dam, it appears that the Reliance group will have its task cut out to acquire land for its multi-crore SEZ project in the Konkan area.

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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 45 days ago (http://www.mid-day.com)
Category: Sports | Tags: abhinav bindra indian olympic athletes
India's first-ever Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra is working on a roadmap to prepare other athletes to scale similar heights in future.

"I am working now on a structure which I can be directly involved with for the development of other shooters and athletes. I will actually try and groom people for the future. I am in the process of starting off with a shooting plan," he said.

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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 45 days ago (http://www.dnaindia.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: western railways mutp central railways
The pot of gold which Indian Railways was sitting on for decades can at last be opened.

The state government on Wednesday paved the way for development of a 11-acre plot adjoining the Bandra (east) suburban station by granting a floor space index (FSI) of 4, which means that the built-up portion can go up to 44 acres of space.

The ultimate beneficiary will be Mumbaikars, as the Rs4,000-cror read more »
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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 59 days ago (http://www.dnaindia.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: dharavi sra slum redevelopment
With the demand for additional area for Dharavi tenants, the government will now have to lose its major share of the premium it was supposed to get through the development.

On one hand, the tenants are demanding houses of 400 sq ft, while on the other, the redevelopers have demanded additional FSI.

If the government wishes to come out with a via media and still keep the project feasible, read more »
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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 86 days ago (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Category: General | Tags: rti mumbai highrises fire safety
Several highrises in the city are violating fire safety norms blatantly.

Even the development control (DC) rules, framed by the state government to streamline the construction of highrises, are relaxed by the BMC to such an extent that fire safety norms are often overlooked.

This was revealed in a Right to Information application filed by a panel of civic activists. Developers of every hi read more »
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Avatar Posted by kiran 94 days ago (Editorial)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: mumbai pune expressway
An anumsement park, township, colleges and all that a city takes could come up along the mumbai pune express way. This study is carried out by darashaw consultants for MSRDC. 23 plots have been identified, which can be commercially exploited generating rs. 500 crore of revenus for MSRDC. read more »
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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 117 days ago (http://www.mumbaimirror.com)
Category: General | Tags: bmc mastic asphalt skidding accidents


The nodal planning agency Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has already admitted that the 135 road accidents and three deaths on the Eastern Express Highway recently were caused due to vehicles skidding on smooth mastic asphalt roads, yet the Brihanmumbai Mu read more »
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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 129 days ago (http://www.expressindia.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: mumbai metro railway western railway
Mumbai’s ambitious metro rail project today received a shot in the arm with the Centre announcing the sanctioning of Rs 4,500 crore for its completion.

“Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh had requested for funds from the Centre. The Centre is sanctioning Rs 4,500 crore as viability gap funding for the Mumbai Metro Rail Project (MMRP)” Union Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy said.

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Avatar Posted by meemumbaikar 132 days ago (http://www.mumbaimirror.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: bmc mhada old buildings redevelopment


The Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority (MHADA) has sought grants from the Central Government under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for aiding it in its first of its kind re-development project for cessed buildings in the city.

The project outlays re-development of read more »
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Avatar Posted by marathimovieworld 141 days ago (http://www.marathimovieworld.com)
Category: Movies | Tags: marathi movie forenchi patalin
The main attraction of the movie is Biliyana Rodovich’s role as Janki Patil. The movie revolves around her respect towards the Indian culture and traditions which are totally different from her traditions, her love for her husband and her struggle to take the village towards development. read more »
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Avatar Posted by kiran 160 days ago (http://www.expressindia.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: skywalk skywalk cum hawking plaza
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), which plans to construct 50 skywalks across the city, will start work on the first pilot skywalk-cum-elevated hawking plaza at Kanjurmarg by October. read more »
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Avatar Posted by parag 169 days ago (http://www.expressindia.com)
Category: Movies | Tags: bharatmata theatre marathi films movie
The state government on Friday clarified that Bharatmata theatre in Lalbaug will be redeveloped at the same spot and will continue to screen Marathi films even after its redevelopment.

The theatre is likely to be converted into a mall and the locals had expressed fears that with the threatre’s redevelopment the city would lose its only theatre screening Marathi films exclusively.

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Avatar Posted by manishbhau 220 days ago (http://www.dnaindia.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: bmc mtdc public space reservation
An open space in Andheri (East) reserved for a recreation ground for the public has become a bone of contention between two government agencies — the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC).

Irrespective of who wins in the battle, the loser will be public, who will lose unrestricted access to the ground. read more »
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Avatar Posted by helo 232 days ago (http://www.outlookindia.com)
Category: Business | Tags: development mumbai buildings metropolis
To implement the proposal of cluster development of old buildings in the metropolis, Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh today issued directives to prepare the guidelines in 15 days. read more »
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Avatar Posted by meemumbaikar 244 days ago (http://www.expressindia.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: traffic parking problems decongestion
With cheaper car variants set to swamp the automobile market, the government is bracing to contain the spin-off, congestion of roads, with a steep hike in parking fees in cities like Mumbai.

If the plan mooted by the Urban Development department comes through, vehicle owners in cities like Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Nashik will end up paying parking charges in accordance with the price of land read more »
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