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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil on Sunday met Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and said that he would not resign from his post. Patil, after meeting Deshmukh at his official residence 'Varsha' in south Mumbai, said that there is no possibility of his resignation.

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After returning from his 10 day europe trip maharashtra CM vilasrao deshmukh ruled out voting style adopted in raigad sez for other special economic zones.
He also said that there was a demand from residents of 22 villages to exclude their lands from sez as the area fall under irrigation project. read more »
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CM Vilasrao Deshmukh has invited Switzerland-based Jungfrau Railways to operate its services in Maharashtra.

Deshmukh, who is on a European tour, invited Jungfrau Railways CEO Urs Kessler during a meeting.

“You can operate trains at hill stations like Mahabaleshwar and Matheran,” Deshmukh told Kessler. read more »
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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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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has ‘gifted’ a prime piece of land worth Rs 160 crore near Bandra Kurla Complex to a builder to be redeveloped under the slum rehabilitation scheme despite there being no slums whatsoever on the plot. read more »
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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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Taking up Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Raj Thackeray’s challenge to Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on performing Chhat puja in Mumbai, Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Monday said that he will attend the puja along with the RJD leader. And now Uma Bharati to also perform Chhath Puja in Mumbai, albeit a different location. rnrnrnRJD jumps in to seek permissio read more »
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Janardhan Lad who lives in a slum near Bandra-Kurla Complex was ecstatic on being allotted a one-room tenement in a Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) building nearby as the hutments were to make way for a market and a residential complex.

Nagesh Yadav and Janardhan Lad in one of the SRA tenements read more »
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Residents of old buildings and chawls will also be entitled to larger houses, on the lines of the recent 45 sq ft increase in the size of SRA houses announced by the government. This move is for pushing land encroachers little further and to benefit the original owner. The minimum size of a redeveloped tenement will be increased from 160 sq ft to 300 sq ft. This is really good news for those hous read more »
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Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has asked the civic authorities to strictly implement the anti-encroachment laws so that a strong signal is sent to those constructing illegal structures on public amenities that are meant for the taxpayers.

"People from all over the country are welcome to come and live here, but nobody has a right to construct hutments on the city's water pipelines, footpath read more »
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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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Mumbai is all set for a makeover and infrastructure related projects worth USD eight billion would soon be implemented in the country's financial capital, Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said read more »
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The Maharashtra government will soon abolish 'octroi duty', one of the largest grocers for the state exchequer. Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh made the announcement here Friday. read more »
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh will hand over to his Puducherry counterpart on Saturday 500 houses built for the tsunami-affected people in the Union Territory. read more »
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