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Central Railway says MMRDA to blame, Rs 166-cr project for additional lines between Kurla and Thane delayed over removal of 11 toilet blocks
The World Bank mission that is currently in the city to review the bank-funded Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) is said to be unhappy with the progress on the laying of additional lines between Kurla and Thane, a senior government official said. read more »
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The World Bank mission that is currently in the city to review the bank-funded Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) is said to be unhappy with the progress on the laying of additional lines between Kurla and Thane, a senior government official said. read more »
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Although the BMC has made it mandatory for contractors to use 'carbon core' technology to cover potholes, they seem to pay no heed. As a result, potholes in the city have increased by more than 1,500 over the last fortnight.
Carbon core is a cold mixture of asphalt imported from South Africa, which takes less tim read more »
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Western Railway has selected Dadar and Virar stations to install the first set of escalators at railway stations in the city, according to the promise made by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad in his budget speech.
Prasad had promised escalators at Mumbai's railway stations for the ease of commuters.
A senior Railway officer said, "Dadar was chosen as it handles the maximum number of commuter read more »
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Prasad had promised escalators at Mumbai's railway stations for the ease of commuters.
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More than 50,000 flats are added to Mumbai's real estate sector ever year. However, only those who earn a crore and above per annum can afford it.
City-based builders are either constructing houses for the uber-rich or for the slum dwellers to avail the free Floor Space Index (FSI).
In three years, high-end constructions have doubled, whereas construction of buildings meant for the middle read more »
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City-based builders are either constructing houses for the uber-rich or for the slum dwellers to avail the free Floor Space Index (FSI).
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After raking in phenomenal profits since 2004, builders, including some top guns in the industry, could be headed for serious trouble with the real estate market sliding rapidly.
Many builders are facing a liquidity crunch as sales of apartments are in a state of virtual stagnation.
Moreover, politicians who had parked their slush funds with builders are now asking for their money back. read more »
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Many builders are facing a liquidity crunch as sales of apartments are in a state of virtual stagnation.
Moreover, politicians who had parked their slush funds with builders are now asking for their money back. read more »
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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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R R Patil led a team of state ministers on a mobike rally through the city on Monday. No, the Dy CM was not taking part in a race --- he was showing the way in an endeavour to promote the use of helmets by bike and pillion riders, even as the Traffic Police announced it has undertaken a special drive read more »
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The financial bids submitted by the Ambani brothers for the 22 km Sewri-Nhava Sheva Mumbai Trans Harbour Link will be re-evaluated, as the state government feels that the concessional periods offered by both of them seem unrealistic.
Anil Deshmukh, Public Works Department Minister and the chairma read more »
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Load-shedding may soon become a matter of past for Thane and Navi Mumbai.
The Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) has received offers from two leading power trading companies to supply additional electricity required to end power cuts in Mulund, Bhandup, Navi Mumbai and Thane.
As a result, residents of these areas may enjoy uninterrupted power supply from as early as next week. read more »
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The Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) has received offers from two leading power trading companies to supply additional electricity required to end power cuts in Mulund, Bhandup, Navi Mumbai and Thane.
As a result, residents of these areas may enjoy uninterrupted power supply from as early as next week. read more »
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* १० लाखांपर्यंत देणार ५०० चौ. फुटांची घरे
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घर देताना सर्वप्रथम मराठी माणसाला प्राधान्य... मध्यमवगीर्य मराठी माणसाच्या गरजा ध्यानात घेऊन ५०० चौरस फुटांपर्यंतची घरे १० लाख रुपयांपर्यंत... इतरांना घरे देताना ते निदान १५ वषेर् महाराष्ट्रात वास्तव्य असलेले असतील याची काळजी घेणार... हे नवे 'गृहधोरण' आखलेय मराठी बिल्डरांनी.
महाराष्ट्र बिल्डर असोसिएशनच्या बॅनरखाली read more »
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घर देताना सर्वप्रथम मराठी माणसाला प्राधान्य... मध्यमवगीर्य मराठी माणसाच्या गरजा ध्यानात घेऊन ५०० चौरस फुटांपर्यंतची घरे १० लाख रुपयांपर्यंत... इतरांना घरे देताना ते निदान १५ वषेर् महाराष्ट्रात वास्तव्य असलेले असतील याची काळजी घेणार... हे नवे 'गृहधोरण' आखलेय मराठी बिल्डरांनी.
महाराष्ट्र बिल्डर असोसिएशनच्या बॅनरखाली read more »
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Five new-age trains recently introduced by the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) to make travel more comfortable for the city's harassed train commuters have been vandalised and defaced by miscreant commuters.
Here's what uncaring Mumbaikars have done to the trains:
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The Central Railway (CR) on Thursday launched the 'GO Mumbai' smartcard, a first-of-its-kind travel card which works like a pre-paid telephone card, and can be used for travel on the main line of CR, its Harbour line and BEST buses.
The smartcard, similar to London's Oyster Card, is pre-loaded with credit (in multiples of Rs 50 upto a maximum Rs 2,000).
Commuters have to flash the card read more »
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The smartcard, similar to London's Oyster Card, is pre-loaded with credit (in multiples of Rs 50 upto a maximum Rs 2,000).
Commuters have to flash the card read more »
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There are no signs of the much-touted Station Area Traffic Improvement Scheme (SATIS) taking off in the near future due to a lack of clarity on funding the project conceived in 2001 to decongest the area around railway stations starting with Dadar, Borivali, Ghatkopar and Chembur.
The World Bank was read more »
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After years of complaining about being unable to manoeuvre their vehicles through the city’s narrow roads, the Mumbai Fire Brigade has found a solution — motorbikes.
The two-wheelers, fitted with a Compressed Air Form (CAF) unit, a German technology, can fight vehicle fires and oil spills.
The read more »
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For the fourth consecutive year, attempts to make the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s mammoth budget a participative exercise have been crushed.
A day after civic officials presented to the civic Standing Committee budget estimates for 2008-09 with outlays totalling Rs 16,792 crore, officials admitted that while in the process of making budgetary allocations, a proposal for a budget that read more »
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A day after civic officials presented to the civic Standing Committee budget estimates for 2008-09 with outlays totalling Rs 16,792 crore, officials admitted that while in the process of making budgetary allocations, a proposal for a budget that read more »
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