Messages posted by users Articles contributed by users Beaches / Seafaces BKC Beautification Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Buildings / Complexes TOI: Govt ‘gifts’ almost Rs 300 crore to influential developer in land deal: July 21, 2010 TOI: BMC Building May Pale in Comparison to the Magnificent CST: March 14, 2008 TOI : State housing board revises redvpt policy : Oct 24,2007 MM : Government wants future buildings to pay attention : Oct 22,2007 TOI : State considers extra FSI for schools in SRA schemes : Oct 19,2007 TOI : Mhada to build 2 lakh houses : Oct 14,2007 TOI : HC upholds eviction, clears path for Bhoiwada redvpt : Oct 14,2007 TOI : Fire brigade set to soar higher : Oct 14,2007 IE : MMRDA to discuss doubling FSI in Bandra Kurla Complex : Aug 30, 2007 IE : To redevelop cessed buildings, 2.5 FSI for transit camps : Aug 30, 2007 IE : Cluster model pilot for city's old buildings : Aug 25, 2007 IE : Redevelopment of Buildings : Another Committee for Mumbai Makeover? : Mar 14, 2007 -Remaking of Mumbai focusing on reconstruction of unsafe/ dilapidated buildings. Caves Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya City Transformation Library of Articles related to Mumbai Makeover Library of Articles related to City Space HT: Planning agency to build India Habitat Centre in city: August 18, 2010 HT: International touch for city's makeover plan: September 02, 2009 DNA: City to have pollution monitoring stations: November 04, 2008 TOI: City may implement dy CM’s pet project: August 27, 2008 IE: City to get 600 new buses by march: August 06, 2008 (xls) ET: State lines up a special infrastructure corpus for Mumbai: July 17, 2008 TOI: Zoo to get animals from across world: June 19, 2008 TOI: Zoo to get animals from across world: June 19, 2008 TOI: PMO steps in to clear new airport: May 16, 2008 TOI: P D'Mello demolitions to help improve traffic flow: May 16, 2008 DNA: Birla Krida Kendra will be back soon: May 07, 2008 TOI: BMC clears Rs 9.5cr plan to beautify pumping station: May 07, 2008 TOI: Bandra skywalk to be ready by Jan next year: May 07, 2008 TOI: Encroachments: Civic officials face the heat: April 24, 2008 TOI: Govt plans online vehicle registration to overhaul: April 24, 2008 TOI: Sealink to be ready for use by Dec 31: April 17, 2008 DNA: All the new taxis, autos will have electronic meters: April 18, 2008 ET: Mumbai can make itself happen: April 14, 2008 TOI: New-Age Ideas to develop mumbai: March 18, 2008 TOI: New norms for redevpt of cessed bldgs in 2 weeks: Feb 22, 2008 IE: Bus Rapid Transit System gets help from Seoul: Feb 20,2008 India News:Mayor inaugurates Mumbai's biggest subway Feb.14, 2008 M M:City ProjectsNew subway at Metro junction Feb.15 2008 ET: Wake-up time for Mumbai - 24th Dec. 2007 84 trees to go for Haji Ali promenade beautification The Mumbai Project - 1:Trans Harbour Sea Link IE : Bill on property tax to come up for approval : Nov 13,2007 IE : Bill on property tax to come up for approval : Nov 13,2007 IE : Map of city's ecological assets in 18 months : Nov 12,2007 MM : Rs 2 Lakh Crore: The Price Of Making Mumbai World Class : Nov 12,2007 IE : Mumbai Makeover delayed : Nov 7,2007 TOI : Develop own vision, don’t ape Shanghai : Oct 31,2007 TOI : Delays in big govt projects bleed nation : Oct 29,2007 TOI : City Project - VISION 2021 : Sept 21, 2007 -The Govt Has Got The Final Plan For Development Of Mumbai And Its IE : Mumbai makeover: State govt to incorporate look-good factor too : Sept 4, 2007 -New govt structures like buildings & flyovers would be cleared by an aesthetics committee IE : City Development Plan proposed for revision : Aug 28, 2007 -BMC wants to work on the Mumbai Development Plan seven years in advance to prevent delays Transforming Mumbai into a World-Class City : Feb 2004 -First report of the Chief Minister’s Task Force (pdf) Cross Maidan Restoration Dharavi Makeover Environment Flyovers Gateway of India Gilbert Hill Heritage Sites / Buildings / Forts TOI: Heritage list set to expand: June 20, 2006 IE: Govt expert committee to determine FSI for buildings: May 30, 2008 TOI: It all started in 1882 for the small causes court: March 14, 2008 IE: Students take teachers on tour of Bhau Daji Lad museum: March 13, 2008 TOI: Old kitchen recipes used to restore heritage structures: March 12, 2008 Cultural/National Pride By Prof. C. Panduranga Bhatta from IIM Calcutta TOI: JJ School Exhibit Is A Mirror Of Art Students' Changing Canvas: 04th March, 2008 TOI: Heritage mile turns the corner: March 04, 2008 IE: In Girangaon, 7 mill structures get heritage protection: Feb 29, 2008 TOI: State plans restoration of 400-year-old Belapur Fort: Feb 29, 2008 DNA : Beautification Projects for Heritage Sites are On : Mar 1, 2007 IE : Soon, Amphitheatre, Promenade will be added to Sewri Fort : Apr 4, 2007 -Ghodbunder, Worli and Bandra forts are also on the track of being restored. TOI : Govt Will Remain Owner Of The State's Heritage Sites : Nov 26, 2006 -Project is the brainchild of state director of archaeology and museums Ramchandra Hegde. Crawford Market Redevelopment Hospitals HT's The Mumbai Project Mahanagar Gas Ltd. Marine Drive Beautification Markets Mayor's Bungalow Mumbai - Nashik : Express Highway Mumbai / Navi-Mumbai Airport Mumbai Courts Mumbai Metro Project Mumbai Port Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) Others Mid-Day: NGO to map, preserve water bodies: February 04, 2011 TOI: Flyover may shut Pedder Road for 3 years: December 10, 2010 TOI: Economists blame Maha breakdown of governance: December 01, 2010 TOI: Mumbai is being flattened: July 28, 2010 TOI: Rs 275 cr for builder, only Rs 1 cr for Cidco: July 22, 2010 TOI: Beauty pill in offing for Bandra Promenade: April 28, 2010 TOI: Monsoon, shallow seas made waterway projects unattractive for bidders in past: April 28, 2010 Mid Day: Aarey's downfall is its decline in the number of clients: March 24, 2010 (pdf) Mid-Day: Energee booths across the city pay a meagre rent to the milk giant: March 22, 2010 (pdf) TOI: Taraporewala Aquarium may play host to penguins,whales: March 30, 2010 HT: Bollywood Museum to come up in Goregaon, Another due at Peddar Road soon: April 02, 2010 DNA: Nariman Point-Borivli sea route will open in 18 months: MSRDC: March 23, 2010 TOI: A sneak peek into CST’s future avatar: September 06, 2009 TOI: Now, log on for cluster redevpt info: August 19, 2009 ET: State, TCS to form JV to make govt services available online: August 18, 2009 MM: No parking space? No car: June 25, 2009 IE: On the anvil, biggest parking project in city: May 27, 2009 IE: Taraporewala Aquarium: 4 bids, work from June: May 12, 2009 IE: Shivaji statue off Marine Drive: 11 bids, over to CM’s panel: May 09, 2009 DNA: Driving licence at your doorstep: April 13, 2009 IE: High rises: committee tightens regulations: March 23, 2009 IE: Father of Bus Rapid Transport System finds an answer to city’s traffic woes: March 04, 2009 IE: And now, a business district in Kanjurmarg: January 30, 2009 ET: Civic police force to tackle encroachment: January 30, 2009 MM:National e-governance programme has approved 150 Common Service Centres for the metropolis:Feb 04 DNA: World-class promenade in Bandra soon: January 08, 2009 IE: Tips for, objections to highway plan invited: December 17, 2008 DNA: MMRDA to go for digital mapping to keep track of land use: December 03, 2008 DNA: Government starts website for job seekers: November 21, 2008 TOI: Marine Drive beautification plan faces hurdles: November 21, 2008 TOI: Net, set & go: Meeting CM will be a click away: November 20, 2008 IE: Study to review city’s vertical limit: November 07, 2008 IE: No vertical limit: High-rises on tiny plots get OK: October 21, 2008 ET: Lord of the land: State bets on a realty cheque: October 16, 2008 TOI: Work on forty city skywalks to begin soon: October 08, 2008 TOI: Water crunch, perpetual slums to burden city: October 06, 2008 TOI: Siltation narrowing mouth of Mahim creek, say greens: October 06, 2008 TOI: Population in S Mumbai pockets to decline by ’31: October 06, 2008 IE: Govt comes to the rescue of city’s textile mill workers: October 01, 2008 TOI: Mumbai gets projects worth Rs 7,000 crore: September 11, 2008 TOI: State to amend BMC Act for city’s makeover: September 05, 2008 ET: MMRDA plans to set up experts’ group to develop infrastructure: September 02, 2008 IE: Scheme to decongest traffic not feasible, state tells High Court: August 21, 2008 TOI: No protocol stickers for VIPs : August 21, 2008 LM: For mumbai, PM must revisit 'Shanghai Dream': July 23, 2008 MM: Navy okays jetty near Radio Club: July 07, 2008 TOI: Cut-off percentages for the second merit list of 2008 for some mumbai colleges: June 20, 2008 (xls) IE: State-of-the art weather forecasting system was felt immediately after the 26/7 deluge: May 26, MM: Smart lights soon on mumbai streets: May 26, 2008 IE: Four yrs after global bids, fresh tenders to be called for water transport project: May 22, 2008 IE: Haji Ali waterfront to get makeover on the zodiac theme: April 29, 2008 DNA: 60,000 vendors near stations will be moved to skywalks: April 29, 2008 IE: For all cabs, autos registered after March 1, electronic meters a must: March 27, 2008 TOI: Coming Soon: Double Parking: March 26, 2008 IE: MMRDA presents Rs 6,643-cr budget: March 17, 2008 Parks Railway Stations IE: CR conduct passenger feedback survey of new generation EMU train: March 14, 2008 TOI : Virar-Dahanu locals by mid-2009 : Sept 10, 2007 DNA : Oshiwara to have its own railway station soon : Aug 30, 2007 -People residing between goregaon and jogeshwari can have a railway station closer home soon TOI : Restoration job at CST took 10 years to Start : Apr 8, 2007 -The making of CST, which began life as Victoria Terminus, had also taken 10 years. IE : Oshiwara Station to Come Up in 2 yrs : Sep 21,2006 -Harbour line is to go up to Goregaon. TOI : Land Acquisition for Metro Rail Starts : Feb 15, 2007 -The 11-km long line will comprise a light railway with 12 stations. IE : Navi Mumbai Gets its Railway Push : Rs 403 cr Thane-Turbhe-Vashi/Nerul Corridor : Mar 25, 2007 -The Thane-Turbhe-Vashi-Belapur project will definitely be beneficial. TOI : CST expansion: State to clear P D'Mello Road : Jan 24, 2007 -Government has decided to start a slum eviction drive on P D'Mello Road to clear way for the project TOI : Kurla: Makeover for Kurla terminus : Nov 27, 2006 -Railways plan to transform the station into a swanky hub for long-distance travel Rivers TOI: Issues of Linking of Indian Rivers: July 14, 2005 TOI : City rivers are full of faecal content: Report : Oct 24,2007 IE : MMRDA invites tenders for Mithi rejuvenation plan : Aug 9, 2007 Rivers / Lake TOI: Protect and restore natural lakes, says SC: Aug 18, 2006 HT:In powai green activists say mining activities have caused irreparable damage to lakes:Aug 13, 10 HT: Hope for Bandra Talao: April 07, 2010 DNA: Think beyond the city limits, says Chitale: September 26, 2008 DNA: City lakes will get a fresh lease of life: August 27, 2008 TOI: One year after report on river pollution, nothing has changed: August 11, 2008 DNA: Thane creek needs major flush: April 05, 2008 TOI : Vaitarna water project will also provide electricity : Oct 23,2007 Suburban Trains Subways Vasai-Virar Development Plan Walkeshwar Water Tank Restoration