May 16, 2013
The Public Works Department (PWD) of the Maharashtra government is undertaking construction of roads, bridges, hospital buildings and other civic infrastructure projects. The division was allocated an annual sum of Rs 40 crore in 2012-13. Read more...
May 10, 2013
The Maharashtra government finally reduced the floor space index (FSI) for its ambitious rental housing project, bowing to the pressure from local civic bodies. The State Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has now revised the policy and reduced the FSI to three. Read more...
May 02, 2013
Maharashtra government will pursue with the Centre to implement the proposed coastal road project in Mumbai, the State Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has said. The 35 km-long eight-lane expressway is expected to cost Rs 8,000 crore. Read more...
April 24, 2013
JNPT plans to award Rs 800 crore container terminal project with a capacity to load 800,000 containers to global port operator DP World.The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) is said to be holding discussion with the forest department of the Maharashtra government. Read more...
April 23, 2013
Western Railways (WR) has received an in-principal approval from the Maharashtra government for Rs 210 billion (around Rs 21,000 crore) Churchgate-Virar Elevated Rail Corridor Project between Oval Maidan and Virar in Mumbai. Read more...
February 22, 2013
The Pimpri Chinchwad New Township Development Authority (PCNTDA) is in the process of setting up an International Exhibition and Convention Centre at Moshi.The authority will soon invite bids from architectural firms to prepare comprehensive architectural plan for the project. The process of finalising the conditions for inviting bids to select an architectural firm is in process, reports suggest. Read more...
February 18, 2013
In order to ensure coastal security, the home ministry of Maharashtra government is reportedly planning to adopt risk-proofing in public private partnership (PPP) contracts for the development of these minor ports. According to the government plan, certain risk-proof clauses could be included in the PPP agreement on the lines of similar clauses in defence contracts to ensure accountability of the concessioners and the various stakeholders and to plug any loopholes. Read more...
January 18, 2013
Maharashtra government urged civic bodies across the state to prepare a detailed project report for Intelligent Transport System Project (ITSP) and seek union government funding for the same.In this regard, the state government plans to organize a workshop for elected representatives and administration officials of the civic bodies to disseminate the idea of ITSP, reports indicate. Read more...
January 17, 2013
Maharashtra government received a no-objection certificate from the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) to go ahead with the Rs 9,360 crore Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) project.This information was given by the Minister of State for Shipping, Milind Deora to media persons after attending the Maritime States Development Council meeting in Mumbai. Read more...
January 16, 2013
Maharashtra government has been planning over framing a policy whereby the slum dwellers will have to pay for the cost of housing. Maharashtra Chief Minister, Prithviraj Chavan said recently that the government had taken an unfortunate decision of giving free houses to slum dwellers. It has been now difficult to uphold that plan. But the government is planning to bring some policy that will make these people (slum dwellers) pay for it the housing, he added. The policy will be in line with that f Read more...