Governance Why so many SRA buildings in Mumbai are in such poor shape September 22, 2023 Hepzi Anthony In SRA buildings maintenance dues pile up as residents are unable to pay. How much impact does it have on the upkeep of SRA housing?
Governance State of transit camps leave BDD chawl residents fuming August 28, 2023 Hepzi Anthony BDD chawl residents, who have been shifted in various transit camps, complain of inadequate water supply, shoddy lifts and poor quality of housing.
Governance As monsoon intensifies, fear grips citizens living on the banks of Poisar river July 25, 2023 Hepzi Anthony Every monsoon residents of Hanuman Nagar on the banks of Poisar river, brace themselves for floods as the water level rises.
Governance Manual scavenging continues; continues to kill July 20, 2023 Kavitha Iyer Manual scavenging is illegal but still goes on. The death of two workers in June, is a stark reminder of the continuing inhuman practice.
Governance Mumbaikars not impressed with 1729 cr beautification drive July 12, 2023 Hepzi Anthony Six months after BMC’s beautification drive was launched, citizens continue to ask for better infrastructure instead of cosmetic changes.
Governance City fails to provide homes for those displaced by infrastructure projects July 4, 2023 Shubham Kothari and Marina Joseph With dilapidated, hazardous and out of bound buildings rehabilitation remains a distant dream for thousands of project affected people.
Governance No more free rehousing, but government offers discounted homes to slum dwellers June 8, 2023 Kavitha Iyer The new SRA policy for slums that were built between 2001 and 2011 that asks residents to pay Rs 2.5 lakh is met with doubts.
Governance Interview: How Mumbai’s shrinking playgrounds impact sports culture April 14, 2023 Prachi Pinglay-Plumber Amidst shrinking open spaces, decreasing number of playgrounds has a direct impact on youth’s participation in sports and city’s sports culture
Governance Mumbai hawkers in limbo: Government offers loans but continues eviction drives April 12, 2023 Hepzi Anthony Though law recognises hawking, delay in marking hawking zones or issuing licenses, leaves them vulnerable to evictions.
Governance Appapada fire: Did authorities do enough to support affected families? April 6, 2023 Eshan Kalyanikar Weeks have passed since fire gutted down more than 1,000 houses in Malad east’s Appapada. Residents still wait for someone to help build their homes.
Governance As BMC prepares to release its budget, a wishlist from citizens’ group MNCDF February 4, 2023 Trivankumar Karnani The citizen activist group MNCDF comes forward with their suggestions on key actionables that the BMC budget should make provisions for.
Governance BMC budget wishlist, from various experts in their field February 2, 2023 Sabah Virani The BMC has asked for suggestions on the municipal budget. Here are some responses: covering governance, health, safety, education, environment, etc.
Governance BMC wants your inputs on the city budget; here’s how you can share that January 25, 2023 Sabah Virani As the BMC attempts a half-hearted participatory budget, we invite you to submit your suggestions for a chance to make your demands known.
Governance Residents of Dharavi remain clueless, anxious about redevelopment plans January 4, 2023 Eshan Kalyanikar Much has been said about Dharavi’s latest redevelopment plan ever since the news broke. Residents remain clueless and sceptical about most of it.
Governance Can the Navi Mumbai Development Plan 2018-38 pave the way for more inclusive housing? November 28, 2022 Marina Joseph, Dulari Parmar, Sujit Nikalje and Raju Vanjare This looks at how slums have been invisibilised and the need for their inclusion in the draft Development Plan for Navi Mumbai.