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Governance

City administration, infrastructure, urban resilience, citizen participation and urban planning.

A corridor view at the Jankalyan Society, an SRA building at Dahisar.
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?

new transit camps where BDD chawl residents have been accommodated
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.

Poisar river flows between congested settlements of Hanuman Nagar
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.

a manual scavenger in a septic tank
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.

Installation of a zebra on a divider of a road in Mumbai
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.

empty buildings meant for rehabilitation
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.

congested informal settlement in a mumbai suburb
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.

Cricket at Mumbai's iconic Cross Maidan
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

hawking zone at linking road in bandra
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.

Burnt motorcycle and metal sheets
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.

Road in Mumbai
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.

People standing on a railway station platform
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.

CST station in the night sky
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.

A still from Dharavi. A man is seen walking in a narrow lane surrounded by two-wheelers.
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.

photo of slums
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.

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