Infrastructure | Citizen Matters, Mumbai

Real estate investments unattractive. But, prices still high

September 24, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

Real estate investment is not making anyone rich in Mumbai anymore, nor have homes become affordable.

Prices high even as houses remain empty, unsold

September 23, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

Most houses in Mumbai are priced very high, while at least half of Mumbai’s 1.9 million people live in decrepit and squalid conditions

Political will, citizen action key for Mumbai’s pedestrians

September 21, 2020 Rishi Aggarwal

Much has been said about urban design and footpaths. But, matters only seem to get worse with the increase in cars and their competing needs for the same road space.

Mapping floods: is Mumbai at the risk of being submerged?

September 8, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

One architecture school in Mumbai mapped the floods of its R-ward for a year. Their results were alarming

Mumbai’s big housing question: why do people refuse to vacate crumbling buildings?

September 7, 2020 Hepzi Anthony

Mumbai residents refuse to vacate crumbling buildings because they see little alternative in the country’s most expensive real estate market.

Should the government pay your rent?

September 4, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

How does a city like Mumbai make housing affordable to all its residents? There are innovative ideas, but are they enough?

Find out if your building is too secure to be safe

September 3, 2020 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Every day, 35 people die due to fire accidents in India. If there is a fire in your building, would you be able to escape safely? Find out.

Explainer: why Mumbai is inundated every monsoon

September 2, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

The city’s insufficient drainage system, unsustainable urbanisation, reduction of green cover and natural barriers are enlisted among the top reasons for the floods.

COVID-19 Relief: the city discards its builders

August 26, 2020 Doel Jaikishen, Raju Vanjare and Mecanzy Dabre

Lakhs of workers who help build the city are left out in the cold when cities shut down.

1.5cr people walk to work, but Mumbai doesn’t prioritise pavements

August 25, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

Streets are the only continuous network of public space in the city. Why not make them pedestrian-friendly?

Mumbai has no space to house its police

August 20, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

Better housing for the police is a long standing demand. But several hours of police duty on the frontline and a fear of transmitting the virus to family members has emboldened the need.

Mumbai’s coastlines are changing unrecognisably. Do we want that?

August 8, 2020 Hepzi Anthony

There are different views on how Mumbai’s Eastern Waterfront should be developed. But, what do Mumbaikars want?

Scant hope for ‘housing for all’ within Mumbai city

February 27, 2020 Hepzi Anthony

Lack of public housing for low and middle income families has left them with few options in the city. They are forced to move to the peripheries, which lack physical and social infrastructure. Meanwhile, of 193 affordable housing projects listed, only four, including three slum redevelopment projects, are planned for Mumbai city itself.

Mumbai’s housing conundrum: Unsold houses, sky-high prices

January 11, 2020 Hepzi Anthony

6.48 lakh houses remained unsold across India’s top seven cities in 2019, and Mumbai alone accounted for nearly a third of these. Yet scarcity of affordable housing pushes people further and further away from the city. What could explain this?

Heavy hearts, angry questions as Mumbai prepares to phase out double-decker buses

December 26, 2019 Hepzi Anthony

Running the iconic and popular double decker buses is economically unviable, says BEST. Activists, however, question the transport utility’s myopic approach and the wisdom of phasing out a service that holds such a special place in the hearts of Mumbaikars.