Infrastructure

Mumbai’s coastal road project has faced backlash from various quarters since its inception. Is it too late now to make changes to this project?

Mumbai has a low base floor space index of 2.5 to 3. But effectively, it can go up to as much as 10. This interview explains what makes that possible.

A citizen’s perspective on understanding the road infrastructure ecosystem and the methods one can adopt to demand better roads.

As slum redevelopment around the Mumbai airport gains momentum, residents continue to be sceptical of the project and its outcomes for them.

Slums in Mumbai continue to leave families in poor living conditions. CEO of the Slum Redevelopment Authority (SRA) explains their plans.

Despite the schemes of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), the dreams of making Mumbai slum free and ensuring permanent housing for all has failed.

Slum dwellers who faced evictions were rehabilitated at Lallubhai Compound two decades ago. But they remain deprived of basic resources for years.

Ramya Ramanath’s book dives into the everyday transactions of slum resettlement and rehabilitation through the eyes of a diverse set of women.

Mumbai’s growth through the twentieth century saw attempts at slum clearance through suburbanisation, the development plans and liberalisation.

The history of building regulations over the past century in Mumbai, through health and sickness, is a continuing, but failed, attempt at slum clearance.

With four railway station areas in Mumbai up for an overhaul, the architect Samir D’Monte talks through the improvement of the Bandra West station.

A well planned public space in a busy city like Mumbai could address several challenges that children and adults face today, in a post-pandemic world.