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Infrastructure

The state of roads, public buildings and other physical infrastructure in the city, public infrastructure projects, budgets and maintenance plans that impact the daily lives of citizens.

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Infrastructure

Voices of the women of slum resettlement in Mumbai

August 16, 2022 Sabah Virani

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

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Infrastructure

A history of the attempts at slum clearance in Mumbai

August 5, 2022 Sabah Virani

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

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Infrastructure

Looking at Mumbai through its building regulations

August 3, 2022 Sabah Virani

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

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Infrastructure

From chaos to clean lines, how Bandra West railway station area got a new look

July 25, 2022 Sabah Virani

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.

Infrastructure

What makes a public space truly inclusive?

July 6, 2022 Rajeev Malagi

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.

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Infrastructure

Safe school zones in Mumbai are possible, shows a new initiative

July 1, 2022 Radha Puranik

WRI and MCGM collaborated on a pilot project to create safe school zones near two Mumbai schools, based on principles of tactical urbanism.

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Infrastructure

How tactical urbanism is transforming Mumbai, bit by bit

June 27, 2022 Sabah Virani

With a series of small low-cost changes to the urbanscape, the BMC’s tactical urbanism drive seeks to improve the experience of life in the city.

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Infrastructure

Monsoon preparedness to protect landslide and flood-prone areas in Mumbai

June 20, 2022 Sabah Virani

As floods and landslides have become frequent disasters to strike Mumbai, monsoon preparedness, warnings and evacuations are the need of the hour.

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Infrastructure

Are Mumbai’s roads prepared for monsoons?

June 16, 2022 Radha Puranik

Ahead of the Monsoon season, the BMC is in the process of pre-monsoon work that will mitigate the impact of the rains on roads and storm water drains.

cycles parked in a no-parking zone
Infrastructure

Interview: Plan to automate collection of fines, says Mumbai Parking Authority

May 24, 2022 Radha Puranik

The Mumbai Parking Authority will soon begin its pilot implementation in Mumbai. Prachi Merchant, a member, answers questions on developments so far.

an abandoned vehicle at the airport in mumbai
Infrastructure

Explainer: The real story behind abandoned vehicles in Mumbai

May 13, 2022 Hepzi Anthony

Thousands of abandoned vehicles have led Mumbai police to launch a ‘Khatara Hatao’ campaign. But what else can owners do with end-of-life vehicles?

a group of houses in a slum in mumbai
Infrastructure

GIS mapping in Mumbai will now track illegal encroachments

April 13, 2022 Hepzi Anthony

The BMC, using high resolution archived satellite images and stamped geospatial imagery, will now be able to identify how an area developed over time.

A pink house in the Vile Parle gaothan
Infrastructure

In photos: what’s left of a gaothan in Vile Parle

February 18, 2022 Sabah Virani

A snapshot in time of St Francis Pakhady, a gaothan in Vile Parle, one of the few remaining but vanishing remnants of Mumbai’s early inhabitants.

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Infrastructure

The state of urban planning in Mumbai: A discussion

February 1, 2022 Radha Puranik

A webinar hosted by Citizen Matters discussed the state of urban planning in Mumbai by analysing different areas like environment and infrastructure.

children climbing the gates of parks, as public parks closed down in Mumbai
Infrastructure

Is restricting access to public spaces in Mumbai in people’s best interest?

January 31, 2022 Kate Chaillat

Government restrictions on using public spaces in Mumbai, in view of rising COVID-19 cases, is doing more harm than good to children and adults.

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