Neeraj Tiwari

Soon after taking over, Thackeray had called for a review of the bullet train project and put Metro car shed project work in Aarey on hold.

According to an executive engineer, it was only after three extensions to the SRA project ‘Om Namo Sujalam Sufalam’ society at Kolekalyan village in Andheri that they eventually found a bidder this week.

The SRA and its formerly Sena-controlled contractor arm, the Shivshahi Punarvasan Prakalp Ltd (SPPL), were formed in 1995 to fulfil Sena founder Bal Thackeray’s promise of free homes for the city’s slum dwellers.

During the two-hour meeting at the Renaissance hotel in Andheri (East) where the MLAs have been sequestered, both leaders told the NCP legislators that they had no reason to be worried and that the Sena-NCP alliance was sustainable and long-lasting.

Spread over 243 acres, the Kalina campus was originally tagged as a no-development zone, which had imposed restrictions on construction activities on campus.

Sources in DRPA said that if the proposed modifications in the tender are approved, it is likely to push foreign players out of the fray.

The MMRDA had invited tenders for the construction of a multi-storey parking lot at BKC.

A senior officer from MMRDA said, “The plan is in a very initial stage but CIDCO and MMMOCL are very positive about it. However, talks are still going on in what ratio revenue will be shared, as CIDCO had borne the cost of the project.”

The sinkage of Laxmi building was noticed around 10 pm on Sunday. The residents also noticed large cracks on the top floor.

The flyover starts from G-Block of Bandra Kurla Complex and after crossing Mithi River, LBS Marg, Central Railway tracks and V N Mankikar Road, leads to the Chunabhatti railway station.

In orders issued on November 4 — a copy of which is with The Indian Express — Kapoor has withdrawn the power of SRA’s executive engineers to issue and revoke stop work notices to building projects.

The MMRDA is constructing the sea bridge at a cost of Rs 17,843 crore and has nearly completed the geo-technical investigation and casting yard work.

The estimated cost of the project was Rs 634 crore. Now, the project has been trimmed to just one route on account of paucity of funds. The number of jetties to be built has also come down to four from 16.

According to MMRDA’s Development Plan (DP 2016-36), it has proposed the development of four growth centres, located in Nallasopara, Kharbao (Bhiwandi rural), Nilje near Kalyan-Dombivali and Shedung, near the Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (NAINA).

The incident took place around 3 am when the trailer transporter, on which the girder was mounted, was ascending the Samta Nagar flyover on Western Express Highway in Kandivali.

The cruise services are expected to start on November 15.

Currently, the Monorail plies between Sant Gadge Chowk and Chembur in the city. But as there are only five rakes — four are operational and one is for emergency use — available, there is a 20-minute gap between every service.

Former housing minister Prakash Mehta had launched the scheme in October 2017 for developers to complete redevelopment projects such as Slum Redevelopment Authority (SRA) projects and Maharashtra Housing and Development Authority (MHADA) projects.

NCP leader Nawab Malik had claimed that the MMRDA was waiting for the new government to inaugurate the flyover.