Hope and Glory
By Ateeq Shaikh
Restoration work on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is on track with 95% of external facade job already over; project expected to get over by March 2022
Conservation and restoration work of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus’ (CSMT), a
UNESCO World Heritage Site, will now get completed by March 2022.
The restoration of 143-year-old building to make it regain its original glory had commenced back in July-August 2018.
“Some of the major works involves the replacement of rotten wooden beams, rafters, frames, shutters, and floorings to bring the heritage building back to its original glory,” said Shivaji
Sutar, chief public relations officer,
The Salt in our stars
Mumbai Mirror / Updated: Jul 25, 2021, 06:00 IST
salt pan lands will land Mumbai in further floody nuisance
Torrential rainfall in the last one week has only underlined the increasing need for open areas or wetlands where the rain waters would flow in to avoid flooding on Mumbai’s roads, claim environmentalists while opposing the
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s (MMRDA) plan to come up with residences and commercial spaces on salt pan lands in and around Mumbai.
Earlier last week, the MMRDA had floated a tender to appoint a consultant for preparing the master plan of salt pan lands in Mumbai and the
Builder vs builder
By Ateeq Shaikh
Nahar Group’s promoters Manju and Rajesh Yagnik had booked two apartments at a high-end luxury project at
Worli and have now moved MahaRERA to seek relief against their peer,
Omkar Realtors & Developers
It’s not only the homebuyers who have grievances against developers; sometimes, developers themselves are not spared by their industry peers.
Like the ordinary homebuyers, a realtor family has moved the
Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) to seek specific relief and compliance with a previous order of the regulatory authority. The legal battle is between two of the real estate industry’s well-known companies in Mumbai.
Cargo: MSRTC’s profitable route
Mumbai Mirror / Updated: Jul 4, 2021, 07:23 IST
By Ateeq Shaikh
Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (
MSRTC) has now also become the official goods carrier and has begun making profit.
Since May 2019, the state transport corporation opened a new revenue source, to become
goods transporter for government and private companies. For this new arm, no
new buses were procured, instead, its existing fleet that is aging gets retrofitted or converted from passenger buses to
cargo carriers by removing the seats, shuttering the windows and making a loading-unloading door at the rear.
“In the last two years, we have converted 1,150 of our buses that are about 7-8 years old and before starting this cargo unit used to undergo overhauling. In place of re-utilising them as passenger buses, we now convert them and make them fit to transport goods,” said
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