Tag Archives: Mumbai

5 Ways To Solve Mumbai’s Illegal Building Problem

Mumbai has a whopping 56,000 illegal buildings, all of which are a huge strain on the city’s resources including water and power. The Maharashtra government wants to deal with this by regularising these buildings, making them legal. But that is no guarantee that this problem won’t crop up again in the future. Is there a

5 Ways Maharashtra Government Can Make Redevelopment Easy

Most of the buildings in Mumbai are old and in dire need of repair. Redeveloping these buildings is the only way people can live in safe, modern homes, but that is easier said than done thanks to the sheer amount of red tape involved. How do we make redevelopment in the city easier? Here are

Great Deals In Second Homes Around Mumbai?

Dreaming of owning a second home so that you can take a break from Mumbai’s concrete jungle? Well, sit up and take note. The traditional second-home destinations around the city are losing their popularity, as upwardly mobile Mumbaikars look at options outside the state and even abroad. High Prices Scare Away Second-Home Buyers Popular second-home

20,000 Illegal Buildings To Be Demolished In MMR’s Vasai-Virar

Vasai-Virar is one of the few affordable destinations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) but illegal buildings are a big problem with thousands of unauthorized and unapproved structures spread across the region. Having decided that enough is enough, the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) has started a drive to demolish these buildings. 5,000 Illegal Buildings Demolished