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Of the total ten rakes the authority has, only two functional ones (rolling stock) have been in use for both up and down services while four others are under maintenance and still four are in need of major repairs.

MMRDA blames Malaysian contractor for sorry state of monorail operations

MMRDA said that monorail operations have been dependent on the two functional rakes for almost a year now.

12 May 2017 2:19 AM

Scomi Engineering did not reply to an email query till the time of going to the press.

Scomi Engineering keen on staying on as Monorail operator

The Monorail has been divided in two phases.

12 May 2017 2:16 AM

A technical glitch in a brake on saturday brought the monorail services to a halt. The glitch occured between Wadala depot to Bhakti Park Monorail station.

Contractor safe despite Monorail snag

MMRDA can’t punish contractor, as there is no provision for taking action in case of no injury or death.

12 May 2017 2:14 AM

Bonds to give Metro shot in arm

MMRDA plans to raise funds for Rs 80K crore projects via LIC bonds.

11 May 2017 12:49 AM

Local units of railway systems like Bombardier Inc., Alstom SA and Siemens AG are geared up to tender for contracts to supply rail wagons, coaches and electrical systems. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Mumbai to launch high-speed rail network, bids soar to Rs 48,000 crore

Mumbai is planning to invest a sum of Rs 80,000 cr on the high-speed urban rail network to reduce the pressure on its suburban railways.

10 May 2017 4:30 PM

After laying the cycling track in Bandra Kurla Complex in 2011, the MMRDA dismantled it in 2016, saying that the project had failed. (Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

Cyclists say culture is alive, but tracks falling flat in Mumbai

Then chief minister Prithviraj Chavan inaugurated the project in 2011.

08 May 2017 1:36 AM

Both railway agencies, central and western, along with other agencies including Mhada, MbPT and MMRDA are among the BMC’s highest water bill defaulters. (Representational image)

Pending water bills amount to Rs 754 crore

Despite sending several reminders and even offering an amnesty scheme, the civic body has failed to collect these bills from them.

06 May 2017 2:19 AM

CM Devendra Fadnavis launched the first U girder for metro 7 corridor on Tuesday at around 2 am.

Devendra Fadnavis launches first U girder of Metro-7

The MMRDA has proposed to construct a network of 172-km-long Metro corridors in the Mumbai metropolitan region (MMR).

04 May 2017 2:41 AM

The Goregaon-Mulund Link Road flyover is temporary closed for expansion work. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

Northbound WEH lanes to be shut at night

According to MMRDA’s official website, around 109 U-girders for the Metro-7 corridor are ready and can be placed above the pier caps.

03 May 2017 2:27 AM

The CRS will carry out trial runs of around 3,000-km before giving the crucial safety certificate.

Trial runs on second phase of Monorail to begin

Out of the 15 rakes required to run the corridor, the MMRDA currently has only ten rakes in its possession, of which only four are functional.

01 May 2017 3:33 AM

The skywalk has been shut as a precautionary measure.

BMC shuts unfit Dahisar skywalk as precaution

The skywalk has been in news in 2012 after it developed cracks just a year after construction.

30 Apr 2017 2:03 AM

A projection of the proposed ropeway project.

Soon, travel Mumbai to Elephanta by India’s longest ropeway

According to MPT, cable car would have a 3S system and ply on three ropes rather than the conventional system of a single rope.

27 Apr 2017 3:27 AM

MMRDA plans to resurface all road stretches on the WEH and EEH after the monsoons.

Resurfacing Western Express Highway, Eastern Express Highway may see jams

WEH connects the international as well as domestic airport and sees more traffic as compared to the Eastern Express Highway.

25 Apr 2017 1:29 AM

Railways wants to build bullet train terminal on the same plot in Bandra Kurla Complex.

Tussle over BKC plot stalls IFSC’s design

A proposal for IFSC was cleared by the MMRDA in August 2015, to develop a global financial centre.

24 Apr 2017 2:04 AM

MMRDA, AAI are set to sign a MoU for transferring the plot located in Dahisar. (Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

MMRDA, AAI swap land for metro car depot

After two long years of negotiations with the Airports Authority of India (AAI), all decks have now been cleared for the depot.

23 Apr 2017 6:27 AM

A liquor shop being shifted following the directive of the Supreme Court banning liquor sale along highways, in Mumbai on Sunday. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Liquor ban: Raote unhappy over denotification of highways

SC order prompts three municipal corporations in Maharashtra to pass resolutions seeking denotification of highways, to avoid the ban.

18 Apr 2017 12:40 PM

Indu Mill land was transferred to the state on March 25.

Now, cost of Ambedkar memorial rises by 10 per cent

The project, when proposed a decade ago, was pegged at Rs 435 crore and has seen an increase over the years.

17 Apr 2017 3:27 AM

Picture for representational purpose only

Maharashtra to take over monorail with new law

Kirit Somaiya, a BJP MP said the government is working on a proposal to bring monorail under national metro act.

15 Apr 2017 3:13 AM

Indu Mills, where the memorial will come up.

No need for feasibility report: MMRDA

Activists slam govt for ‘undermining CVC’s suggestion’ over Ambedkar memorial.

15 Apr 2017 2:05 AM

Bullet train. (Photo: Representational Image/File)

MMRDA halts PM’s bullet train terminal

The authority wants to construct an International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) on the plot, which the Railways want for the bullet train terminal.

13 Apr 2017 3:05 AM

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