Cinevistaas to build IT park in Mumbai


Cinevistaas, a 25-year old television production company, is venturing into new territories. The company is investing Rs 200 crore to build an IT Park in Mumbai.

“The company has four acre land in Kanjurmarg suburb. The studio occupies two acres while the rest has been identified as an ideal site for constructing the technology park,” said Sunil Mehta, managing director and vice-chairman.

The Kanjurmarg property was acquired by Cinevistaas almost five years back. Currently, the place functions as a film and television studio which houses 28 sets. These sets will not undergo any change because of the upcoming IT park.

The construction of the IT park will commence by February-end. “Dorma, a German company, has been signed on to overlook the IT Park Project,” added Mehta. The project will be completed by May 2009.

According to Mehta, around 2,50,000 sq ft space would be available for rental, of which 20 per cent would be allotted to the hospitality sector after the completion of the project.

On the television front, the production house has produced content for like Jersey No10 on Sony SAB, Dil Mil Gaye on Star One and Yahaan Ke Hum Sikander on Zee Next.

http://www.business-standard.com/common/news_article.php?leftnm=8&subLeft=4&chklogin=N&autono=314624&tab=r

any renderings of the project???

What are those small scale city mockups/models made out of plastic/paper and normally displayed in city centers/municipality office called? Does Mumbai have one? Such mock ups are normally built to showcase the city of the future/ the vision and for planning purposes. Is there a mock up of mumbai city of the future lets say of the year 2021. Any photos please?

Thanks

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I think the forumers here are forgetting that the West has really stopped building skyscrappers because of all the issues - environmental and economic - related to it . In the West , the skyscrappers are only built when there is no other choice especially when you are trying to develop real estate in old crowded cities. But there is always opposition to it. If you see all the newer cities in the US , those cities try to spread out the business districts in stead of squeezing them in one sq mile.

Doesnt Mumbai have enough population pressure that its building supertalls to accomodate more people and businesses? Shouldnt this development be happening in Navi mumbai and onwards?

And in the mad rush for prestige of a skyline , the upcoming cities like Bangalore and Hyderabad (to a large extent) are trying to ape the skyscrapper culture from the West and are trying to outdo Mumbai . Are these cities ready to deal with the problems that Mumbai already has?

rajheg

welcome aboard. :)

yes. you are so right. Instead of 100-F tall tower which occupy minimum space & can be used by thousands of people, lets have Dharavis every where all over India because they look so beautiful & provide neat, clean & green environment minus any life threatening watern borne cholera like illnesses.

Yes. You are so right. Lets build shanty towns after shanti towns where even a 3 wheeler cannot make its entry into its narrow alleys. lets make sure all the roofs are tin shaded so the water can leak & make a so called bedroom an awesome swimming pool courtesy of monsoon.

Yes. its lot more fun to become an environmentalist & help out lower class people & teaching them "you are the part of the environment. be one with environment. become one with nature. live like a primitive man. its lot more fun"

No thanks. I'll pass on that. & thats the reason why I joined SSC because I am absolutely in love with skyscrapers all over the world.

Jupiter Mills
Mumbai, India
Smith + Gill

Jupiter Mills is a 75-story luxury residential tower in the heart of downtown Mumbai. To maximize views, the tower includes 50 stories of residential condominiums from floors 25-75. The building was designed to a LEED Platinum standard.
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/2919/jms01xr6.jpg

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It's like something from the Jetsons.

dude, is that for real?!!

Jesus Christ, I think I just wet myself a little.

So the long-awaited renderings are finally out! (Totally freakin worth the wait btw, if anyone is asking) Great catch spy, I stopped checking their website for updates last month

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9311/01di4.jpg

Dammit, I may just have to mail the offices of S+G a fruit basket for this

This Chicago based firm is seriously blessed with talented architects. Love 'em!
I sure hope that the orientation, internal circulation (w. regard to power generation) of the building turns out exactly the way the boys at AS+GG have envisioned.

Very futuristic design luv it
whats on floors 1-25?

:applause:

Hope it gets built without any hindrance. Will be quite a landmark.

the left one on the rendering is quite interesting. yep. i like'em.

Stunning. Just beautiful. This is what Mumbai needs!

The best part about this project is that its already well underway!

Is that second tower Elphinstone Mills?

absolutely amazing...

beautiful!!!

Come to think of it. a couple of 70+ floor projects with this kind of creativity, Bombay may just be able to compete with Dubai which is getting some crazy skyline architecturally. It nice to have another dubai on the other side of Arabian Sea with the same last 3 words "bai". :cheers:

The best part about this project is that its already well underway!

Is that second tower Elphinstone Mills?
Yes, that second one is the 60-floor Elphinstone Mills Tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=15925329). Only, we haven't seen it from this angle. Ya know, when you consider how close the two mills are that's quite a noticeable gap between the two towers. Must be to fulfill the FSI requirement. In a way, this is a good thing. As the area gets more dense and vertical, there'll be views afforded to both the towers.

BUT, I don't think this tower is as yet underway. Only the Elphinstone and the Hafeez Contractor designed commercial buildings at Jupiter Mills. The architect's website labels this as having finished the schematic design phase (which is obviously why there weren't any renderings before and now there are) -- this is the architecture version of a concept car in final design stage that the manufacturer says will come out in a year or two appearing at an auto show.

It also explains why there is only one rendering, and why the tower itself is not really detail rendered.

It nice to have another dubai on the other side of Arabian Sea with the same last 3 words "bai". :cheers:
Yeah, they can be brother cities

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5449/rimshotfw1.jpg

Thank you folks, I'll be here all week :bowtie:

hahaha

Du-Bai - Mum-Bai!!!

Jai , Bhargavsura..................I think we just figured out the real reason why they changed Bombay's name to Mumbai. Or else Dubai would have to be changed to "Dubay" just for them to be brother cities. :lol::lol:

hahaha

Du-Bai - Mum-Bai!!!

Hmm...

I'm wondering though, are HC's commercial complex and this building going to really be co-located at Jupiter Mills? The plot at Elphinstone mills seems to be a lot bigger than Jupiter, and the latter seems like it would be taken up completely by HC's buildings.

Can someone local (Bombay Boy?) confirm this? I can't find a map of Mumbai's mills, and am only going off wikimapia, which shows Elphinstone (http://wikimapia.org/4509937/Elphintone) to be bigger than Jupiter (http://wikimapia.org/488073/):

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/7028/01up4.jpg


Honestly, from the rendering both the Elphinstone mills commercial tower and the 75-storey tower seem to literally be right next to each other (with what looks like Senapathi Bapat Marg(?) -- which otherwise separates Elphinstone and Jupiter Mills -- in front of both buildings in the rendering.) It would make sense that both towers will be built at Elphinstone mills plot, seeing how there's far more land at Elphinstone -- ample enough for both these towers.

You won't be able to find those in Wikimapia or Google Earth for at least another 2-3 years!!!

These satellite views are old about a couple of years!!!!

um. yes, right.. but the locations of the mill will not have changed..

The first video view of the Ambani Tower with glimpses of Rahaja One Altamount and Imperial Towers. Ignore the talk. Wonder which building this video is taken from. Could be the Ispat Tower.

video by akshayjawanjal

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From it we can get a rough estimate as to how far along the tower is:
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Cheers,
Jai

WOAH!!!

That's so cool!!!

The Ambani Residence. Imperial Towers, Bandra Worli Sea Link, The India Tower, the Waves Tower, The Jupiter Mills development---- I just wait for the year 2010 to see all these development projects coming up!!!!

:cheers:

Just FY'allsI, added thread in main forum of the following project:

• MUMBAI | Jupiter Mills Tower | 75 fl (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=586377)
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5944/02yp3.jpg (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=586377)

Hmm...

I'm wondering though, are HC's commercial complex and this building going to really be co-located at Jupiter Mills? The plot at Elphinstone mills seems to be a lot bigger than Jupiter, and the latter seems like it would be taken up completely by HC's buildings.

Can someone local (Bombay Boy?) confirm this? I can't find a map of Mumbai's mills, and am only going off wikimapia, which shows Elphinstone (http://wikimapia.org/4509937/Elphintone) to be bigger than Jupiter (http://wikimapia.org/488073/):

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/7028/01up4.jpg


Honestly, from the rendering both the Elphinstone mills commercial tower and the 75-storey tower seem to literally be right next to each other (with what looks like Senapathi Bapat Marg(?) -- which otherwise separates Elphinstone and Jupiter Mills -- in front of both buildings in the rendering.) It would make sense that both towers will be built at Elphinstone mills plot, seeing how there's far more land at Elphinstone -- ample enough for both these towers.


Are they really going to build supertalls on these plots? There is no such mention of such tall buildings on the IndiaBulls website. What actually is happening can anyone clarify?

To be honest i dont think its the most aesthically pleasing skyscraper project in Mumbai. But 75 stories is 75 stories...and if we consider all the other classy skyscraper projects that are either under proposal or under construction in Mumbai than i think it is safe to say this tower will fit in nicely :)

BUT, I don't think this tower is as yet underway. Only the Elphinstone and the Hafeez Contractor designed commercial buildings at Jupiter Mills. The architect's website labels this as having finished the schematic design phase (which is obviously why there weren't any renderings before and now there are) -- this is the architecture version of a concept car in final design stage that the manufacturer says will come out in a year or two appearing at an auto show.

It also explains why there is only one rendering, and why the tower itself is not really detail rendered.



I see. It's good, there will be Elphinstone and Jupiter Mills towers along with Hafeez's (midrise?) in the area. This may be the new CBD of Mumbai, folks!


Yeah, they can be brother cities

Thank you folks, I'll be here all week :bowtie:

Sheer comic brilliance.

The byline "BS reporter" is unfortunate for the guy, but anyway, I don't think this had been posted..

Mumbai set for another mega land deal (http://www.businessstandard.com/common/news_article.php?leftnm=3&bKeyFlag=BO&autono=313179&chkFlg=)
BS Reporter / Mumbai February 10, 2008

Three months after its record-breaking land deals, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is going in for another mega auction. The authority is expected to rake in a minimum of Rs 1,900 crore from the auction, going by the reserve price it has set for five plots in the Bandra Kurla complex, the city's new business district.

MMRDA has set a reserve price of Rs 3 lakh per square metre for two plots to develop commercial complexes of a total of 4,645 square metres, and Rs 1,02,699 per square meter for two plots of 655 square metres each to develop residential complexes. It has also set Rs 3 lakh as reserve price for developing a club house with gymnasium. In total, MMRDA has invited bids from the companies to develop 72,000 sq meters of land in the G-Block of Mumbai's business district Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC).

The authority is expected to get double the money of what it has set as the reserve price. According to industry sources, leading realty players such as DLF, Unitech, Indiabulls, Hiranandani among others are expected to bid for the projects.

"Though the reserve price is Rs 3 lakh per square metre, actual bids could be more than Rs 5 lakh it received last year since there is not much space left in BKC," a city-based property consultant said.

Late last year, MMRDA sold nearly 75,350 square meters of land in BKC for a total of Rs 2,798 crore. In the largest ever deal in the country, city-based developer Wadhwa Builders paid Rs 5,04,000 per sq metre for the 16,500 square metre plot auctioned by MMRDA. Wadhwa paid Rs 831 crore.

TCG-Hiranandani paid Rs 1049 crore for the 28,300 sq metre plot and Reliance Industries paid Rs 918 crore for the 30,550 sq metre plot.

The authority will give the plots on a 80-year lease. The sale of bid forms will start from February 13 and go on till March 18 and bids will be opened on March 18, it said.

According to estimates by property consultant Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj, nearly 15 million square feet of office space is expected to come up in Mumbai by the end of this year and it is expected to soften the commercial rentals by 15 to 20 per cent. Rentals in the prime commercial space in Mumbai city have gone up by 100 per cent in the last two years.

Mumbai developers favour office space (http://www.business-standard.com/common/news_article.php?leftnm=3&bKeyFlag=BO&autono=314239&chkFlg=)
Raghavendra Kamath / Mumbai February 19, 2008

The ever-increasing demand for office space and soaring lease rentals in Mumbai and delays and rising costs for retail projects have leading property developers rethinking their mall projects.

Real estate developers like Indiabulls, DLF, Peninsula and even retail giant Future group are all considering converting space reserved for malls and hyper-markets to office space to meet heavy demand from financial institutions, investment banks and large companies.

Office space rentals have risen 30 per cent in the city central business district Nariman Point and 20 to 25 per cent in Lower Parel in the past year.

In contrast, rentals in Mumbai's prime city malls and high-street locations have gone up just 8 to 10 per cent, according to a recent report by property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj.

Indiabulls Real Estate (IBREL), which had plans to build 1.2 million sq feet of corporate space and 400,000 sq feet of high-end retail at Elphinstone Mills in Lower Parel is now thinking of converting the entire area into an office complex.

"There is a good demand for office space in south Mumbai and retail projects need a lot of infrastructure and ancillary support, that is why we are reconsidering the project," said an IBREL official.

The company is also building a office and retail complex, One Indiabulls Centre, at the adjacent Jupiter Mills, which has 1.5 million sq feet of office space and a 500,000 sq foot retail component. The company has leased nearly 1 million sq feet of office space, but is yet to lease the retail space.

"As of now, our retail plans at Jupiter are on track, but if good demand comes up for office space, we will reconsider the retail component," the official said.

India's largest listed developer DLF, which bought Mumbai Textile Mills land at Lower Parel for Rs 720 crore and announced a high-end retail-cum-entertainment centre in the area in mid-2005, is also planning to reserve a part of it for a corporate complex.

Even Kishore Biyani's Future Group, which bought Mumbai's landmark Crossroads Mall from Ashok Piramal group in March 2006 for Rs 251 crore, has changed plans to position Crossroads as a high-end luxury mall to a office-cum-mall complex. Sources said the group has already pre-leased the space in the building.

"We thought office space will fetch us 20 to 30 per cent more rental than pure mall space. Now, the building will have luxury retailers at ground floor and offices in subsequent floors," said a Future group official.

"All developers look for better value from an asset class. Due to the dearth of commercial space, we can get better valuation from office space than retail spaces," said Rajesh Jaggi, managing director of Peninsula Land, an Ashok Piramal group company.

Property consultants said developers spend more on retail space in terms of funds and time. Constructing a square foot of office space comes to around Rs 1,800. For the same retail space, the cost ranges from Rs 2,200 to Rs 2,400 due to the high cost of fixtures and fittings, escalators, superior flooring and lighting.

Says Bappaditya Basu, associate director of property consultancy JLLM, "Apart from the cost, you need 65 clearances to open a mall and it takes three or four years to complete. Nearly 600 malls were announced two years ago; if 100 malls become operational, that is decent enough," Basu added.

Mumbai's congested roads and lack of infrastructure are also hurdles to the growth of retail spaces. "Retail needs to be supported by adequate parking, leisure activities and connectivity since its success of it depends on the number of people visiting it, while office space can make do with less of the infrastructure," Basu said.

Hmm... so HC's building at Jupiter Mills is named One Indiabulls Center:
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I wish we can have a high tech education institution like a Technological Institute apart from IIT with a good design and infrastructure and provides an excellent education for technologies in Engineering, Science and even a research center. I think the builders should develop something like this.

why do i have my doubts that anything quite so futuristic will actually be built that way? I hope im wrong.These all due to be ready by 2010? Or did I miss siomething?If so i'll chip in for the fruit basket.

Jupiter Mills
Mumbai, India
Smith + Gill

Jupiter Mills is a 75-story luxury residential tower in the heart of downtown Mumbai. To maximize views, the tower includes 50 stories of residential condominiums from floors 25-75. The building was designed to a LEED Platinum standard.
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/2919/jms01xr6.jpg

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It's like something from the Jetsons.

wow! great to see truly international designs in india, not just the usual HC crap. hope it does come up, will be quite a signature building for bombay

Well, good to know that builders are re-thinking thier plans of putting up countless number of malls in the CBD area of Mumbai, and instead opting for building commercial office space in the city. Someone needs to set the ball rolling in building supertall office skyscrapers in the city, so that even Mumbai can have a decent non-residential skyline like other cities of the world.

Just FY'allsI, added thread in main forum of the following project:

• MUMBAI | Jupiter Mills Tower | 75 fl (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=586377)
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5944/02yp3.jpg (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=586377)

that is one ugly tower.... for 70floor tower they could have done much better job.. :bash:

that is one ugly tower.... for 70floor tower they could have done much better job.. :bash:

No, it's actually the best tower ever made. Nobody else has the balls to make such a great and unique tower. I hope they construct this before 2009 so I can go see it...

while i agree with you on big balls part.... but it still doesnt help in the design.. check out the supertalls sections and see the other 70 plus towers and it will leave you wishing that we had gotton one of those instead this heap....
the Elphinstone Mills Tower is much more futuristic and pretty...

I think. the renderings are deceptive here. architecture like this may not look great in renderings but once its built it might just end up looking terrific. regarding 'big balls', yes gotta give them kudos for thinking outside the box. Bombay desperately needs this.

I am not very familiar with mumbai, but still was curious to know will all these towers be isolated from each other or will be roughly in the same area to give a skyline type look as you see in US cities.

when I see blogs like this one:
Link to blog (http://indianskyscraperblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/the-bombay-boom-a-rendering-rundown-of-all-significant-skyscrapers-under-construction-proposed-and-planned-in-the-mumbai-metro-region/)

I see names of different places. How far are these from each other ?

Great Tower! Its what Mumbai needs and very suited to the city.

But will rendering change? Is this the final confirmation?

Look at how the rendering changed for Imperial Towers & how confusing the final design is.

Discussion here is just balls

I am not very familiar with mumbai, but still was curious to know will all these towers be isolated from each other or will be roughly in the same area to give a skyline type look as you see in US cities.

when I see blogs like this one:
Link to blog (http://indianskyscraperblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/the-bombay-boom-a-rendering-rundown-of-all-significant-skyscrapers-under-construction-proposed-and-planned-in-the-mumbai-metro-region/)

I see names of different places. How far are these from each other ?

Such towers are spreaded all over the city of Mumbai. While some places like Nariman point (or the total area of Queen's Necklace), Worli (Haji Ali), Gateway of India area will have a different skyline, each of their own. Towers like Imperial, Shreepati Arcade (both in Tardeo) can be seen from the Chowpati beach.
But it's not like USA, where in suburbs, they will just have houses of two floors and then a separate downtowns of beautiful highrises and skylines like New York, Houston, Detroit

Such towers are spreaded all over the city of Mumbai. While some places like Nariman point (or the total area of Queen's Necklace), Worli (Haji Ali), Gateway of India area will have a different skyline, each of their own. Towers like Imperial, Shreepati Arcade (both in Tardeo) can be seen from the Chowpati beach.
But it's not like USA, where in suburbs, they will just have houses of two floors and then a separate downtowns of beautiful highrises and skylines like New York, Houston, Detroit

MUmbai is more like Hong Kong or Japan or something where the whole city is one huge downtown

The proposed high-speed monorail services will be in addition to the three normal speed monorail services already planned for the city.

According to sources in the state government, a presentation has been made in this regard. The high-speed monorail trains will run at over 80 km per hour and will begin from Mantralaya with stops at Nariman Point, Haji Ali, Worli, Siddhivinayak Temple, Bandra, Santacruz Domestic Airport before terminating at International Airport. "On an average, it will two to three minutes to travel from one station to another," sources said.

The monorail services will traverse through Girgaum Chowpatty, Haji Ali, Mahalaxmi, Worli Naka, Bandarwadi (Lower Parel), Siddhivinayak, Shivaji Park, Kapad Bazar, SV Garden, Nandadeep Garden, Domestic and International airports.

The cost for the Mantralaya-airport route has been pegged at between Rs 1800 crore to Rs 2000 crore. Sources said that a draft in this regard would be prepared and in the next three months a proposal would be put before the state government.

Once the project has been vetted by the government, processes like appointment of consultants and inviting of tenders etc, would be followed. It would then take around three years for the project to take shape.


I am reading this for the first time. Anybody heard of this?

Saw a full page ad in Emirates airlines's inflight magazine yesterday (I was flying back from Sao Paulo via Dubai) that shows the diagram of a large new proposed tower in Marine Lines called DB or DP Tower.. The ad from DP or DB Realty (sorry, I can't exactly recollect the name) says "do you want to be a part of the changing skyline of India?".. The tower looked at least 80 floors high to me.

Not sure if the regular Mumbai forumers know more about this project..

Saw a full page ad in Emirates airlines's inflight magazine yesterday (I was flying back from Sao Paulo via Dubai) that shows the diagram of a large new proposed tower in Marine Lines called DB or DP Tower.. The ad from DP or DB Realty (sorry, I can't exactly recollect the name) says "do you want to be a part of the changing skyline of India?".. The tower looked at least 80 floors high to me.

Not sure if the regular Mumbai forumers know more about this project..

Probably the India Tower

Read more (http://indianskyscraperblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/india-tower-formerly-park-hyatt-tower-mumbai-india-mumbai-and-indias-tallest-skyscraper-begins-construction/) about if from Jai.

Probably the India Tower

Read more (http://indianskyscraperblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/india-tower-formerly-park-hyatt-tower-mumbai-india-mumbai-and-indias-tallest-skyscraper-begins-construction/) about if from Jai.

Thanks Suncity.. The rendeing in the ad looked quite different though and no mention of it being a hotel. In any case it must be a serious project with international/ gulf based funding.

Thanks Suncity.. The rendeing in the ad looked quite different though and no mention of it being a hotel. In any case it must be a serious project with international/ gulf based funding.

That's interesting. Then that's something for Jai to solve.

:)

Here's the news article

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Mumbais_Hyatt_The_new_Times_Square/articleshow/1999730.cms

Construction at Worli Sea Face update

… There is a cavity to plug. Hemal Ashar reports on the work being done to secure the dyke at Worli Sea Face and reduce the intensity of the monsoon waves that rise over it and crash on bystanders


1. As good as new: The entire 2,145-m wall at Worli Sea Face is being repaired;
2. Warning: The constant onslaught of waves on this wall is very dangerous;
3. Cast away: The tetrapods being made at the casting yard in Virar
Walled in

At the moment, Worli Sea Face residents are hemmed in by projects at both ends of the strip. On one end, work is on for the Bandra Worli Sea Link.

On the other end, opposite the Worli Dairy, the Public Works Department (PWD) of the Harbour Engineering Division is repairing and restoring the 2,145-m dyke.

The Rs 5-crore project is being funded by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.


Buildings in danger

The work will significantly reduce the force of the monsoon waves said the on-site engineer, who did not wish to be named.

There will still be high waves, but their intensity will be reduced. Experts say, “These waves are dangerous.

Their continual impact erodes the wall and forms cavities, which allow the water to reach the footpath and the road.

Over a decade or two, this can weaken the foundation of the buildings along the sea face.”


Sense of urgency

A 600 m-section, which faces the greatest impact of the waves during the monsoon, is being handled first.

“As this portion faces the brunt of the waves it is imperative to do the work here on an urgent basis,” say the engineers on the site. The same kind of work with tetrapods was recently done at Marine Drive too.

Here's the Source:Mid-day ( "http://www.mid-day.com/web/guest/news/mumbai/article?_EXT_5_articleId=1009488&_EXT_5_groupId=14")

http://www.mid-day.com/image/image_gallery?img_id=1008922

http://www.mid-day.com/image/image_gallery?img_id=1008859

Construction at Worli Sea Face update



Here's the Source:Mid-day ( "http://www.mid-day.com/web/guest/news/mumbai/article?_EXT_5_articleId=1009488&_EXT_5_groupId=14")

http://www.mid-day.com/image/image_gallery?img_id=1008922

http://www.mid-day.com/image/image_gallery?img_id=1008859

Thankfully, sea water spraying on the road surface will become a thing of the past, thereby reducing the risk of accidents (there have been fatal ones on this stretch in the past) during the monsoon. The down side to this is the fact that Bombayites will lose yet another avenue of entertainment - wave watching on Worli sea-face.

Thanks Suncity.. The rendeing in the ad looked quite different though and no mention of it being a hotel. In any case it must be a serious project with international/ gulf based funding.
Hmm... "DB" seems to suggest Dynamix Balwas group, which are one of the builders behind India Tower at Marne Lines

Can you describe the tower you saw in more detail please? IIRC, there's no gulf based funding for this project, so it may be another tower?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2222/2088536380_f8f07b34a8_b.jpg

A building in Mumbai, any one up for the name of the building???

I am not sure!!

Source: douglemonie

Cool looking building...the scaffolding is very precarious!!! LOL

Hmm... "DB" seems to suggest Dynamix Balwas group, which are one of the builders behind India Tower at Marne Lines

Can you describe the tower you saw in more detail please? IIRC, there's no gulf based funding for this project, so it may be another tower?

It think its a bit of a long shot to think DB Realty would be involved in TWO supertall projects of approx the same height in the same location....

Remember also that India Tower has many levels for residential on it, so maybe they are advertising for that.

Now, global invt want slice of Dharavi redevelopment (http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/business/global-investors-eye-dharavi/20/27/328045)
2008-02-26 19:48:03 Source : CNBC-TV18
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Mumbai's slums are attracting the attention of global property developers. The Rs 12,000 crore Dharavi Slum Redevelopment Project has at least four foreign infrastructure companies bidding in consortiums with Indian companies, reports CNBC-TV18’s Katya Naidu and Taapsi Ramchandani.

Dharavi's dubious distinction of being the largest slum in Asia may fade out soon. That is because some of the biggest global construction companies are queuing up to participate in Dharavi's Rs 12,000 crore re-development plan.

Sources say those names include UK-based Hines Estate Holdings, in partnership with Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Engineering and Urban Infrastructure Venture Capital India. Also, US-based Shea Homes is partnering with Indiabulls for the re-development plan. Dubai-based Associated Construction and Investment company has joined hands with DB Realty and Conwood Agencies for the project. Global investment banking firm Lehman Brothers has also formed an alliance with Mumbai-based Housing Development Infrastructure for a share of the mega project.

Indiabulls has confirmed its tie up with Shea Homes while Hines and Reliance have not responded to our queries. The others could not be reached for comment. But it is known that 19 consortiums are bidding for this project. The bids are expected to be opened by the state government in the next two weeks.

The Dharavi slum, spread over 236 hectares, will aim to redevelop almost 57,000 units; of which, 43,300 will be residential and the rest will be business units.

Good update.

But I think the development process won't start till 2010 and it wont end for another decade. Let's hope they can prove me wrong.

The bids are expected to be opened by the state government in the next two weeks.

Two weeks back they said the same thing. :lol:
:bash: :bash: :bash:
:ohno:

wow! great to see truly international designs in india, not just the usual HC crap. hope it does come up, will be quite a signature building for bombay

I like it.Its contemporary
Do you think it WILL come up like that?

Just some interesting 'inside the architect's studio' gossip (for lack of a better word) regarding Smith and Gill's designs for the Elphinstone and Jupiter mills towers for Indiabulls that I thought may be of interest here. It was posted as a reply to my blog post (http://indianskyscraperblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/16/mumbai-elphinstone-mills-tower-60-fl-uc/#comment-2110) on the Elphinstone Mills Tower.

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/1592/t01ms4bh1.jpg (http://indianskyscraperblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/16/mumbai-elphinstone-mills-tower-60-fl-uc/#comment-2110)

Aha! When Adrian Smith kindly allowed me to visit him in his Chicago offices in July 2007, he talked about a secret Mumbai project- this must be it! You should all know that this man is perhaps the greatest living skyscraper architect on the planet. Until recently he was at SOM. He worked on the John Hancock Center as an apprentice, and after becoming a partner, was responsible for many retro-looking ‘poMo’ Chicago skyscrapers eg the NBC Tower. He then went on to design the Jin Mao in Shanghai, the Burj Dubai and the Pearl River Tower in Guangzhou. Now he and another ex-SOM man Gordon Gill have their own practice.

(All this is my forthcoming book ‘SKYSCRAPERS’ by the way)

It is absolutely great that Mumbai is getting some brilliant and sustainable skyscrapers, this at Elphinstone Mills and the India Tower- just the start. I am in London but look forward to seeing them one day!Good luck!

It's from the author of the book Skyscrapers, Herbert Wright:
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/7716/33543148fy5.jpg

Cheers,
Jai

Here's something I've been putting off for a while

I've updated the International Forums's MUMBAI | Projects & Construction (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=360628) with the following buildings:

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Added new rendering and height information for Raheja Platinum, Mumbai: 80 stories
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/8674/01qp2ay1.jpg (http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6994/01qp2.jpg)

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New Project! - Waves, Worli: 80 stories
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7485/01fw2vq8.jpg (http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/8543/17442100020sanjay20mig2qu1.jpg) http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6665/02aq1xn4.jpg (http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/4203/17444100020sanjay20mig2sh2.jpg)

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New Project! - Jupiter Mills Tower, Mill Lands: 75 stories
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6480/jms01xr6lj9.jpg (http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9311/01di4.jpg)

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Added new rendering and height information for Spring Mills, Mill Lands: 60 stories
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7098/springmills2dq5bp0.jpg (http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/653/springmills2dq5.jpg)

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New Project! - Raheja Metroplex, Mumbai: one tower of 42 stories, another of 25 stories
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/576/03ca0.jpg (http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/4595/05hk5.jpg)

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New Project! - Raheja Exotica IV and V, Mumbai: three towers of 40 stories each
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/9619/04sc1.jpg (http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/2929/04vf1.jpg)

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New Project! - Raheja Solaris, Mumbai: 40 stories
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9357/02rk8.jpg (http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/8742/01ir0.jpg)

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Added new rendering of Shangri-La Hotel, Phoenix Mills: 40 stories
Shangri-La Hotel, Phoenix Mills: 40 stories
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/5387/hospitalitymumviews1bigbf5.gif (http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/1899/hospitalitymumviews1bignq5.gif)

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New Project! - Nirman Group Commercial Tower, Mumbai: 40 stories
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6519/02hh1fx4.jpg (http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/4108/02hh1.jpg)

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New Project! - Mantralaya Cottages, Nariman Point: nine towers of 30 stories each
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/6854/01wh5.jpg (http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/1023/01kf9.jpg)

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New Project! - Sunflower, Thane: three towers of 30 stories each
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/7407/sunflower20thanedg2wp5.jpg (http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7179/sunflower20thanedg2.jpg)

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New Project! - Gundecha Zenith, Mulund (West): two towers of 28 stories
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/3165/bannerxy1gv5.jpg (http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/5743/bannerxy1.jpg)

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New Project! - Nirlon Knowledge Park Tower, Goregaon West: 28 stories
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/8624/mainpiclocatta8iw1.gif (http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4239/mainpiclocatta8.gif) http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/9002/knowledge02ve3vk9.jpg (http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/5632/knowledge02ve3.jpg)

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New Project! - Raheja Richmond Park, Mumbai: several towers of up to 25 stories each
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/971/01ns1.jpg (http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/1590/01fy3.jpg)

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New Project! - Emgee, Sewree: two towers of 25 stories each
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8366/01aj1.jpg (http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7195/emgee20sewreeog2.jpg)

Cheers,
Jai

Thanks Jai Nice update

This Nirman Group Commercial Tower is it a proposal? or it has been approved and will go into construction very soon. Its location in Mumbai please.

Jai what's the latest update on the Nirlon Park?

^^
someone posted this on moneycontrol's message board (http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/messageboardblog/06/03/message_thread/2058458/2590783) on the 8th of feb :

I have done detailed research on the company, I work in the company near to the Nirlon Premises and have visted their site too.. This company is under a restructure programe and a IT park is being constructed in 2 phases; phase one completes in Apr 08 and a second in Dec08.. There are several companies ( IFlex, Citi, Jet, Nicholas , India infoline etc..)already leased out for the office space coming up.There is also 5 hotel coming in the premises.

Thanks Jai Nice update

This Nirman Group Commercial Tower is it a proposal? or it has been approved and will go into construction very soon. Its location in Mumbai please.
I would guess it is still in the proposal stage. The image looks like a prerendering of the building. It was found on the architect's webpage (posted here a couple pages back.) No more specific location was given

^^^^

Thanks IU. Its nice to hear about Nirlon Park area to be completed by December 2008. Awesome.

The Ambani Residence rising on the right side.

photo copyroght fritzthecat

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/8017/antiliafrtizthecatshl5.jpg

Nariman Point http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Get_ready_for_a_new_Nariman_Point/articleshow/2830182.cms


The Nariman Point area is slated to get a vibrant new look, on par with other international cities, with iconic buildings, greenery and walkways dedicated to pedestrians.

A detailed plan costing Rs 250 crore for the new Nariman Point, which will sport two new iconic buildings and have a large Central Avenue, has been drafted by city architect P K Das and will be put before the government shortly.

The makeover of Nariman Point is being done in keeping with the planned makeover of other city areas.
Das, supported by architects' firm MO-OF, made a presentation to Bombay First and the Nariman Point Residents' Association this week.

A plan drafted by another celebrated city architect, Hafeez Contractor, was also presented earlier. But his plan was far more basic.

"I was not given any financial figure and so I provided a plan which was basic. The project, if necessary, can be expanded around this initial plan," Contractor said.

Das said his plan would take two-and-a-half years to build and would be self-financing. "We will also take care of the finance needed for maintenance of the area."

Das explained that at the heart of his planning concept was Central Avenue along Jamnalal Bajaj Marg, which would be a distinct, elevated pedestrian walkway. This safe pedestrian zone would connect Nariman Point to Central Park and go onward to Churchgate, he added.

A couple of iconic buildings, the Business Gateway and the Monument, have also been planned.

The Gateway will be an international business centre reflecting the success of Indian banking, finance and business; the Monument will be a structure dedicated to the success of Indian democracy.

"The monument will include information on Indian democracy, Maharashtra's development and functions of the state legislature," Das pointed out.

The two iconic buildings, along with Central Avenue, would create a distinct landmark and provide a distinct identity to Nariman Point, he explained.

"Care has been taken to give the waterfront a lot of importance in the plan," he said. The waterfront will have two purposes; it will provide space for the food courts and facilities for thousands who visit and work in the Nariman Point area and also space for leisure and relaxation.

Mumbai First chairman Narinder Nayar said the plans would be discussed with the government. He stressed the importance of opening access to the sea-front.

"The waterfront has been blocked out and people do not have access to the sea, which is a pity, in many parts of Mumbai," architect Das said.

The minister's bungalows in the Nariman Point area will be placed in a building and they will get luxury duplex flats.

"The buildings will have special facilities like conference rooms where politicians can meet people," the architect added. Slum redevelopment is integral to Das's scheme. Estimates show that redeveloping the slum area will generate a sum of Rs 405 crore and this could be used for construction (Rs 250 crore); Rs 50 crore could be reserved for maintenance at Rs 30 lakh a month.

Nariman Point http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Get_ready_for_a_new_Nariman_Point/articleshow/2830182.cms

the website of the architects mentioned in the article is here:

http://mo-of.com

takes some doing to navigate though

Get ready for a new Nariman Point
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Get_ready_for_a_new_Nariman_Point/articleshow/2830182.cms


from their epaper -

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/5847/mumbainarimanpointredevnj3.jpg

Infrastructure Improvement

The car-parking facilities will include large parking areas at three locations for approximately 1500 cars; the present capacity is for 500 cars.
An exclusive colour scheme for the area, separate treatment for building facades and new signages have been proposed for enhancing the visual impact of the area.


http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/2570/mumbainarimanpointredevgn6.jpg

Has this below project changed to the above ????????? seems same location!!!!!!!

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/3224/01wh5fh9.jpg

The Ambani Residence rising on the right side.

photo copyroght fritzthecat

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/8017/antiliafrtizthecatshl5.jpg

Not terribly interested in the ambanis, but isn't that the road leading up to the kemps corner flyover? Whats the blue glass building? dont remember it being there a year back :dunno: nor the white...

the blue one is the mtnl exchange and the white one is mittal towers (or whatever they have named it)

white one is mittal towers (or whatever they have named it)

Ispat Tower?

photos copyright MPE

Orchid Enclave and Orchid Towers

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/1417/orchidcomplexrn7.jpg

some nice pictures Suncity.

Thanks for the update on the Ambani's residence. Looks good

from their epaper -

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/5847/mumbainarimanpointredevnj3.jpg



http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/2570/mumbainarimanpointredevgn6.jpg

Picture 1: Hope such a plan comes up. Otherwise it's going to be one of those things where they plan big and in the end, they don't implement it. But I am keeping my fingers crossed on this one.

Picture 2: I am absolutely against keeping pots of small shrubs and bushes. I think they are absolutely ugly addition to the roads. It would be better if they come up with a greener landscape like a walkway passing through grass landscapes which will give it a good look as well...

Has this below project changed to the above ????????? seems same location!!!!!!!

Yes. That's why I am wondering too.

from mid-day.com

THE Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) has proposed an elevated hawking zone parallel to a skywalk, approximately six metres above the ground.
After approval from the state government, it will be built between BKC and Bandra (E) railway station, parallel to where MMRDA is constructing a 1.8 km skywalk costing Rs 10 crore. The skywalk is scheduled to come up by April.
The elevated shops will be allotted to shopkeepers and hawkers, who run their shops near the skywalk. Ratnakar Gaikwad, metropolitan commissioner, said, "We have sent the proposal of an elevated hawking zone to the state government, who are scrutinising its feasibility." It will be built at the level of the skywalk, and will provide a nearer market area to the nearby residents. Moreover, it will also decongest roads below.
The theme of an elevated hawking zone parallel to a skywalk is similar to the underground subway at CST railway station. Meanwhile, the second phase will connect Bandra (W) railway station with Hill Road, up to the Turner Road junction.

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/5906/epaperimages03032008dc5kn2.jpg

^^^^

Great idea. Provide an alternative shopping/ hawking zone, merging (through bridge connectors?) intermittently with the parallel-running Skywalk.
Think about this - the integration of a vendors' arm with current city stations. It's great to have residents, commuters, and hawkers in an organized arena, where the vendors/hawkers don't feel the need to encroach upon public areas. Every station can be topped up with a vendors arm, with vertical connections from the platform areas (running through transfer zones) - all access controlled.
We're all aware that a station in Bombay is the nerve centre of that neighbourhood, and hawkers/ vendors are an integral part of this intricate system. Include them as much as possible, instead of creating separate, hideously retarded markets/ buildings to house these guys.
As for the design proposal above, it looks like the boys @ the BMC are testing their design + render skills. GET A PROFESSIONAL TO DO WHAT THEY DO BEST.

About time I say & good news. :)

NP needed a much needed make over since the success of Bandra Kurla Commercial Complex. I like the idea of more greenery and public spaces for people to enjoy the seafront. The addtions of the Monument & Gateway are interesting as well & nice additions...its a start.

Could be better though.....I always thought that the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) should be shifted to a bigger and better location at Bandra Kurla Complex. In its place can be a park or waterfront centre with shops, restaurants etc. Something for the people to enjoy the waterfront....? Just a thought. :cheers:

nah. the ncpa is a great place, one of the best things about nariman point

I hope bring down the Air India building and that crappy black building behind it. Its a real eyesore.

I like the Air India Building its quite a landmark and wonderfully lit up at night.

The Express Towers only needs recladding.

Its the other buildings of nariman Point that need demolishing or made over. I know some of them are getting much needed renovations, make overs, restorations etc.

I hope bring down the Air India building and that crappy black building behind it. Its a real eyesore.


nah. the ncpa is a great place, one of the best things about nariman point

That's cool! Perhaps another theatre for Mumbai for the Arts, Concerts, etc?

I hope bring down the Air India building and that crappy black building behind it. Its a real eyesore.

You okay, man?

I hope bring down the Air India building and that crappy black building behind it. Its a real eyesore.

Why in the world would you like to bring down the Air India building. I think its an iconic structure for the Nariman point skyline.

Why in the world would you like to bring down the Air India building. I think its an iconic structure for the Nariman point skyline.

More of a Marine Drive skyline, but I agree with you. Looks really nice at night with the centurion lit and turning.

It looks good at night, coz there's not many tall buildings there to look good. Maybe they should repaint it or something. It looks fine from far, but not really from near or during the day.

Just my opinion.

Well a better word would be - renovate it or color i and not bring it down. :)

Get ready for a faster, smoother drive
Come 2010 and you would be able to drive from Sion to Lalbaug in 10 minutes, a distance that now takes at least 45 minutes. Ambedkar Road, one of the city’s arterial roads, which handles heavy traffic to and from the island city, will sport a new look with as many as five flyovers. Chittaranjan Tembhekar gives you an idea of what to expect

The route from Hindmata to Sion junction on Dr Ambedkar Road, which connects South Mumbai to the eastern suburbs, is all set to get a facelift.



read the full story here: http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1154407

Flyovers mean something like expressways???

Flyovers mean something like expressways???

sadly, nope. these are bridges over some junctions which are traffic bottlenecks. they are by no means, access controlled expressways with 'exits'.

there is some talk of an expressway on the eastern side which will link ghatkopar with colaba, coming out @museum.

Deshmukh on Thursday performed the bhoomi pujan of a 12-km Eastern Freeway from Chhatrapati Shivaji Museum in Colaba leading to the Eastern Expressway at Ghatkopar via the Anik-Panjarpole Link Road. This route is expected to be an alternative to the arterial B R Ambedkar road which cuts through congested parts of Byculla, Lalbaug and Parel.

more here: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Mumbai/CM_launches_3_road_projects/articleshow/2690987.cms

^^^^

These people are truly bunch of jokers and idiots. Why not just use common sense instead of relying on the traditional flyovers which have been constructed for decades but don't prove anything during traffic snarls. A north-south and an east-west expressways with regular exits is what needed for Bombay.

Flyovers mean something like expressways???

You said you were from Mumbai right? Sorry to say this but Suncity along with Jan should administer a basic IQ test before allowing people to register.

anyways, according to MSRDC's website (http://www.msrdc.org/projects/flyover_tendersinvited.html), they've built 37 flyovers. Then there are 5 on Ambedkar road which haven't been listed. Then there's the love grove flyover, Mahim flyover, Princess street flyover, Muhammad ali flyover, VNP Marg flyover, Mankhurd flyover, A Patil flyover.

maybe someone from Mumbai can add more to the list?


Compiled from different sources - Underconstruction/upcoming flyovers :

5 U/C (http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/4244/mumweh2ej7.jpg) on the WEH ( Kandivali, Malad, Goregaon, Santa Cruz, Kherwadi)
5 U/C (http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1154407) on Ambedkar road (Byculla, Lalbaug, Parel TT, Dadar TT, and Sion)
Navghar flyover (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/Now_a_flyover_at_Navghar_junction/articleshow/2817809.cms) on EEW
Suman Nagar (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/Now_a_flyover_at_Navghar_junction/articleshow/2817809.cms) flyover
Barfiwalla lane- SV Road
Sahar Elevated road (1.8kms)
Adi Shankaracharya Marg : LBS road
R.C.F. Junction

there is some talk of an expressway on the eastern side which will link ghatkopar with colaba, coming out @museum.

Yeah, that's being constructed by simplex infrastructure ltd.

^^^^

These people are truly bunch of jokers and idiots. Why not just use common sense instead of relying on the traditional flyovers which have been constructed for decades but don't prove anything during traffic snarls. A north-south and an east-west expressways with regular exits is what needed for Bombay.

You have no idea what you're talking about. An access controlled elevated expressway cannot be built over Ambedkar road, atleast not without demolishing a bunch of structures along the route. Sure, the road is 6 - 8 lane (both ways) in certain stretches, and is wide enough to accommodate an elevated road, but the construction of exits, interchanges etc. requires space, planning, and a mammoth traffic management undertaking. Building an elevated expressway from Sion to Lalbaug would require the demolition of the flyover north of King's circle, and the Dadar T.T flyover, among others.This is one of the city's most congested areas. Read the article about the eastern expressway (I won't deny the fact that the guy who performed the Bhoomi Puja is both and idiot, and a joker)

You said you were from Mumbai right?

I SERIOUSLY doubt that!

You said you were from Mumbai right?

I don't think you got my question IU. But anyways, yes I am from Mumbai. But Its been a while that I have been to this city.

You have no idea what you're talking about. An access controlled elevated expressway cannot be built over Ambedkar road, atleast not without demolishing a bunch of structures along the route. Sure, the road is 6 - 8 lane (both ways) in certain stretches, and is wide enough to accommodate an elevated road, but the construction of exits, interchanges etc. requires space, planning, and a mammoth traffic management undertaking. Building an elevated expressway from Sion to Lalbaug would require the demolition of the flyover north of King's circle, and the Dadar T.T flyover, among others.This is one of the city's most congested areas. Read the article about the eastern expressway (I won't deny the fact that the guy who performed the Bhoomi Puja is both and idiot, and a joker)

KB335ci: The thing is I have seen some areas where building a flyover isn't of much help. The traffic is packed in an area of flyover too. Anyways, the thing about east-west and north-south expressway was about Bombay in general. And I know Bombay does have eastern and western expressways.

I don't think you got my question IU. But anyways, yes I am from Mumbai. But Its been a while that I have been to this city.



KB335ci: The thing is I have seen some areas where building a flyover isn't of much help. The traffic is packed in an area of flyover too. Anyways, the thing about east-west and north-south expressway was about Bombay in general. And I know Bombay does have eastern and western expressways.

You missed the point, m8 - BIGTIME!

:deleted: double post - connection screwed up

I don't think you got my question IU. But anyways, yes I am from Mumbai. But Its been a while that I have been to this city.


you asked whether flyovers are something like expressways. That's really kindergarten (for lack of a better word) level man.

:deleted: triple post. REALLY BAD CONNECTION. My apologies.

you asked whether flyovers are something like expressways. That's really kindergarten (for lack of a better word) level man.

Naa..

Let me re phrase it: Are they going to build flyovers which would be similar to expressways? :)

Naa..

Let me re phrase it: Are they going to build flyovers which would be similar to expressways? :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyover_%28overpass%29

and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expressway

Refer to the links above for a bit of a lesson...
Have fun.

i understand where these questions are coming from! In Hyderabad, they were (planning on) building an elevated road (not the PVNR) for a few km and were calling it a flyover!
Technically a flyover should only be over a junction. Instead of letting cars wait at junctions, you build flyovers to get a signal-free ride. And they are generally much less than a km (enough to get across the junction).

Expressways/Highways themselves have flyovers - I hope that makes sense to you!

After the Western Express Highway, it’s now the turn of the Eastern Express Highway, Bandra-Kurla Complex and the Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road to get swanky state-of-the-art bus-shelters designed by French architects. “The installation work will begin soon and will be completed by March-end,” said Dilip Kawathkar, joint director (public relations), Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).

While 26 bus-shelters will come up along the Eastern Express Highway and 50 on the Bandra-Kurla complex and Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road at a total cost of Rs 8.2 crore. Each shelter will be able to accommodate 40 persons at a time and will have information panels for commuters.
mumbai news

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article&sectid=35&contentid=20080305200803050251042386996f471

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation seems to have woken up to the benefits of technology, especially the Internet. After making its woman corporators computer-savvy, it is all set to upload old pictures of Mumbai that were taken between 1860 and 1940 on its website, www.mcgm.gov.in. To be titled Photorama, these pictures will showcase the glory of old Mumbai.

more here: http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article&sectid=35&contentid=2008030520080305025112457a6a7f3ac

Any updates/photos/renderings on:
The air-conditioned, Olympic-sized indoor sports stadium coming up at Worli by NSCI
International Financial Centre (IFC)
India International Trade Tower (IITC)
CR Kurla terminus - LTT designed by architect P K Das and Associates
Passenger Water Terminal, Mumbai (renderings/models originally posted by CNCity)
Star TV tower, Parel (renderings/models originally posted by CNCity)

i understand where these questions are coming from! In Hyderabad, they were (planning on) building an elevated road (not the PVNR) for a few km and were calling it a flyover!

That's the fault of the authorities - their stupidity and lack of education causes strange words to spew out of their paan filled mouths, and the press only adds fuel to the fire by using incorrect terminology on a continuous basis. The members of SSC are SUPPOSED to know better than that...

more here: http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article&sectid=35&contentid=2008030520080305025112457a6a7f3ac

wont that be a bit embarassing for the bmc? they have turned what was one of the world's most beautiful cities, rivalling rio and sydney, into one of its dirtiest

wont that be a bit embarassing for the bmc? they have turned what was one of the world's most beautiful cities, rivalling rio and sydney, into one of its dirtiest
:lol:^^:lol:^^

Isnt the above spat about flyovers & expressways about the english & american useage of the words.??
Anyway from here its all very exciting as bombay seems to be rocking forward.As the man says like the whiole country it does need a bit of ascrub up.Dunno why indian cuities are like that .Eg HCMC where iam now is a poorer town overall for sure than Mumbai but just not as 'grubby/squalid'.
One love & harmony D

In the next couple of months, Tulsi Pipe road between Mahim and Dadar will become more of a nightmare for vehicles than it already is. After work on the flyovers on Dr Ambedkar Road (Byculla to Dadar) begins, Tulsi Pipe road will have to bear the additional brunt of vehicles commuting from Sion.

more here: http://www.mid-day.com/web/guest/news/mumbai/article?_EXT_5_articleId=1030237&_EXT_5_groupId=14

wont that be a bit embarassing for the bmc? they have turned what was one of the world's most beautiful cities, rivalling rio and sydney, into one of its dirtiest

i think its awesome. i actually trolled through the mcgm site. it is quite good. there is a sense of history about one of the earliest elected governing bodies in india.

and lastly, i think we are all a little complicit in the state of affairs of our fair city

you mean trawled? and i am in complete agreement with your last sentence. india deserves what it is getting, or at least the majority do

Once work on flyovers on Dr Ambedkar Road begins in 2 months, the road will have to bear 30 per cent more traffic


TRAFFIC JAM: Soon Tulsi Pipe road will become even more crowded

In the next couple of months, Tulsi Pipe road between Mahim and Dadar will become more of a nightmare for vehicles than it already is. After work on the flyovers on Dr Ambedkar Road (Byculla to Dadar) begins, Tulsi Pipe road will have to bear the additional brunt of vehicles commuting from Sion.

In February last year, the BMC widened the road by 30 metres and removed nearly 1,200 encroachers, which improved the travel time by 10 minutes. However, work on the Rs 125-crore Dr Ambedkar Road flyovers will increase the travel time on Tulsi Pipe road.

Ashwin Khanolkar, assistant municipal commissioner, BMC, said, “The road starting at Dadar has a narrow mouth, which would cause difficulties for vehicles. We are thinking of ways to monitor traffic originating from there to Bandra.”

DCP (Traffic) Harish Baijal said, “We are in talks with both the BMC and MMRDA on various diversions once the flyover work begins.” Already, close to 20,000 vehicles use Tulsi Pipe road in a day.

“Post widening, the road has the capacity to take the expected increase in traffic. We expect at least 30 per cent rise in traffic once the flyover work starts,” added Khanolkar.

Six flyovers

The MMRDA is conducting soil testing at Hindmata, Bharatmata and Sion. The roads too have been barricaded at King’s Circle and Dadar TT on Dr Ambedkar Road, as basic work will begin soon.

Dilip Kawathkar, joint project director, MMRDA, said, “We have received permission from traffic police to construct the flyovers. It was given only after finding alternative routes for vehicular traffic on Tulsi Pipe road.” It will take at least three years for work on flyovers to complete.

http://www.mid-day.com/web/guest/news/mumbai/article?_EXT_5_articleId=1030237&_EXT_5_groupId=14

photo copyright Indrajit

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6438/mumbaconstructionindrajup8.jpg

indiabulls seems to move pretty fast. the other mill of theirs has a HUGE hole for the basement, something massive coming up i guess. dlf seems to be taking its time, but again an absolutely massive pit in their mill

^^^^

Is that the building by Jupiter mills?

its the one which is more towards phoenix mills on tulsi pipe. dont know which mill it is, jupiter or elphinstone, get the names confused

This is most definitely Hafeez Contractor's building at Jupiter mills, more precisely the corner where the right and center buildings meet. You can clearly see where the large cut-out in the center building will be:
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/4246/image3kv6.jpg

Awesome find Sun


Hey BB, can you take pics of both mills if possible?

I'm pretty confused myself. Is this to the right side of the flyover when driving north on Tulsi pipe road? If so, the rendering is completely flawed.

me a bit confused....so Jupiter Mills is both Hafeez and Smith-Gill?

It gets more confusing still, if you look at the rendering of the S+G tower at Jupiter Mills:


http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9311/01di4.jpg

...both the Elphinstone mills commercial tower and the 75-storey tower seem to literally be right next to each other (with what looks like Senapathi Bapat Marg(?) -- which otherwise separates Elphinstone and Jupiter Mills -- in front of both buildings in the rendering.)

According to wikimapia, Elphinstone (http://wikimapia.org/4509937/Elphintone) mills is a larger plot than Jupiter (http://wikimapia.org/488073/) mills:

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/7028/01up4.jpg

Could it be that both towers will be built next to each other on the Elphinstone mills plot (seeing how there's far more land at Elphinstone)?

Am I looking at this right? Can anyone ID that flyover/highway in the foreground of the rendering, so we can get a better idea of location and layout?

A little down there is another plot marked Hafeez Contractor house shown bang opp DLF mall....is this where the current construction pics are from or the Jupiter mills plot shown in ^^ image??????

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5416/hafeezok0.jpg

There are two flyovers in the lower parel/ elphinstone area of Tulsi pipe road. The one featured in the rendering is the second (south - north).

It's all confusing. But looking at all the previous posts looks like this:

Jupiter Mills

1) commercial complex - two towers (84 and 92 m height (http://www.projectsmonitor.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=14914))- Hafeez Contractor - that's the construction pic above.

2) proposed residential towers - S&G (http://www.smithgill.com/JupiterMills.htm)

Elphinstone Mills

Commercial complex - S&G (http://www.smithgill.com/elphinstonemills.htm)

A little down there is another plot marked Hafeez Contractor house shown bang opp DLF mall....is this where the current construction pics are from or the Jupiter mills plot shown in ^^ image??????

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5416/hafeezok0.jpg
The Hafeez Contractor House is a project originally by Orbit Constructions, but I believe they sold the plot and design to another company... there was news about it a few months ago, posted in this thread somewhere...

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/3830/hafeezcontractorhousecj9.jpg

Hello All,

This is my first post in the Mumbai project thread. I am not posting any pics or updates, but an intimation about a week long 'Mumbai Makeover' program that was telecast on CNN-IBN in the past week. Unfortunately I just came across this news only after its showing is over, but just wondering if anyone got a chance to watch this series. I read about the program at:

http://www.televisionpoint.com/news2008/newsfullstory.php?id=1204201852
"From the Dharavi redevelopment to the Bandra-Worli sea link, the weeklong series takes an in-depth look into each of the projects, culminating with a half-hour special episode on March 8 at 8:30 pm on CNN-IBN".

The only video that I could manage from the IBN website is about the 62 km waterfront restoration on the western side of Mumbai.
http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/60312/mumbai-makeover-a-facelift-waiting-to-happen.html

May be I am not looking well enough or missing on something, but it would be great if there is more input in terms of the videos from this series.

Thanks!:)

That's a good find of the video. Thanks for sharing.

As the video says, the project's idea was put forward in 1999 but it got tangled in some political activities. So even if such project comes underway, we won't be able to get it completed until 2020. I doubt even if such thing would happen.

Downunder1,

Here's the 30mins special episode that showcases all 5 projects - clicky (http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/60776/mumbai-makeover-aiming-for-a-better-city.html)

Below the video player, there are links to toggle to other parts of the video.


And individual videos on 3/5 projects of the series can be found here -

http://features.ibnlive.com/special/web2/mumbai-makeover.html

Daym IU

That's a good find..

The videos are marvelous.

The seafront Development says Lack of Political Will in the end. So I guess, its not going to be implemented!

Downunder1,

Here's the 30mins special episode that showcases all 5 projects - clicky (http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/60776/mumbai-makeover-aiming-for-a-better-city.html)

Below the video player, there are links to toggle to other parts of the video.


And individual videos on 3/5 projects of the series can be found here -

http://features.ibnlive.com/special/web2/mumbai-makeover.html

Thanks so much for the efforts. :)

Well, they better develop infrastructure first. Mumbai is in dire need of better infrastructure. Actually better sanitation and treatment of sewage will automatically improve that seafront to some extent. Beautification can only be the next step.

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/As-Shiv-Sena-protests-Dharavi-makeover-it-lends-voice-to-outsiders/282137/

Its interesting how every political party in the opposition tries to use this issue!

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/As-Shiv-Sena-protests-Dharavi-makeover-it-lends-voice-to-outsiders/282137/

Its interesting how every political party in the opposition tries to use this issue!

Dharavi, perhaps the most iconic migrant melting pot of them all, is home to people from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The migrants also dominate the industries that the world’s most contentious slum is famed for—recycling, scrap, leather goods, tailoring, pottery, zari embroidery, manufacturing accessories and foodstuff.

Dharavi’s Population (by language) – A True melting pot
http://www.diehardindian.com/thoughts/jan2006.htm

36.76% Tamil-speaking
(50% from Tirunelveli; 25%+ from Salem, rest from Ramnathpuram, S. Arcot, N. Arcot, Kanyakumari, Madurai, Coimbatore).

33.36% Maharashtrians
(20% Ratnagiri; 19.24% Satara; 6% Kolis; rest from Sangli, Solapur, Kolhapur, Pune).

Kolis
Kolis, the original residents of Dharavi, are only about 2% of its total population, and are equally Hindu and Christian. Their income is from government jobs, liquor making and renting out their space.

10% UP muslims
(33% from Azamgarh, 33% Basti, rest from Gonda, Faridabad)

Gondhali Samaj (4000 families), Gulburga, Karnataka
This is a nomadic tribe (NT - classified as OBC) are mostly iliterate and backward and involved as bartwanwalis. Local merchants then buy the merchandise. Originally from Gulburga, but speak Kannada and Marathi

2000 Kumbharwada Gujaratis families

Had relocated from Saurashtra in 1932 to escape the drought. First to South Mumbai, then Sion and finally Dharavi (about 22 acres).

Kerala
Dharavi Keralites are Hindus, Muslims and Christians.

Rajasthan/Gujarat

Marwaris (and Gujaratis) involved in paper re-cycling and gold business.

15,000 Biharis muslims
Un-registered as voters, so exact numbers unknown. Total muslim population is estimated at about 33% of Dharavi

Dharavi’s Population (by sub-castes)

Tamils
1. Adi Dravidas (SC from Tirunelveli)
2. Nadars (relatively progressive today)
3. Thevars (5,000 families) – OBC from Ramnathpuram and Tirunelveli.

Tamils are involved in food industry like chikki, mysore pak, idli batter and even white collar jobs.

Maharashtrians
Konchikoris are NT’s. They are money lenders, broom-makers and sweepers. They are originally from Solapur, moved from Wadala to Jasmin Mills compound (MLC), then to Kumbarwada and finally to Transit camp.

UP Muslims
More visible due to their shop/ business ownership. By sub-caste they are Berelvis and Deobandhis, both of whom fight over the Badi masjid. The Muslim residents are mainly engaged in the work of tanning leather and manufacturing and selling leather goods.

Bihari Muslims and Bengalis
They are involved in embroidery and zardozi work. Bengalis are from West Bengal and Bangladesh.

^^^SO RACIST

haha, can't believe the politicians of India are now separating people by historical roots.

melting pot? seriously....

It's bad enough that India has its own problems, and now its trying to import American problems too.

Is it that bad.
Rather, I think these stats flies in the face of such politicians who try to target/accuse one segment of the community(in this case biharis) to be the root of all problems in Mumbai. As is evident, the slums comprise of people from all states/religions etc.
But then, who is to convince the ordinary people of the politicians' intransigence!

Dharavi’s Population (by language) – A True melting pot
http://www.diehardindian.com/thoughts/jan2006.htm

36.76% Tamil-speaking
(50% from Tirunelveli; 25%+ from Salem, rest from Ramnathpuram, S. Arcot, N. Arcot, Kanyakumari, Madurai, Coimbatore).

33.36% Maharashtrians
(20% Ratnagiri; 19.24% Satara; 6% Kolis; rest from Sangli, Solapur, Kolhapur, Pune).

Kolis
Kolis, the original residents of Dharavi, are only about 2% of its total population, and are equally Hindu and Christian. Their income is from government jobs, liquor making and renting out their space.

10% UP muslims
(33% from Azamgarh, 33% Basti, rest from Gonda, Faridabad)

Gondhali Samaj (4000 families), Gulburga, Karnataka
This is a nomadic tribe (NT - classified as OBC) are mostly iliterate and backward and involved as bartwanwalis. Local merchants then buy the merchandise. Originally from Gulburga, but speak Kannada and Marathi

2000 Kumbharwada Gujaratis families

Had relocated from Saurashtra in 1932 to escape the drought. First to South Mumbai, then Sion and finally Dharavi (about 22 acres).

Kerala
Dharavi Keralites are Hindus, Muslims and Christians.

Rajasthan/Gujarat

Marwaris (and Gujaratis) involved in paper re-cycling and gold business.

15,000 Biharis muslims
Un-registered as voters, so exact numbers unknown. Total muslim population is estimated at about 33% of Dharavi

Dharavi’s Population (by sub-castes)

Tamils
1. Adi Dravidas (SC from Tirunelveli)
2. Nadars (relatively progressive today)
3. Thevars (5,000 families) – OBC from Ramnathpuram and Tirunelveli.

Tamils are involved in food industry like chikki, mysore pak, idli batter and even white collar jobs.

Maharashtrians
Konchikoris are NT’s. They are money lenders, broom-makers and sweepers. They are originally from Solapur, moved from Wadala to Jasmin Mills compound (MLC), then to Kumbarwada and finally to Transit camp.

UP Muslims
More visible due to their shop/ business ownership. By sub-caste they are Berelvis and Deobandhis, both of whom fight over the Badi masjid. The Muslim residents are mainly engaged in the work of tanning leather and manufacturing and selling leather goods.

Bihari Muslims and Bengalis
They are involved in embroidery and zardozi work. Bengalis are from West Bengal and Bangladesh.

Bihari are usual suspect.Most slum dwellers are from TN & Maharashtra.

You welcome migrants to build skyscrapers and once done, you hate them (http://www.indianexpress.com/sunday/story/282073.html)

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/60312/mumbai-makeover-a-facelift-waiting-to-happen.html

Hey this news article of the make over of the water front was very interesting indeed and Hafeez Comtractor made a good point. I do like his vision which is much better than the current dumping of waste, rubbish & sewage by the authorities. Forget 2020! something needs to be done now.

These politician should all be sacked! and a better system of authority in place to make decisions for the better for Mumbai for all projects in the city.

Forget 2020! something needs to be done now.


True. But unless we have a determined section of people who really want to make changes, nothing's going to happen. And if we rely on our current ministers to bring some change, we are day dreaming about it.

MUMBAI: Traffic problem on the congested Haji Ali juction in the metropolis will be solved with the state government proposing new elevated road from Haji Ali to Marine Drive through Nana Chowk.

The work on Peddar Road fly over is also going to start soon, the state government assured.

"The elevated road has been proposed from Haji Ali to Marine Drive and soon we will undertake the feasibility study", public works minister Anil Deshmukh saif.

The route is 4.8 km long and will ease the traffic jam at Haji Ali. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has given the work of feasibility study to Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), Anil Deshmukh said.

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1155152

i guess people are thinking about the downstream effects of the bwsl.

The builder lobby is upset over the idea of setting up the Maharashtra Housing Regulatory Authority, a quasi-judicial body that will control, among other housing issues, the prices of houses built by private builders.

“When the government cannot provide us with land at a cheaper cost, how can it expect us to sell the property at a lower price?” argues Anand Gupta, chairman of the Builder Association India, Mumbai.

http://www.mid-day.com/web/guest/news/mumbai/article?_EXT_5_articleId=1034094&_EXT_5_groupId=14

This is most definitely Hafeez Contractor's building at Jupiter mills, more precisely the corner where the right and center buildings meet. You can clearly see where the large cut-out in the center building will be:
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/4246/image3kv6.jpg

Awesome find Sun


Hey BB, can you take pics of both mills if possible?

would love to jai, but its not possible. they have large panels to hide whats happening behind. the only place where you get a glimpse is from the flyover, not the best place to be on with a camera and on foot

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1155152

i guess people are thinking about the downstream effects of the bwsl.

nothings going to happen. the worli-nariman point sea link is also not likely

they should try and get maximum investment in the metro and in removing encroachments along existing routes. there is no need for these elevated roads which will destroy the city. remove encroachments (slums, illegal shops, hawkers, taxis and vehicles illegally parked, etc) and you will at least double the efficiency of the roads

nothings going to happen. the worli-nariman point sea link is also not likely

they should try and get maximum investment in the metro and in removing encroachments along existing routes. there is no need for these elevated roads which will destroy the city. remove encroachments (slums, illegal shops, hawkers, taxis and vehicles illegally parked, etc) and you will at least double the efficiency of the roads

you reckon?

i do not think that removing encroachments is going to be enough. though i do want maximum investment in the metro.

i too am not in favour of the elevated roads, but i don't think we have the intestinal fortitude for a big dig project a la boston.

agree - metro should be expanded big time. However, i feel elevated roads should be built over existing ones - like BETL perhaps? I hope they dont spoil the sea view from Marine Drive.

agree - metro should be expanded big time. However, i feel elevated roads should be built over existing ones - like BETL perhaps? I hope they dont spoil the sea view from Marine Drive.

i do not think the article is talking about a new elevated road on marine drive.
i think this new road will be over existing roads. most probably start at haji ali, on madanmohan malviya road turn at tardeo bus depot to javji dadaji road, reach nana chowk and follow shankersheth marg to marine drive @ salt water grill.

when i was referring to the sea view, i meant the western freeway sea link. I think its better to have elevated roads than to have a sealink spoiling the views.

when i was referring to the sea view, i meant the western freeway sea link. I think its better to have elevated roads than to have a sealink spoiling the views.

gotcha

if they are planning on constructing the haji ali elevated road, then i think they should also finish construction for the love grove junction extension of the bandra-worli sea link

i was checking the MSRDC site and i see these two tenders for the rest of the western freeway link.


http://www.msrdc.org/bids/tender1/Tender-000794.htm

The first tender is for financial/technical viability of different freeway schemes from Haji Ali to Marine Drive. They are looking into four possibilities -
Scope of Services:
The consultancy arrangement for the proposed Phase II-B of WFSL should cover examination of several options like underground tunnel, entirely through Sea Link, Sea Link along the coast, and elevated road on the existing corridoretc which have not been covered by the previous Consultancy assignment. The consultant has to recommend the technically and financially viable option and provide all pre-tender services.


http://www.msrdc.org/bids/tender1/Tender-000793.htm

This tender is asking for construction companies to bid for the worli-haji ali phase i was talking about.

nothings going to happen. the worli-nariman point sea link is also not likely

they should try and get maximum investment in the metro and in removing encroachments along existing routes. there is no need for these elevated roads which will destroy the city. remove encroachments (slums, illegal shops, hawkers, taxis and vehicles illegally parked, etc) and you will at least double the efficiency of the roads

Can't disagree with you more, Bombay Boy.

Absolutely right!

Narendra Nayar

I believe that Mumbai is ready to become the regional financial centre. It is ideally located between Tokyo and Europe. I hope that faster action is taken now that finance minister P Chidambaram mentioned the plans to make Mumbai a world class financial centre in his budget speech.

We, Bombay First, had initially prepared a roadmap report on how banks in Mumbai are ideally situated to do international business four years ago. The government set up a committee in 2006 to look at the feasibility of the suggestions. The committee broadened the scope of the financial services to include debt funds, bonds and other such facilities and submitted its report a year ago. I think it’s high time the government started implementing the recommendations of the committee.

Business houses in India always had to go to Hong Kong, London or Singapore to raise finances for their projects. This meant a lot of foreign exchange was taken out of India. Dubai only started looking at the idea of being a financial centre four years ago and is today one of the major financial centres of the business world today. Mumbai has that potential.

The implementation of the committee’s recommendations would mean more jobs coming to Mumbai. The foreign banks operating here will be able to expand their businesses in India. Right now they don’t have the permission to carry out financial services in India.

The government contends that the infrastructure needs to be in place before the plan to turn Mumbai into a financial centre is implemented. But that’s wrong thinking. I believe the plan to make Mumbai into a world financial centre should be implemented along with these infrastructure projects. The Mumbai Makeover Plan is being implemented with mega projects to give Mumbai world class infrastructure. Hence the time to act on the report to make Mumbai a financial hub is now.


http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1153813

Downunder1,

Here's the 30mins special episode that showcases all 5 projects - clicky (http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/60776/mumbai-makeover-aiming-for-a-better-city.html)

Below the video player, there are links to toggle to other parts of the video.


And individual videos on 3/5 projects of the series can be found here -

http://features.ibnlive.com/special/web2/mumbai-makeover.html

here's the next one on the sewer system:

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/60708/drains-in-mumbai-get-a-makeover.html

^^^^

That's already in those videos if you click on 1, 2, 3, and 4 just below the video that IU provided.

:cheers:

Green Building to come up in Borivali, Bombay

n a cityscape dotted by energy guzzling high-rises, the municipal corporation has decided to set the precedent for going green. The first ever civic green building complex is all set to come up on a sprawling 52,000 sq m plot in Borivali.

The project is part of the BMC’s upgradation plans for its Civic Training Institute & Research Centre (CTIRC) situated near the National Park.

“It will have all the standard features of Platinum buildings under the LEED rating system,’’ said architect PK Das, the consultant for the project.

Platinum is the highest rating given under the US building council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) system for green buildings world-over. The CTIRC will borrow elements from existing Platinum buildings in India like the ITC Centre at Gurgaon, Grundfos Pumps Corporate Office at Chennai and the IOC Corporate Office in New Delhi.

The complex will make use of a host of energy conservation techniques for glare-free and low heat natural lighting through the day. Rooms will be fitted with sensors that switch off the lights when there is sufficient natural light or when the room is unoccupied. There will also be systems

for ground water recharge, rainwater harvesting, gray water treatment and use of solar energy. To prevent harmful emissions, heat load and noise pollution, internal roads for vehicular traffic will be planned along the periphery of the complex.

The existing classrooms and hostel on the ground will be re-oriented in energy efficient ways. The complex would be expanded to accommodate a recreation centre with a swimming pool and courts for basketball, badminton and tennis, guesthouses and a new administrative building. The eco-housing cell, which would scrutinise all proposals for green projects in the city, would operate out of this building.

The BMC has already invited tenders from contractors willing to execute the project. According to additional municipal commissioner Manu Kumar Shrivastav, once completed two years later, this complex will serve as a model for all future eco-housing projects in the city.

“We will be formally launching our eco-housing concept for the city at a stakeholders meeting in April now that it has already been approved by the corporation,’’ said Shrivastav.

Source: Indian Express (http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Green-building-to-come-up-in-Borivali/282433/)

It would be quite interesting to see this come up and since they are boasting for Platinum -type buildings credited by LEED, it would be really the one to look up for.

Some information about LEED certification:

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, in short (LEED), is a leading-edge system for designing, constructing and certifying the world’s greenest and best buildings.

LEED focuses on a number of design and construction categories aimed at reducing the environmental footprint and increasing the well-being of building occupants. A building may be certified as:
LEED Certified 26-32 points
LEED Silver 33-38 points
LEED Gold 39-51 points
LEED Platinum 52+ points

The standards are defined such that a building may become LEED Certified by using integrated building design. Credits are awarded based on six categories of performance ;
Points available
sustainable sites, 14
energy and atmosphere, 5
water efficiency, 17
indoor environmental quality, 13
materials and resources, 15
and innovation in design 5
69
Within each of these credit areas a project can earn a certain amount of points.

The number of points the project earns determines the level of LEED Certification the project receives.

LEED is out of 69 points and a project needs at least 26 points to become certified.

I dont see the point of the Bandra sea Link all the way to Nariman Point as it will cause more congestion at the point where it ends and begins. There needs to be proper dispersal at Nariman Point and I cannot see this being feasible.

Also the imense cost and the fact it would ruin the western coast forever!

People should be made to get out of the cars and use public transport, the metro is good news and for one that will help but more should more done to help public transport.

I don't see the Nariman Point coming up at all!!! Not fore the next 5 to 6 years at least!!!

MUMBAI: Real estate firm Matheran Realty on Friday announced it will build an integrated township at Karjat, about 100 km from here, for people with low income.

The flats will be of sizes of 300 to 500 sq ft and priced at Rs 999 per sq ft.

The company will erect 10,000 houses about using technology sourced from a leading Australian company. The township will have facilities such as schools, hospital, theatres and retail stores.

Speaking to reporters here, Matheran Realty Pvt Ltd President T S Hariharan said "real estate in Mumbai is primarily targeted at the affluent people while there is a huge market for value housing for the low-income group."


http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Markets/Real_Estate/Mega_township_for_low-income_group_coming_up_near_Mumbai/articleshow/2845296.cms

Eredene has entered into an agreement with Matheran Realty Private Limited ("MRPL") to invest up to INR 1,312 million (GBP 16.4 million) for a 55% stake in the development of around 185,000 low income residential units on the outskirts of Mumbai in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) where there is rising demand for affordable homes within commuting distance of the city. Construction work on the first proto-type is scheduled to commence in March 2008 with pre-sales of the first residential units following shortly afterwards.

MRPL has sourced a number of sites within railway commuting distance of Mumbai and has started to acquire land with planning permission for residential development in the Karjat area, east of Mumbai. In total it plans to acquire and develop 2,900 acres on a number of different sites.

MRPL has secured the rights in India to use a patented cement construction technology developed by Sterling Construction & Development Corporation which uses James Hardie fibre cement boards and which is particularly suited to developing country environments. The technology was successfully used in a similar large-scale residential development in the Philippines and has recently been used for the first time in India in a residential development close to where MRPL plans to build its first units.

the link to this press release has site plans and photos etc.

http://www.eredene.com/projects/project_1.php?PHPSESSID=f34ajvot6q7kmnfk2ebtaqqsh3

New IT Park in Bombay
Go to http://www.nirlonltd.com/location.html

Now bad the city is improving

Already been posted but thanks for it again ^^

MUMBAI: Real estate firm Matheran Realty on Friday announced it will build an integrated township at Karjat, about 100 km from here, for people with low income.

Eredene has entered into an agreement with Matheran Realty Private Limited ("MRPL") to invest up to INR 1,312 million (GBP 16.4 million) for a 55% stake in the development of around 185,000 low income residential units on the outskirts of Mumbai

About time! :)

Low income housing should be made priority in all cities and more projects like this around Mumbai would definetly help the people on lower incomes & would reduce the rise and spread of slums i guess. Not sure about the location thou; Kargat?

here's info on Karjat....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karjat

I have been hearing some news that these people want to put up a Shivaji statue in front of VT or CST? What the heck? What do they want to do? Add a last name "Shivaji" to everyone's last name?

I am not against Shivaji- but don't you guys think that this is going overboard now?

CST is a heritage structure and the addition of Shivaji statue will just make it look ugly and won't go with the structure. They have a Shivaji Structure at the Juhu beach. I think it looks decent and the place is appropriate and is well-built. SO why do they want an addition of a similar structure at CST?

Kemps Corner Flyover to be demolished to make way for Peddar Flyover

Source : Mid-day.com (http://www.mid-day.com/web/guest/news/mumbai/article?_EXT_5_articleId=1039555&_EXT_5_groupId=14)

The Kemps Corner flyover — one of Mumbai’s oldest flyovers — built in 1965 will be demolished to make way for the proposed Rs 160-crore Peddar Road flyover. However, the design for the controversial new flyover has not been finalised. The Peddar Road flyover will stretch from Lala Lajpatrai College to Chowpatty’s Wilson College, spanning three kilometres.

The decision to level the 30-ft-high Kemps Corner flyover was taken as it comes directly in the path of the new flyover. An official from Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) said, “We will be flattening the existing flyover, as it will not be aligned with the Peddar Road flyover.”

However, Peddar Road residents are unhappy about the move. Veena Singhal, Chairperson of Peddar Road Residents Association (PRRA) said, “The road leading to Kemps Corner has a slope which would make leveling a difficult task. Why is the government interested in demolishing a healthy flyover and building one that’s reeling in controversy?”

Controversies

The earlier designs prepared by MSRDC for the Peddar Road flyover has been rejected by the environment ministry as Coastal Regulatory Zone rules were violated. The ministry then asked them to take suggestions from locals if they want an approval. Taking cognizance of this MSRDC has called for a public hearing today. “We will take the suggestions from the PRRA and other locals and then prepare the designs for the Peddar Road flyover,” said an MSRDC official. MSRDC has prepared two plans, which have been submitted to environment ministry at the Centre.

MUMBAI: Looks like the civic body’s ambitious project on “development and beautification” of the Haji Ali promenade has hit a roadblock.

Courtesy four members of the Tree Authority — Dr Nilesh Baxi, Avinash Kubad, VN Singh and Niranjan Shetty — who approached municipal commissioner Jairaj Phatak, the permission by the Tree Authority to cut down 84 of the 87 trees on the promenade has been prolonged.

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1155802

MUMBAI: Whether the controversial Pedder Road flyover will be constructed or not is a decision that has been left to traffic police. The proposed flyover, opposed strongly by several residents of the road including singers Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosale, may not see the light of the day if the traffic police goes along with the suggestion that the road be made one-way towards the direction of the peak hour traffic. The alternative suggestion was the main point of discussion at a public hearing held by Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) minister Anil Deshmukh at the Institute of Engineers near the Haji Ali junction.

MSRDC, which had mooted the flyover project, is ‘open’ to any suggestion from Mumbai traffic police over making the road ‘unidirectional’. The proposed flyover envisaged four lanes stretching between Lala Lajpatrai College near the Haji Ali seaface and Wilson College.

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1155814

stupid stupid stupid stupid. there is no 'peak' hour traffic nowadays in bombay, what to do they think this is? 1975?

what are the other options if i want to go from worli to napean sea road in the evening? or the other way in the morning?

Oh. & whats up with the indian media overusing the word "mooted" in their headlines. Its not used anywhere else in world english that often. "mooted" in slang hindi lingo means "urinated" & moot=urine. :no::no:

^^^^

There have been many instances where words are not used appropriately in Indian media. Once the mid-day was quoted saying, "the boy was under the wheels" instead of "the boy was behind the wheels" meaning the boy was driving the car. Then there was another instance of mid-day when they said: Narendra Kumar’s finale collection showcased his interpretation of the spirit of today’s woman where finale could have been just replaced simply with final. Finale real meaning Final Episode.

Anyways, keeping the Indian media away from this and going back to the topic:


what are the other options if i want to go from worli to napean sea road in the evening? or the other way in the morning?

Bombay Boy, I am assuming not many people in the organization think like this way otherwise traffic would have been much better organized.

stupid stupid stupid stupid. there is no 'peak' hour traffic nowadays in bombay, what to do they think this is? 1975?

what are the other options if i want to go from worli to napean sea road in the evening? or the other way in the morning?

You can take the Breach Candy(Bhulabhai Desai Road) road to get there. I thought there was tunnel proposed by one of the residents at Pedder Road. I wonder what happened to that proposal. What much would a 3km tunnel cost?

Delhi-Mumbai corridor to attract $110 bn (http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1156061)
MUMBAI: The Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor, touted as one of the most ambitious projects which could catapult Mumbai as an international financial centre, is expected to bring in investments of up to $110 billion (Rs 4.4 lakh crore) in its first phase.

V K Jairath, principal secretary, industries, Maharashtra, said though the project is very less talked about, it can actually put Mumbai on the fast track towards becoming a financial hub of the world.

“The project is in two phases. The first phase is expected to be complete by the end of 2011. It envisages an investment of close to $110 billion,” he said.

^^ It would be a huge boon for Mumbai to see completion of phase one on time

Good... It should also draw some good amount of man power from around the nation if they are are planning for such industries!!

can someone explain how the financial centre is related to the DMIC? I thought DMIC was a set of industrial hubs along NH8. How does that affect the financial power of Mumbai? Is it the financing of such projects?

MUMBAI: Premier, known as the maker of the Fiat 1100-derived Premier Padmini cars that are the mainstay of Mumbai’s taxi fleet, has about 215 acres in Kalyan.
Maitreya Doshi, vice-chairman, said the company is waiting for bids to be opened for the court-administered auction of an adjacent plot belonging to PAL-Peugeot Ltd, in which Premier owns 32%.

full article here (http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1156062)

Here’s some good news for aficionados of art and culture in Mumbai.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has finally been able to set a date for starting work on Mumbai’s first art and craft centre and an art gallery. Work on the Mumbai Arts and Crafts Centre, modelled on the lines of Dilli Haat and situated at the nineteenth-century Lovegrove pumping station in Worli, will start by the end of April. And the first phase of work, which will include the main civil work, will be completed in 15 months from when work starts.

Putting dates to the project that has been on the drawing board for some time has become possible because the project has received the Coastal Regulation Zone clearance, say BMC officials. This clearance came a few days back, officials told TOI on Saturday. The project is expected to cost around Rs 15 crore.
The BMC will now invite tenders from parties interested in developing the 7,200-square-metre centre, which will showcase Maharashtra’s culture. The state has been divided into six zones and artists and artisans from each will get two months at the centre to display their wares. “The new centre will be a gateway to Mumbai and Maharashtra,’’ BMC chief engineer P S Pahade (sewerage operations) said.
Architect and interior design firm Somaya and Kalappa Consultants will base the architecture on the traditional Marathi wadas (see graphic). But that will be done after engineers have worked on conservation, retro-fitting and “adaptive re-use’’ of old structures at the site, which are listed as grade-II heritage structures. “The structures and green cover will remain intact after restoration and conservation and the traditional Marathi wada theme will be created around and inside that,’’ project-incharge Vijay Vani said. The centre will be developed in two phases and include a traditional kachheri (office), peth (market), diwankhana, artisans’ stalls, courtyards, an amphitheatre, a multi-purpose hall, exhibition centres and a lush green landscape. The centre will be able to accommodate 1,500 visitors.
But the project has not been without controversies. The decision to appoint Somaya and Kalappa without any tendering process, for instance, drew widespread p ro t e s t s from several cor porators during a civic standing committee meeting last year.
THE SITE
Lovegrove Complex, Worli
THE PLANS
The Mumbai Arts and Crafts Centre will showcase the art and culture of all the six zones that Maharashtra is divided into.
Artists from each zone will have two months to exhibit their wares and skills at the centre; that will give all six zones the opportunity to display their art and culture in one year. The same cycle will be repeated the following year.
THE ZONES
Zone 1 (Konkan Division): Thane, Mumbai, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg
Zone 2 (Pune Division): Pune, Sholapur, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur
Zone 3 (Nashik Division): Nashik, Ahmednagar, Jalgaon, Dhule
Zone 4 (Aurangabad Division): Aurangabad, Jalna, Nanded, Latur, Osmanabad, Bid
Zone 5 (Amravati Division): Amravati, buldhana, Yavatmal
Zone 6 (Nagpur Division): Nagpur, Bhandara, Wardha, Chandrapur, Gadhchiroli
A SAMPLE TOI has details of what Zone 1 may showcase when it gets its slot at the MACC
THANE: Warli Paintings, Silks
PEN: Clay Ganesh Idols
DAHANU: Warli Paintings, Aluminium-Foil Embossing
JAWHAR: Papier Mache Masks
TARAPUR: Glass Bangles
ALIBAUG: Metal Works, Koli Nritya THE LAYOUT
DEWADEE: Guard-Room
DEVGHAR: Prayer Room
BAITHAK: Reception | 31.7 square metres
KACHHERI: Office | 97 square metres
PETH: Market | 1,113 square metres (3 levels)
NRITYANGAN: Amphitheatre
MADHYAGRIHA: Courtyard or Workshop Area
DIWANKHANA: Space for Public Gathering | 1,246 square metres (3 levels and including food-stalls, toilets, library, exhibition centre and other facilities)
THE WADA THEME The architecture at the centre will be based on the wada theme
The wada is a mix of traditional and colonial architecture used as a place of dwelling by traditional Maratha families.
The wada would often indicate the occupant’s social standing; so there have been wadas that have been two-room houses and there have been wadas that have been palatial structures with monumental fortifications and ramparts.
But a typical Maratha wada is planned with a spacious courtyard surrounded by living quarters.
Many of the buildings at the site are grade-II heritage structures and the wada theme will blend with the existing architecture.

from the toi epaper

In an attempt to decongest Mumbai and divert growth to its neighbourhood, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) announced the development of three new business districts in Mumbai and Thane, on the lines of the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC).

What it could mean for Mumbaiites is cheaper office spaces.

MMRDA, the planning authority for Mumbai and its 3,788 sq km neighbourhood, has allocated Rs 610 crore, from its current budget of Rs 6,643 crore, to develop business districts at Kanjurmarg (615 hectares), Dewanman in Vasai (400 hectares) and Nevale in Kalyan (677 hectares).

http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/artMailDisp.aspx?article=16_03_2008_005_008&typ=1&pub=264

^^ Guys, whenever there are renderings, be sure to post them! :)
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/4633/pc0020400ji6.jpg

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/8297/pc0020500ct1.jpg

After literally years, RNA Builders (http://www.rnacorporate.com/) finally updated their website


Their new projects

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RNA Bizz, Bandra (East)
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RNA Commerz, Chembur
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/2699/commerz1dz1.jpg

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RNA Petals, Goregaon (West)
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/4214/petalsmi7.jpg

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RNA Webfold, Santacruz (East)
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/8997/webfold1gr0.jpg

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RNA Wangle Estate, Thane: 20 stories
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/8088/wagleestate1px4.jpg

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RNA Grande, Kandivali, 50 stories
http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/6352/grande1tm2.jpg

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Remember this unknown building?
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/6518/image3wv8.jpg (http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/2076/image3og5.jpg)

Well, turns out (a) its a real project, (b) its an RNA Builders project!
RNA 360, Worli: 30 stories
http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/6683/up360rb8.jpg

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Cheers,
Jai

MUMBAI: The Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) is proving to be a cash cow for Mumbai’s metropolitan administration especially at a time when it is navigating its promising endeavours like the monorail, skywalks, metro and extended urban infrastructure projects. The biggest land deal worth Rs2,790 crore that took place for a 10-acre plot at BKC a few months ago has clearly reflected in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) budget for the year 2008-09, that was approved by its chairman and Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh here on Saturday. Deshmukh cleared the budget draft of Rs6,643 crores, with deficit of Rs498 crore, for several urban infrastructure and transport projects within the Mumbai Metro (MMR) region.

“Our budget has increased from Rs2,400 crore last year to Rs6,643 crore following the recent land deals,” admits MMRDA spokesman Dilip Kawathkar. With more than 20 hectare MMRDA land at BKC to go on sale over the period of the next three years, the administration expects the budget to cross a staggering Rs11,000 crore, close to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) budget.

The MMRDA expects an income of Rs6,144 crore through different sources in the new financial year — with the biggest revenue share of another Rs3,910 crores coming through the selling of lands in BKC besides a loan of Rs403 crores for MUTP from the World Bank, Rs503 crores loan recovery from seven municipal corporations and 13 municipal councils which come under MMR, the Rs60-crore grant under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Rs50 crore as contribution of MCGM and Railways towards Station Area Traffic Improvement Scheme (SATIS) and Rs721 crore through other revenue sources. According to the chief minister, the income from the sale of land will be utilised for providing the basic infrastructure facilities in MMR.

There is also a plan to provide easy accessibility to BKC. In order to establish a direct link between the two main rail corridors (Western and Central Railways) and to provide easy access to the International Finance and Business Centre (IFBC), a new Bandra-Kurla rail link has been proposed. MMRDA also plans to create a land bank by acquiring lands in Vasai and Kalyan and converting them into business growth centres.

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1156190

interesting tidbit about a bandra kurla rail link.

RNA Webfold, Santacruz (East)
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/8997/webfold1gr0.jpg

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I don't know how many people are going to like it. Sure they are trying for a "hatke" design... But it's just does not suit Bombay..

^^ Guys, whenever there are renderings, be sure to post them! :)
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/4633/pc0020400ji6.jpg

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/8297/pc0020500ct1.jpg

What are these renderings for? Is this for the office spaces or the cultural arts center (which I thought was a computer-on-a-toilet design :) )

What are these renderings for? Is this for the office spaces or the cultural arts center (which I thought was a computer-on-a-toilet design :) )

the renderings are for mumbai haat.

MUMBAI: The idea of a sea link in Mumbai was first mooted in 1962. The West Island Freeway was supposed to be a road bridge linking the northern residential suburbs with the southern business districts. But after decades of dithering by successive administrations, the cost estimate for the sea link rose from Rs142 crore to a staggering Rs9,000 crore.

Traffic in the city grew by leaps and bounds until the government awoke from its slumber and decided to go ahead with the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL) in 2000.

But that decision threw up the spectre of congestion on Pedder Road, a bottleneck for traffic getting off the BWSL. So, the administrators came up with the solution of building a flyover across the road where many of Mumbai’s rich and famous live. But that was easier said than done.

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1156402

the govt response:

Do you think the Pedder Road flyover is a sustainable solution?
We are trying every possible option to avoid the flyover. After several studies, especially the one conducted by IIT Powai, the idea of the flyover was upheld. The flyover would prove to be an effective tool in traffic management for at least 50 years. Our study suggests that it will also bring down pollution levels. We are also getting a report on the one-way study being done by the traffic police soon. We are open to all options.

Residents allege that there are vested interests. They have pointed at some NCP workers supporting the flyover at your recent public consultation.
Every citizen, whether he comes from Borivli or Andheri, has full right to express his view on the matter, as he faces traffic congestion on this arterial road. I look at people as pure residents and not at their political loyalties. We are fair and transparent in the matter. We have acquired all environmental clearances for the project.

Residents say they received the notice of public hearing just two days before it was scheduled.
The meeting was part of public counselling on the directive of the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority and not a public hearing on environmental issues. The slim design of the flyover will leave proper space between the apartments and the flyover. It will also reduce pollution.

Anil Deshmukh is state PWD minister and chairman of the MSRDC.

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1156404

citizen rejoinder:

Why the fuss about the Pedder Road flyover when there are other flyovers like it?
We are not opposing the government per se. We have an ultimate goal to offer infrastructure solutions for the next 100 years. We do not want ad hoc solutions that will become irrelevant in future. Let us have proper global solutions instead of redundant flyovers.

Isn’t the flyover a sustainable solution?
The Bandra-Worli Sea Link will throw several hundred cars onto the already congested roads of mid-town Mumbai, clogging the areas of Tardeo, Pedder Road, Nana Chowk, Warden Road, Lower Parel, Prabhadevi, and Gamdevi. Shoddy planning and delays of the administration have forced MSRDC to construct this flyover in a hurry, which will not have any benefits. A freeway and underground tunnel are the lasting options.

What is the consensus among residents now?
The aim is to decongest Pedder Road by means of alternative traffic management solutions. Introducing unidirectional traffic here and other offshoots at Haji Ali, Kemp’s Corner, and Tambe Chowk, depending on peak hour traffic, will help.

What is your next line of action?
We will approach the Supreme Court if the government does not act.

Veena Singhal is Chairperson of the Pedder Road Residents’ Association.

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1156403

- The best solution recommended by the Pedder Road Residents’ Association is an undersea road tunnel from Worli to Nariman Point on the lines of the one that links England and France under the English Channel. The car tunnel should be built from Hornby Vellard to Marine Drive.

- Another solution is to extend the Bandra-Worli Sea Link from the Worli flyover across Love Grove to Mahalaxmi station, from where an elevated road can be built above the railway track. Just before Churchgate, the flyover can descend into an underpass to emerge at Cuffe Parade.

- A third solution proposed is to make traffic on Pedder Road unidirectional during peak hours. The possibility of doing this and its benefits are being checked out by the traffic police. Residents say the one-way plan from Cadbury Junction up to Babulnath-Chowpatty will give four clear lanes for high-speed traffic. The road can be open to south-bound traffic in the morning and north-bound traffic in the evening. A similar restriction was proposed for the Pedder Road flyover.
Correspondingly, Tardeo Road and Warden Road should be made one-way to maintain continuous circular traffic flow.

- Haji Ali junction is the meeting point for five roads with heavy traffic —Hornby Vellard from the north, Warden Road from the West, Pedder Road from the south, Tardeo Road from the east, and Khadye Marg from the northeast. Hence, there is a suggestion to construct three underpasses and two overbridges to maintain speedy flow of traffic. Similarly bottlenecks at Babulnath and Chowpatty can be tackled by constructing car underpasses instead of the flyover.

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1156405

^^^^

Are you googling for updates in Mumbai every now and then???

^^^^

Are you googling for updates in Mumbai every now and then???

i have a clipping service :)

The MSRDC is already out with a tender for construction of the Worli-Haji Ali portion of the WFSL.
http://www.msrdc.org/bids/tender1/Tender-000793.htm

So, it does not look like an underground tunnel from Worli to Nariman Point would even be contemplated. Moreover, it would be prohibitively expensive.

Perhaps a tunnel from haji ali to wilson college instead of the flyover would be a compromise solution.

The MMRDA really needs to get on with the construction of the north-south metros if it wants a long term solution for the traffic problem. That would be the best environmentally sound decision.

interesting tidbit about a bandra kurla rail link.

I think they are just talking about the Bandra-Mankhurd line of the Mumbai metro. A suburban rail link would be impossible.

http://mmrdamumbai.org/images/charkop-bandra.jpg

As the above map shows, the metro will be aligned along the
Bandra-Kurla Complex Road shown in the link below.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=mumbai&ie=UTF8&ll=19.061063,72.866907&spn=0.033586,0.058365&z=14

I think they are just talking about the Bandra-Mankhurd line of the Mumbai metro. A suburban rail link would be impossible.

You're right. Since it's the MMRDA that has been mentioned in the article, they're definitely talking about the metro.

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1 of the 6 towers of the Whispering Palms complex in the Lokhandwala twp, Kandivali -

Copyright Yogesh
Feb 8
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/3728/mumbaiwhisperingpalmsps6.jpg

sweet..... my hometown Kandivali!!!

great looking 25-F tower. :)

You're right. Since it's the MMRDA that has been mentioned in the article, they're definitely talking about the metro.

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1 of the 6 towers of the Whispering Palms complex in the Lokhandwala twp, Kandivali -

Copyright Yogesh
Feb 8
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/3728/mumbaiwhisperingpalmsps6.jpg

sweet..... my hometown Kandivali!!!

Since when did Kandivali become a town? :)

That Kandivali tower looks fantastic

Since when did Kandivali become a town?

If they can build a small township (Lokhandwala Township) inside a bigger Kandivali, why can't Kandivali become a town? ;)... Just kidding. Kandivali's a suburb!!!

Here's another recent shot of the whispering palms complex u/c -
Copyright MPE
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/9950/whisperingpalms2tu6.jpg



Raheja Atlantis (36 fl)
Update: March 10
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Planet Godrej (51 fl)
Update: March 10
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/8291/mumbaiplanetgodrejwl9.jpg

renderings of a proposed commercial tower by DB Realty -

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7227/dbtowersqo2.jpg

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/8935/dbtowers2xu7.jpg


According to their revamped website (http://www.dbrealty.co.in/sectors/realestate/residential_new.asp), it's named "DB Towers" and it's a residential tower in the Bandra-Kurla complex. That can't be true since there is a height limit in the BKC and besides no one builds residential bungalows/towers there. Plus there's another project (http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/9429/elevationplan12td7.jpg) by them which goes by the same name which suggests that the website designer screwed up and meanwhile gave us the renderings of an upcoming project ;)

Jesus, they changed their website url once again? :|

Great find though, IU. I concur.. something is fishy with the DB Towers project. Probably a planned commercial highrise. Pity they don't show the whole building so we can get a better height estimate.

It's at the very least 30 stories tall. If the proportions keep the same, I'm sure it will be in the 50-60 storey range

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New retail-hotel project, Orchid Suburbia, Kandivali: 40 stories
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/6763/elevationplan16tz1.jpg

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This is a new project as well
Orchid Breeze, Khar: 20 stories
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/7835/elevationplan1vb1.jpg

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Plus a better rendering of Orchid Turf View, Mahalaxmi: 50 stories (47+3 level podium)
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7848/elevationplan13du4.jpg

Old rendering:
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2294/01un0lc9.jpg (http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/7599/01un0.jpg)

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and Orchid Heights, Jacob Circle: two towers of 55 stories each
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5988/elevationplan11cu4.jpg

Old rendering:
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3194/image11ex9wg0.jpg (http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/2603/image11ex9.jpg)

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and Orchid Views, Satrasta: two towers of 50 stories each
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7742/elevationplan12dm7.jpg

Old rendering:
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2310/orchidheightsik1bx9.jpg (http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2839/orchidheightsik1.jpg)

Great up-date! Thanks

I like all the towers and Whispering Palms.

I wonder how the other U/C towers are going esp. Imperial.

Thanks.

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) failed to get bids for two plots out of five plots it auctioned in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Mumbai's secondary business district, today.

A commercial plot C-18 with a total developable area of 24,000 sq metre went for Rs 3,44,448 per sq metre - only 14% higher than the reserve price of Rs 3 lakh per sq metre.

Interestingly, in November 2007, Mumbai-based developer Wadhwa Builders won a commercial plot from MMRDA quoting Rs 5.04 lakh per sq metre - the highest-ever in the country till date.

Jet Airways bagged the C-18 plot for Rs 826 crore. Surprisingly, Jet was the sole bidder for the plot. Jet is planning to build its global headquarters on the plot and shift offices from Andheri, a company official said.

Another commercial plot and a plot to develop club house and gymnasium did not get any bids.

http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c_online.php?leftnm=10&bKeyFlag=IN&autono=34761

With the softening of the bkc realty market, i wonder if mmrda will face a budget shortfall.

as per dna post #1677 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=19073661&postcount=1677) rs 3910 crore of mmrda's budget was to come from selling bkc land. even going forward, mmrda was to have created commercial zones in kalyan and vasai and use them as cash cows.

in fact some analysts (e.g. ambar maheshwari of DTZ global property consultants, vide DNA (http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1156581)) are saying that there is a lot of excess supply commercial property in bombay with about 40 million sq ft coming on line soon.

i personally believe that this is short sighted especially as our commercial property rates are amongst the highest in the world. so the more we build the more we attract newer enterprises the more vital the local economy.

however, i don't know if it affects the pace of infrastructure development as mmrda can't go to the same well anymore.

^^ Another source (http://news.moneycontrol.com/india/news/business/mmrda-s-bkc-auction-turns-out-to-be-damp-squib/21/30/330807) says that MMRDA was expecting atleast Rs 2480 from the recent auction. This means that they still have 1430cr (3910-2480) worth of land to sell in the next auction. They could also set the 2 plots up for auctioning that had no bidder.

So if they get 1430cr for the remaining land and the revenue from other sources (1310cr from yesterday's auction, 2234cr from other sources), they're still pocketing a whopping Rs. 4974cr which is a 107% increase in their budget YoY.


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Sumer Trinity Towers, Prabhadevi: three towers of 36 stories each
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/237/sumertrinitycv2ko0.jpg (http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/1862/sumertrinitycv2.jpg)



UPDATE: March 10
Copyright MPE
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/6066/mumbaisumertrinitytowerhs4.jpg

^^^^

Brilliant.

The other pictures in post #1693 are brilliant too.... thanks for sharing!!!

^^ Another source (http://news.moneycontrol.com/india/news/business/mmrda-s-bkc-auction-turns-out-to-be-damp-squib/21/30/330807) says that MMRDA was expecting atleast Rs 2480 from the recent auction. This means that they still have 1430cr (3910-2480) worth of land to sell in the next auction. They could also set the 2 plots up for auctioning that had no bidder.

So if they get 1430cr for the remaining land and the revenue from other sources (1310cr from yesterday's auction, 2234cr from other sources), they're still pocketing a whopping Rs. 4974cr which is a 107% increase in their budget YoY.



you are right, mmrda was expecting rs 2480 crore from the current auction and rs 3910 crore overall from land sales.

however, they were able to realize only rs 1322 crore yesterday. so there is a shortfall of rs 1158 crore right there. their remaining land which they value @ rs 1430 crore might now be worth only rs 800 crore (by extrapolation). so we are looking at ~ rs 1800 crore shortfall (3910 - 1322 - 800).

this changes their budget to ~ 3100 crore still greater than last year's budget but nowhere near ~6000 crore that was published in the papers nor the ~4970 crore that you suggest.

will they be able to start and sustain work on new metro lines? will they need more in loans from jbic? will they be forced to get the cheaper loan with a rider to use japanese companies and tech?

will they scale back the plans of the monorail/satis etc.? will the aesthetics suffer?

we will have to see.

this changes their budget to ~ 3100 crore still greater than last year's budget but nowhere near ~6000 crore that was published in the papers nor the ~4970 crore that you suggest.

You forgot to add the other sources of moolah that account to the 4970cr figure I came up with.

from post #1677-

besides a loan of Rs403 crores for MUTP from the World Bank, Rs503 crores loan recovery from seven municipal corporations and 13 municipal councils which come under MMR, the Rs60-crore grant under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Rs50 crore as contribution of MCGM and Railways towards Station Area Traffic Improvement Scheme (SATIS) and Rs721 crore through other revenue sources. According to the chief minister, the income from the sale of land will be utilised for providing the basic infrastructure facilities in MMR.


Even if they sell the remaining land for 800cr instead of 1430 as you say, still their budget will be around 4340cr.

renderings of a proposed commercial tower by DB Realty -

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7227/dbtowersqo2.jpg

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/8935/dbtowers2xu7.jpg


According to their revamped website (http://www.dbrealty.co.in/sectors/realestate/residential_new.asp), it's named "DB Towers" and it's a residential tower in the Bandra-Kurla complex. That can't be true since there is a height limit in the BKC and besides no one builds residential bungalows/towers there. Plus there's another project (http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/9429/elevationplan12td7.jpg) by them which goes by the same name which suggests that the website designer screwed up and meanwhile gave us the renderings of an upcoming project ;)

^^
Great work once again brother.

Yeah ur definately right the designer screwed up hard. lol. assuming this building is coming up, i think it could possibly be happening next to India Tower on Marine Lines. I remember a few weeks ago a forumer said he saw an add on an inflight magazine on Emirates, and he mentioned a 80story swanky tower being built by DB Realty ON MARINE LINES!!...just a guess, but that could be it??

I knw that DB Realty is also involved with the India Tower project, but the guy who saw the render of the building on the magazine said it looked nothing like India Tower. anyway lets just wait n see...

assuming this building is coming up, i think it could possibly be happening next to India Tower on Marine Lines. I remember a few weeks ago a forumer said he saw an add on an inflight magazine on Emirates, and he mentioned a 80story swanky tower being built by DB Realty...just a guess, but that could be it??


Awesome, this has to be the one that fellow member Bangalore saw in the Emirates magazine. Here's what he had said -


Saw a full page ad in Emirates airlines's inflight magazine yesterday (I was flying back from Sao Paulo via Dubai) that shows the diagram of a large new proposed tower in Marine Lines called DB or DP Tower.. The ad from DP or DB Realty (sorry, I can't exactly recollect the name) says "do you want to be a part of the changing skyline of India?".. The tower looked at least 80 floors high to me.

Not sure if the regular Mumbai forumers know more about this project..

Now is there a way someone can get hold of this magazine which goes by the name of "open skies"?

Awesome, this has to be the one that fellow member Bangalore saw in the Emirates magazine. Here's what he had said -



Now is there a way someone can get hold of this magazine which goes by the name of "open skies"?


well assuming that u dont wanna becoming an air steward...these guys are the publishers...
http://www.motivatepublishing.com/mediakits/article.asp?ArticleCode=ART00510

i see if i can get them to verify...

or better still lets just as the main man him self...Bangalore...

Dharavi project: Final bidding begins

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/7088/dharavi2bmakeovergr8.jpg

The final phase of bidding for the much-delayed Dharavi Redevelopment Project kicked off on Friday with the government issuing bid documents to 19 shortlisted consortia of realty firms. These firms will now submit their financial bids and designs for the redevelopment of the 223-hectare sprawl of prime real estate by mid-March.
The 19 consortia in the running include companies like Dubai-based Limitless, DLF, Magarpatta Township Development & Construction Company, Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Engineering Associates Pvt Ltd, L&T, Indiabulls, HDIL and Emaar MGF.

The 19 consortia were pre-qualified from the 26 who had placed their technical bids, all evaluated on the basis of various criteria including a minimum annual turnover of Rs 2,560 million and a minimum net worth of Rs 3,070 million

Meanwhile, a biometrics-based Baseline Socio-Economic Survey of all households in the Central Mumbai slum is still underway.

Seeking to transform the slum into a developed township of five self-sustained sectors, each equipped with schools, medical centers, recreational activities, gardens and jogging tracks, the project will allow winning bidders to sell 133 sq feet of built up space for every 100 sq feet used to rehabilitate about 57,000 families living in the slum and eligible for free homes.

Links:
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Dharavi-project-Final-bidding-begins/270941/
http://onlybombay.blogspot.com/2008/02/dharavi-makeover.html (according to this article, the current end date for the project is 2013.)

^^^

Can't wait to see more dedicated green space in addition to full-scale development.
Great update. thanks

well assuming that u dont wanna becoming an air steward...these guys are the publishers...
http://www.motivatepublishing.com/mediakits/article.asp?ArticleCode=ART00510

i see if i can get them to verify...

or better still lets just as the main man him self...Bangalore...

I was planning to call the local Emirates office up and ask if I could buy it from them or something. I just PMed Bangalore, so lets see what he says. He last came online on Mar16.

anyhow since we definitely need the rendering of the building, lets hope motivate publishing cooperates with us or else I'll just call emirates up and see what we can do.

^^I knw that DB Realty is also involved with the India Tower project, but the guy who saw the render of the building on the magazine said it looked nothing like India Tower. anyway lets just wait n see...
Hot damn, you're right Nitro! I'd totally overlooked that!

~80 floors, eh? It'd look beautiful next to India tower


Too early to break out the champagne? :cheers:

Unconscious Focus, that's a good update... . Am just waiting once the development project kicks off. I think everyone's eyes will be on the project and everyone would want to see how can they make the Dharavi area look good out of the slums...

Source: http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-32567720080319


Three groups shortlisted for India monorail - papers


KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Three bidders have been shortlisted for a $1.6 billion monorail project in Mumbai, India, including India's Larsen & Toubro and Malaysian partner Scomi Engineering, newspapers said on Wednesday.

The other shortlisted bidders are a consortium led by Canada's Bombardier and a group including India's Reliance Energy and Japan's Hitachi group, the Star and Business Times newspapers of Malaysia said.

The three groups were among seven original bidders for the project in Mumbai, a city of about 15 million people, they said.

The monorail system would run through four corridors and carry about 10,000 passengers an hour during peak traffic to ease congestion in the city, the Star newspaper said.

Final bids must be submitted by May, with construction scheduled to start in June this year and continue for two years, the Business Times said. The contract would be let over 30 years on a build-operate-transfer basis, the dailies said.

Both newspapers quoted unnamed sources.

well there are two plots at marine lines right next to each other that currently have those 'under construction' metal sheets

That Dharavi article is from February. If you guys check out the posts made in early feb, you'd find more info and graphics posted by Sumeet and MS. The real renderings and plans made by the developers will take atleast another 9-12 or more months.


Now who was that, that ordered some cooked fried Imperial towers?

UPDATE: Feb10,13
Copyright MPE
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/7920/imperialtowersupdateoc1.jpg


http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/8630/imperialtowersupdate2vz5.jpg

The real renderings and plans made by the developers will take atleast another 9-12 or more months.

And the work won't start until the next two years and won't end within next 7-8 years.... Phew...

That Dharavi article is from February. If you guys check out the posts made in early feb, you'd find more info and graphics posted by Sumeet and MS. The real renderings and plans made by the developers will take atleast another 9-12 or more months.


Now who was that, that ordered some cooked fried Imperial towers?

UPDATE: Feb10,13
Copyright MPE
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/7920/imperialtowersupdateoc1.jpg


http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/8630/imperialtowersupdate2vz5.jpg

hasnt it been like 10 years already..?

well there are two plots at marine lines right next to each other that currently have those 'under construction' metal sheets
That's it. I'm officially readying a fruit basket now.

Links:
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Dharavi-project-Final-bidding-begins/270941/
http://onlybombay.blogspot.com/2008/02/dharavi-makeover.html (according to this article, the current end date for the project is 2013.)

Are you kidding me? This is old news. Please check the date before posting! I dont think that project will ever take off. Too much for politicians to lose there.

^^ Nice, and welcome to SSCI :)

If that is implemented it will be great.

Posting the image from HT, courtesy Summet1981:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/popup/07-02-08_inside_new_dharavi.gif

I'm a bit confused. There is going to be an elevated park over the entire Dharavi area? why the hell would they waste their time/money with double layering the entire area!?

the green belts are elevated walkways, or skywalks as they seem to be called in bombay. the road is at ground level and the walkway above it. seems silly, but thats what the plan looks like

Thanks for the Imperial Towers up-date.

I see there is some way to go yet before the building is finished.

Thanks for the Imperial Towers up-date.

I see there is some way to go yet before the building is finished.

wow, Is this the complete? They sure did do a good job of making sure it blends in with all the other ugly mumbai building

the green belts are elevated walkways, or skywalks as they seem to be called in bombay. the road is at ground level and the walkway above it. seems silly, but thats what the plan looks like

The "Skywalks" or simply Walkways would look ugly as hell if they are planing to implement it all over? If traffic is decently organized and strictly imposed, then there would be no question of congestion. A walkway on the road will be just fine. Why use crores of rupees on building such ugly walkways unless the skywalks were basically the real skywalks with flat escalators. That would at least make it look decent.

its just a 'concept' of the GoM, i doubt it will happen like they planned, much like the rest of their projects

I hope it doesn't get implemented... Thoroughly ugly it would be!

wow, Is this the complete? They sure did do a good job of making sure it blends in with all the other ugly mumbai building

It will soon be completed. Of course they did a good job that blends in along with the skyscrapers of Bombay. Regarding skyscrapers in Bombay, i think the skyline is coming up beautifully and will be more better once Antlia, India Tower, Waves, and other buildings come up by 2010! Plus then there's metro getting started and the Bandra Worli Sea Link to be ready by the end of the year. Bombay is going developed pretty fast!

Fails To Spend Funds Earmarked For Health, Waterworks And Edu
Clara Lewis | TNN

Mumbai: The civic authorities may like Mumbaikars to believe that the city is in the throes of a massive makeover, but a perusal of BMC’s expenditure in the present financial year shows that this is far from the truth. Most of the money allocated to the allimportant sectors such as water works, health or education have not been spent so far. The progress of various civic works, if at all, is at a snail’s pace, believe civic activists.
Shockingly, nearly Rs 1,000 crore that was budgeted for various water supply and sewerage schemes to upgrade and improve the existing system has not been spent. The city’s leaking water pipelines are in urgent need for an overhaul, but the BMC revised its earlier budgeted expenditure here from Rs 1,967 crore to almost half at Rs 1,073.
Even more alarming is the lack of expenditure on health and education projects. The health budget has been scaled down from Rs 452 crore to Rs 165 crore. The current financial year began with education expenses pegged at Rs 169 crore, but it has been scaled down to less than a fourth at Rs 46 crore.
The general budget that includes roads, solid waste management, markets, gardens, etc has been downgraded from Rs 3,168 crore to Rs 1,922 crore. Last year, the BMC had budgeted Rs 5,901 crore to improve the city’s infrastructure. But, by January end, this figure was revised to Rs 3,680 crore and the actual spend will be lesser, admit civic officials.
Civic commissioner Jairaj Phatak explains that this financial year has been different from others. The civic elections were held in February and thereafter the new general body took nearly four months to finalise the budget. “This was followed by monsoons,’’ said Pathak, “meaning there was little time to actually spend the money.’’
The commissioner further said that “we received the first funds under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission only in August and tenders were issued thereafter.’’ Impediments in sewerage projects such as removal of rocks, resulted in further delays. Phatak added that despite the numerous constraints, they had managed to spend around 60% of the capital budget. There has been an increase in the spend on improvement schemes for slums in the revised estimate from Rs 107 crore to Rs 441 crore, he added.
Adolf D’Souza, independent corporator from Juhu, said that the failure to spend money smacks of lack of vision. “The BMC is flush with money and has no clue on how to spend it. This is because it fails to plan. The administration needs to create zones and improve the infrastructure accordingly. The focus needs to be on the suburbs which is growing rapidly,’’ he said.

Fails To Spend Funds Earmarked For Health, Waterworks And Edu

Mumbai: The civic authorities may like Mumbaikars to believe that the city is in the throes of a massive makeover, but a perusal of BMC’s expenditure in the present financial year shows that this is far from the truth. Most of the money allocated to the allimportant sectors such as water works, health or education have not been spent so far. The progress of various civic works, if at all, is at a snail’s pace, believe civic activists.
Shockingly, nearly Rs 1,000 crore that was budgeted for various water supply and sewerage schemes to upgrade and improve the existing system has not been spent. The city’s leaking water pipelines are in urgent need for an overhaul, but the BMC revised its earlier budgeted expenditure here from Rs 1,967 crore to almost half at Rs 1,073.
Even more alarming is the lack of expenditure on health and education projects. The health budget has been scaled down from Rs 452 crore to Rs 165 crore. The current financial year began with education expenses pegged at Rs 169 crore, but it has been scaled down to less than a fourth at Rs 46 crore.
The general budget that includes roads, solid waste management, markets, gardens, etc has been downgraded from Rs 3,168 crore to Rs 1,922 crore. Last year, the BMC had budgeted Rs 5,901 crore to improve the city’s infrastructure. But, by January end, this figure was revised to Rs 3,680 crore and the actual spend will be lesser, admit civic officials.
Civic commissioner Jairaj Phatak explains that this financial year has been different from others. The civic elections were held in February and thereafter the new general body took nearly four months to finalise the budget. “This was followed by monsoons,’’ said Pathak, “meaning there was little time to actually spend the money.’’
The commissioner further said that “we received the first funds under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission only in August and tenders were issued thereafter.’’ Impediments in sewerage projects such as removal of rocks, resulted in further delays. Phatak added that despite the numerous constraints, they had managed to spend around 60% of the capital budget. There has been an increase in the spend on improvement schemes for slums in the revised estimate from Rs 107 crore to Rs 441 crore, he added.
Adolf D’Souza, independent corporator from Juhu, said that the failure to spend money smacks of lack of vision. “The BMC is flush with money and has no clue on how to spend it. This is because it fails to plan. The administration needs to create zones and improve the infrastructure accordingly. The focus needs to be on the suburbs which is growing rapidly,’’ he said.

Just for everyone's info, Dharavi will be divided into 5 sections with one developer getting development rights for only 1 section. All these graphics which show a school here, a sports complex there are BS as the developer will be the one calling the shots. What's cool for Mumbai is that each of the 5 developers would naturally like to outdo each other in terms of design plans, towers etc for raking in the moolah and making theirs the most sought after destination in Dharavi. All in all, there will be some awesome buildings coming up there.


hasnt it been like 10 years already..?

errr..no. Construction started in 2005.


wow, Is this the complete? They sure did do a good job of making sure it blends in with all the other ugly mumbai building

You can see the crane on the top right? Besides, they still need to be cladded.

_____

Oberoi Springs, Andheri (West): three towers of 40 stories each
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/2829/oberoispas7uu0ox.jpg (http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/1333/ob12e77726ez0.jpg)


UPDATE: Feb 19
Copyright MPE
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/1318/mumbaioberoispringshe0.jpg

wonderful

Bhailog, I called motivate publishing up last night and they have sent me a scanned copy of the ad in the emirates inflight magazine.

Presenting to you - DB Tower, Marine Lines

click to enlarge
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/9788/dbrealityadhy8.jpg (http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/5713/dbrealityadqw7.jpg)


They're also going to send a hard copy of the magazine and I have also requested them to send a proper image of the ad through e-mail.


:cheers:

HOLY S*** - SWEET! Great effort, m8. Cheers

P.S: the photo is SLIGHTLY out of proportion. Crisp design. Love it. Hopefully, intelligently designed.

Bhailog, I called motivate publishing up last night and they have sent me a scanned copy of the ad in the emirates inflight magazine.

Presenting to you - DB Tower, Marine Lines
:cheers:

^^

i have 3 words:

w o w

Thanks for your efforts IU!

:cheers:

maa kasam!!!!!! maan wow!!!!!

Mumbai Makeover: A facelift waiting to happen

Mumbai: While sun piercing through the waterfronts of Auckland, New York and Shanghai provides sparkling views, the sunrise over Mumbai isn't quite as flattering.
Mumbai's waterfront – both on the east coast and the 62-km stretch on the west from Colaba to Versova – stinks with sewage belched from the city’s industrial and commercial centres.
But a vision can turn around the Maximum City's waterfronts.

Architect Hafeez Contractor presented a detailed, “city-redesign” model to the state in 1999. Greeted with enthusiasm at first, it has since fallen through the gaps of political will.
“People always paint land reclamation as being something bad, even though other countries do it to beautify their cities. Look at Bandra reclamation where people enjoy the city's natural beauty. That is reclaimed land,” he says.

Be it a victim of apathy or controversy, Contractor's design itself is breathtaking, something Mumbai could well aspire to by 2020.
Spanning the western waterfront, the design creates scenic routes for families and sports enthusiasts.
Around 10 nodal points form the focus of the design, with revenue-generating business hubs and community centers.

The Drainage channel at Mahim is given structure and a distinctly Indian identity, the barren Mahalakshmi coast turns into a night-time spectacle.
The Nehru Centre buzzes with an artistic plaza for families and at August Kranti, fountains and walkways turn into a paradise for senior citizens.
Respite for a suffocating public and a skyline uniquely Indian will take only two years. The total cost of such a project - involving re-silting, reclamation, and beautification – will just be a few hundred crores.

In 1999, local neighbourhoods had volunteered to take up the cost of their area for this proposal. Today, the people may still be willing, but the state is still getting its basics together.

Says Urban Development Secretary, Sanjay Ubale, “Yes it was three years ago that we received this vision, before that all agencies were only doing something or the other, but the concentrated effort started only three years ago.”
But the goldmine gathering dust will take some more time to actualise. 2020 is still 12 years away.

Link video: http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/60312/mumbai-makeover-a-facelift-waiting-to-happen.html

IU: U da maaan!! That design is sleek as hell. :cheers:

Bhailog, I called motivate publishing up last night and they have sent me a scanned copy of the ad in the emirates inflight magazine.

Presenting to you - DB Tower, Marine Lines

click to enlarge
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/9788/dbrealityadhy8.jpg (http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/5713/dbrealityadqw7.jpg)


They're also going to send a hard copy of the magazine and I have also requested them to send a proper image of the ad through e-mail.


:cheers:

RE MUMBAI MAKOVER
As always no one will want to PAY for it.Only if the world is watching like at the cmnwlth games do indias civic authoraties start to give a shit.Dunno why?It aint corruption.Lots of places are currupt but clean.(er).
Why S Asia is so much dirtier than S E Asia is a mistery to me.(Mumbai Karachi OR Saigon & say BKK 25 years ago)
Lets hope this vision becomes a reality.
(...And oooh that DB tower must be what 200 stories in the pic....As if the real tower aint gonna be big enough.Talk about shooting ones self in the foot....)

Wow!

IU, if you ever make it down to Hawaii I'm going to organize a 1000-girl hula reception in your honor. Once again your hard work pays off. You and eagle-eyed forumer Bangalore both.

Obviously, the background to that image is more metaphorical then an actual rendering (old and busted skyline vs. new hotness). Marine lines can only mean one very localized, specific location, and BB confirmed that there are two plots there, one being India Tower, and the second being this!


BUT that being said, there is mischief afoot.... The dimensions of the tower in the ad are WAY messed up. We have a (part) of the original rendering that was posted before:
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/8935/dbtowers2xu7.jpg

I resized the advertisement to make it roughly proportional to the rendering:
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/3605/01ww4.jpg


After some playing around, I got a much more truthful view of how the tower will look:
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/9149/04fm2.jpg


Quite a difference, eh?
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/6/02ei9.jpg


The resizing also made floor count a LOT easier, now that we can see what are floors, and what is facade. My count puts the building as shown at 55 floors (or 52 + a 3-story 'sky lobby' a la their India Tower design.) Note that the base of the tower is not shown (probably because it would make the re-proportioning very evident.) If I were to venture a guess as to how many more floors are not shown, based on the tower's proportions and moreso from the perspective of the rendering, I'd say that at least 10 more floors are to be had.

My final guestimate: 65 floors +/- 3 storey sky-lobby.
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/6933/03mt7.jpg

This is still going to be a massive building, especially for the area. But it is NOT the seemingly 100-storey monster that the advertisement implies. I understand they're trying to metaphorically juxtapose future Mumbai with past Mumbai, but still, who are they kidding.


But there is some silver lining.... seeing as this is going to come up right next to India Tower, which according to BombayBoy's inside information will have the height of over a 100 stories, when you (rightly) factor in the utility floors, etc. -- a 6(5) storey tower next to it will look a lot better than two massively tall towers rising out of nowhere. Plus, though now shorter and squatter, it's still a beautiful design.

I guess we'll have to wait for renderings to come out on DB Realty's website before we really get a good look at this tower. They're not shy of showing renderings and we already got a taste, so I'm optimistic at how it will look

(Buzzkill aside, this is still fruit-basketing news, btw, if anyone is still wondering http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/724/yayeh3.gif)

Cheers,
Jai


BTW - I think we should NOT post this in the main forums until more information and renderings surface.

It is beautiful indeed..... Has its construction taken off yet???

^^ Jeez, dude, you think if any of us has any juicy secrets or any other information we'd be holding it back from this thread? :|

Just relax.... everything we know is right here. If more info does come out, everyone here is pretty good about putting it out there.


Regarding your question, that information is pretty darn easily gleamable from the postings in the last two pages. Please kindly exercise some more discretion in looking them over carefully before demanding some info that's already out there. It's kinda exasperating bro :cheers1:

Are you kidding me? I dont think they are gonna build it?! If they are, ... man!

Also, updates on India tower? With the slowing real estate market, do you think these guys will go ahead with construction if they havent started yet?

They're financially backed by some of the most reputable banks and investors out there (search previous pages for more info and articles, plus they got all the clearances. So definitely.

IU, if you ever make it down to Hawaii I'm going to organize a 1000-girl hula reception in your honor. Once again your hard work pays off. You and eagle-eyed forumer Bangalore both.


Well in that case I think I know where I am heading this spring break. http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/1865/12cm9.gifhttp://img86.imageshack.us/img86/1865/12cm9.gif

anyways, talking about the tower's dimensions, it was discernible that the dimensions were way off the scale and they made it look like a 200+ storey tower. on a side note, I spoke with this DB commercial and hospitality projects manager and he acted as if he had no clue about the 2 towers in ML. Obviously the chap didn't want to divulge any info like they haven't till now.

Just like most other skyscraper developers in Mumbai, they're playing their cards pretty close. I'm sure the sphincters of all the big architects and developers collectively clench when they think of the whole Antilla Residence or the erstwihle "SD Tower" PR debacles.

They're not putting out any news 'on the street' about these projects. All news about it comes from architects on their websites, and in architectural magazines, symposiums, etc. DB in particular seem to be targeting their audicence pretty closely -- money-laden NRI investors from the gulf for example.

Waving supertalls in front of the aam janata like Ambani did obviously is not in their best interests, so we rarely, if ever, officially hear about a building's construction until its well underway fait accompli like.

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1156891

Despite expectations, the only major sops in the state budget for Mumbaiites is an increased FSI in the suburbs and the announcement that all the corridors of the Mumbai Metro rail project would be up and running in eight years.

Also, MHADA colonies will be granted an FSI of 2.5 to ensure larger houses for residents and newer additions in these colonies.

Congestion tax in Mumbai may be a reality soon

MUMBAI: If the Maharashtra government has its way, people driving private cars will soon have to pay for driving in certain areas of the city. Maharashtra finance minister, Jayant Patil during his budget speech announced that the government is thinking of implementing congestion tax in Mumbai.

The concept of congestion tax is to discourage people from traveling in their own vehicles and encouraging the need to use the public transport system. Car owners will have to pay an amount sizably more than the fare of public transport.

"The traffic situation is getting worse in Mumbai. An urgent solution is required. Congestion tax will be a step forward in the direction of the solution," says a senior bureaucrat. "Such type of tax already exists in all major international cities and it has proved to be successful."

Bhailog, I called motivate publishing up last night and they have sent me a scanned copy of the ad in the emirates inflight magazine.

Presenting to you - DB Tower, Marine Lines

click to enlarge
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/9788/dbrealityadhy8.jpg (http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/5713/dbrealityadqw7.jpg)


They're also going to send a hard copy of the magazine and I have also requested them to send a proper image of the ad through e-mail.


:cheers:

nice one brother

also, bearing in mind India Tower and DB Tower are coming up next to each other, one starts to dream up the possibility of a cluster developing in that portion of Marine Lines....

does someone who knws Mumbai better knw if there is anymore available land around that area, or crappy housings that can be flatten to make way for another few of these??

great job as always IU. thanks once again!!!

that looks effing huge....
makes gateway to india look like a sand castle..

i doubt that is proportionate. i mean just the base of it looks to take up like 10 blocks. i would probably cut the tower down to 1/3 to get a better understanding.

@Nitro - I should thank you for that link to motivate publishers that provided the contact details. The lady I spoke to was an Indian and very helpful.

@Vishnu, Voryaa - go over Jai's post on the previous page which explains what the real # of floors could be.


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