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Eknath Shinde: Cluster Development to Drive Housing Push Across Mumbai-MMR
- •Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced plans for 30 lakh homes over 15-20 years in Mumbai-MMR, alongside large-scale infrastructure redevelopment.
- •The cluster model will expand across Mumbai, Thane, Mira-Bhayandar, Bhiwandi, Kalyan-Dombivli, and Ulhasnagar, focusing on rebuilding infrastructure, not just replacing old buildings.
- •Two Thane projects, Siddheshwar Nagar and Ramabai Nagar, will cover 50 acres, providing safer homes for 6,000 families and creating new civic infrastructure.
- •The plan includes wider roads, water supply, sewage systems, waste management, smart street lighting, gardens, playgrounds, community halls, and various social facilities.
- •Shinde emphasized that the redevelopment aims to deliver better homes, roads, utilities, public amenities, connectivity, and employment opportunities, urging developers not to compromise on quality.
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Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced a major urban infrastructure and housing initiative to build around 30 lakh homes over the next 15 to 20 years across Mumbai, Thane, Mira-Bhayandar, Bhiwandi, Kalyan-Dombivli, and Ulhasnagar. The plan includes large-scale redevelopment of roads, utilities, civic amenities, and specific projects like the Siddheshwar Nagar and Ramabai Nagar cluster developments in Thane covering nearly 20 hectares to benefit about 6,000 families.
The broader infrastructure plan aims to strengthen regional connectivity through the Metro network, internal metro projects, the Coastal Road, and the Thane-Borivali tunnel. Additionally, an ambitious pod taxi project has been planned in Thane's Ghodbunder area to provide automated, driverless electric vehicles for modern last-mile transit.
The redevelopment projects will establish a comprehensive civic infrastructure network featuring wider roads, water supply, sewage systems, waste management, and smart street lighting. The plans also incorporate social and public facilities such as gardens, playgrounds, community halls, gyms, yoga centres, indoor sports facilities, a digital library, daycare centres, senior citizen facilities, a primary health centre, and a women's empowerment centre alongside commercial spaces for local employment.
