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Hindustan Times
29-05-2025
- Automotive
- Hindustan Times
Juhu Circle flyover will add to our traffic woes: local residents
MUMBAI: The ₹630-crore flyover offering a quick zip from C D Barfiwala Lane to the Juhu-Versova Link Road, gliding over Juhu Circle, is a bridge that fits right in with the BMC's grand plan of connecting the high-speed corridors of the Mumbai Coastal Road. Local residents, however, argue that the flyover's approach roads will create bottlenecks for those traversing the roads below. A long time in the making, the Juhu Circle flyover has gone through many changes of plan. First floated in 2016 to reduce congestion at Juhu Circle, the flyover was meant to go along the pillars of the Metro 2B line at a lower level. But this was scrapped as it was found to be clunky and difficult. After the next route—through Airports Authority of India land—was also abandoned in 2023 on account of height restrictions, the civic body went back to the original plan of going parallel with Metro 2B. One entry point of the flyover will now begin after Barfiwala Bridge ends near Juhu Galli, and the other one will be on the Juhu-Versova Link Road. Milaan Vigraham, a resident of the area, said that the roads where the flyover was being built were three-lane roads, with a few encroachments on C D Barfiwala Lane. 'Once the flyover is in the thick of construction, it will occupy two of them, leaving a measly one lane at the approaches for everyone who wants to go anywhere else at the junction,' he said. 'The flyover is only catering to those who want to go from Juhu to Andheri West and WEH, but the junction meets vehicles travelling from Gulmohar Road, NS Road Number 10, and CES Marg. They will all still have to wait for the two signals and also have the flyover's pillars to contend with.' Vigraham also raised the concern that some trees along the Juhu-Versova Link Road would have to be axed to make space. Along with architects and urban planners Alan Abraham and Nitin Killawala, the bunch tried to appeal to the BMC to choose an alternative when the work on the bridge was beginning in September-October 2024. 'Why doesn't the BMC work on reducing the signal time first, which would improve the congestion at the junction?' asked Vigraham. Abraham pointed out that the BMC needed to concentrate on the other roads earmarked in the Development Plan 2034, which will add alternatives to the traffic flocking to the circle. Due to scant support from the area's residents, however, their fight fizzled out. Mahindra Chawla, an architect who uses the road frequently and was part of a campaign that argued for the bridge, said the Juhu Circle junction was terrible. 'The signals there are too long, and then they open for too short a time,' he said. 'Bottlenecks are inevitable in a city so chock-full of traffic but possibly around 80% of the traffic that uses the junction uses it to go to the other suburbs. The locals form possibly 20% of the traffic, so the flyover will be a boon for most.' An official from the BMC's bridge department, however, said that traffic at the bottlenecks would not be an issue, as the flyover would divert much of the traffic going through Juhu Circle. 'Commuters from Versova and Juhu will reach Andheri and then go on to Gokhale Bridge towards the WEH in 10 minutes flat, way down from the current 45 minutes,' he said. 'The flyover will also have a link later to the Bandra-Versova Sea Link, so people coming from there can reach the WEH easily and quickly.'
Hindustan Times
13-05-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
ILP 4 India 1 Private Limited buys land parcel in Kurla, Mumbai, for ₹194 crore
ILP 4 India 1 Private Limited has purchased a land parcel in Kurla, Mumbai, for ₹193.5 crore from Shri Aditya Finwealth Private Limited, according to property registration documents reviewed by Square Yards. According to IGR property registration documents reviewed by Square Yards, the transaction, valued at Rs. 193.5 crore, involves a land parcel spread across 15,985 square meters (~1.60 hectares/~3.95 acres). The transaction also includes multiple existing buildings on the acquired land parcel with a total built-up area of around 4,519 sq. m (~48,641 sq. ft). The deal incurred a stamp duty of Rs. 11.61 crore and a registration fee of Rs. 30,000. As per the Development Plan 2034, the land parcel is categorized under the industrial land use. The agreement was registered in May 2025. ILP 4 India 1 Private Limited is a private infrastructure and construction company incorporated in 2019 under the Companies Act, 2013. ILP 4 India 1 is engaged in the real estate and construction industry. Shree Aditya Finwealth is a private, unlisted, non-government company incorporated on January 28, 1955. With a legacy spanning over 70 years, it has been primarily engaged in the finance sector. Kurla, located in the heart of Mumbai, is a commercial and residential hub and is well connected to key business districts such as BKC, Andheri, and Lower Parel. The locality benefits from its strategic position along the Central and Harbour railway lines, as well as proximity to the international airport and major roads like the Eastern Express Highway and the upcoming metro corridors. The area has a mix of commercial and industrial estates, retail centres, and residential developments. ILP 4 India 1 Private Limited and Shri Aditya Finwealth Private Limited could not be reached for a comment.
Hindustan Times
11-05-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
2 courts stay road-widening in Malad on separate petitions filed by residents and hospital
MUMBAI: In a temporary relief to residents of Mamlatdarwadi in Malad West, the Bombay high court and the city civil court, in two separate cases filed by residents, have ordered a one-month stay on the road-widening works being undertaken by the BMC. The residents went to court after the BMC began widening Road No 6 in Mamlatdarwadi from 4.5 metres to nine metres by razing their compound walls. 'We got to know about the work only when a bulldozer came to raze the structure on April 30,' said resident Kamlesh Deorukhkar. Following this, affected residents of four of the 16 buildings on Road No 6 petitioned the courts in the first week of May. The high court case was filed by Gariba Hospital while the residents of Maitry Residency and Gurukrupa Residency jointly approached the city civil court. The matter will be heard in the HC on June 10 and on June 16 in the city civil court. The residents allege that the road is being widened hastily to favour a builder who is planning to construct a high-rise on a plot adjacent to the P North ward office. 'They are widening this road to exactly nine metres, which paves the way for the builder to get an FSI approval for a high rise,' said Shah. Dr Biten Gariba of Gariba Hospital said they went to court because the road works would affect the hospital compound. Advocate D Singh, representing Maitry Residency and Gurukrupa Residency, pleaded that their internal temporary 4.5-metre road was a private plot and therefore belonged to the society. 'Thus, it cannot be widened without acquisition,' he said. 'Also no notice of any nature was served upon the society by the BMC regarding the said road-widening. Whether the internal road is a part of the Development Plan 2034 is under consideration.' On April 15, the civic body served a notice under Section 299 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, which stated that the demarcated area would have to be cleared within seven days, failing which the BMC would itself clear it. 'We were directly served the notice. No discussions about suggestion, objections and compensation took place, and we were not even intimated,' said resident Dejul Shah, adding that the road had about 52 trees on it which would be affected. Salil Thackare, an architect, pointed out that the road was a dead end. 'Only a limited number of people stay here, and all of us are opposing this,' he said. 'Then why the haste? The existing road is good enough for us.' The residents say that the road-widening will also be dangerous. 'The digging will be perilously close to our pillars and could affect the structural integrity of the building,' said Thackare. Added Nahush Nene, 'If we give away our compound, our building will have no parking space. Why should we give our land, then park on the road and pay penalties to the BMC?'
