Sea Princess

The first phase of the Mumbai Coastal Road project, a proposed 34-kilometre freeway running along the western coastline, is expected to begin by October 2018. The freeway will link Princess Street Flyover near Marine Lines to the south-end of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL) under Phase-I and upto Kandivali under Phase-II. The project will be developed at an estimated cost of Rs 15,000 crore and will decongest the Western Express Highway and boost real estate developments across the western Mumbai.

Here is what the recent sealing drives across India's major cities tell us about the country's urban expansion.

To decongest Mumbai roads and bring down the travel time between key areas of the city, the Maharashtra government is planning to start inland water transport that would connect areas across Mumbai Metropolitan Region. While Phase-I of the water transport project will get operational by December, a detailed project report is being prepared for Phase-II. Here is all you need to know about the project.

One of the Bollywood’s highest paid actors, Shah Rukh Khan is also known for the many properties he owns in India and abroad. One of the prime properties he owns is the Signature Palm Beach Villa in Dubai at K Frond. Located at Palm Jumeirah, the world's largest artificial island, luxury facilities and monorail connectivity, the two-floor villa has six bedrooms. It is spread in an area of 8,500 sqft and is equipped with amenities such as remote-controlled garages and a private pool.

After Delhi, the illegal constructions in Gurgaon has come under the scanner of civic authorities as major drives are being conducted across the town to remove squatters and encroachments from the streets and the residential colonies. In a recent move, three enforcement teams from the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) removed illegal occupants from 11 areas in the city which includes Sadar Bazaar, Jacobpura, Rajiv Chowk, Sohna Road, Subhash Chowk, Tikri village, sectors 40, 44, 45, Silokhra and Sikanderpur. These encroachments were also causing congestion on arterial roads.