Properties in Vizianagaram Road Visakhapatnam

The Indian government, under ‘Act East’ Policy, is developing infrastructure projects in the North Eastern Region (NER) to boost connectivity. It will develop road networks spanning 5,200 kilometres in the North East Region along with National Highway projects and undertake upgradation under the Bharatmala Pariyojana and invest Rs 48,000 crore for building 15 new rail line projects across the state capitals.

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.

Pending from past 25 years, the elevated bridge between Mumbai’s tourist spot Madh Island and Versova is finally set to take off. Once completed, the new road will be connected to the coastal roads. The improved connectivity will boost the prospect of the region as a real estate hub.

Vishad P Mafatlal, managing director, Mafatlal Denims has purchased a luxury duplex apartment in Lodha Group’s Altamount towers. Located at Altamount Road in south Mumbai, the apartment has been purchased for Rs 89 crore while Rs 4.45 crore has been given as stamp duty. The bare-shell apartment is spread in an area of 10,000 sqft and sits on the 10th and 11th floor of the tower. Here’s all you need to know about the apartment and the project.

In what is being touted as one of the biggest apartment deals in the country, RPG Group Chairman Harsh Goenka has bought a five-bedroom luxury sea-facing unit in Mumbai’s Malabar Hill for Rs 45.2 crore from Citibank India. The property, say media reports, was sold through an auction conducted by the bank recently.