Maharashtra

Minister Reins in Mumbai's Haphazard Development Controls; Will the City's Skyline Suffer?

The chief minister of the Indian state of Maharashtra (home to Mumbai) is pushing to rationalize the region's density controls, which had been prone to abuse by developers. Some fear the controls will result in more homogenous designs.

May 20, 2013 - The Financial Times

An Invitation to Sprawl?

New legislation by the Maharashtra State Governments would allow private land owners to apply for city boundary expansions as a tool to ease congestion.

December 27, 2011 - Hindustan Times

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