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MMRDA, Surbana Jurong sign pact for Mumbai 3.0 master plan
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Friday signed an agreement with Singapore-based Surbana Jurong Infrastructure to prepare the vision document and master plan for Mumbai 3.0, a greenfield city project…
The Story in Brief
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Friday signed an agreement with Singapore-based Surbana Jurong Infrastructure to prepare the vision document and master plan for Mumbai 3.0, a greenfield city project in Raigad district. The pact was signed by MMRDA Commissioner Dr Sanjay Mukherjee and Surbana Jurong’s South Asia CEO Avinash Mishra in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Spread over 323.44 sq km across 124 villages, the project was notified in October 2024. The consultancy will be completed in 30 weeks, with the first phase including an inception report, existing situation analysis, and a draft concept land use plan. Surbana Jurong, owned by Singapore's Temasek, has experience in planning cities like Singapore.
The Indian Opinion
The Mumbai 3.0 announcement revives familiar dreams of a planned satellite city. But India has seen many such grand visions slow down once land acquisition and environmental clearances begin. The press release is rich with ambition, yet silent on how the 124 villages will be brought on board. The real test is not the 30-week master plan timeline, but whether the government can secure willing participation from farmers and local communities. Without that, even the best Singapore blueprint stays on paper.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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