• BMC will auction two immovable properties with pending property tax dues in Kalbadevi and Chembur.
• The auction deadline, originally scheduled for Wednesday, has been extended by a week to November 6.
• Expected revenue from the auction: about Rs 63 crore.
• On October 1, BMC issued a public notice to auction five immovable properties for unpaid property taxes.
• One Vile Parle property, with dues and penalties totaling Rs 19.36 crore, has cleared its outstanding amount.
• The remaining four properties included land parcels, shops and a residential house, but two owners in Chunabhatti and Borivali cleared their dues.
• The two remaining properties for auction are:
• A plot of land owned by the Housing Commissioner of Bombay: base price Rs 37 crore; area 3,073.14 sq.m.
• A residential-cum-commercial unit on Abdul Rehman Street: base price Rs 26.01 crore; area 1,648 sq.m.
• An agency has been appointed to conduct the online auction.
• If there are not enough bidders, BMC may conduct a re-auction.
• A successful auction requires at least three bidders in the system.
• The last property auction took place around four decades ago.
• Mumbai’s cumulative outstanding property tax dues have reached Rs 22,000 crore, including penalties accrued over the past 15 years, with some cases dating back to 2010.

Residents of Breach Candy and nearby neighbourhoods demand a dedicated exit from Mumbai Coastal Road to Nepean Sea Road (NSR). UnlockTheExit campaign launched March 11 advocates for the exit to distribute traffic more evenly across Breach Candy, NSR, Malabar Hill and Kemps Corner.

Current situation: Traffic exiting through Amarsons interchange enters a dense urban corridor with narrow carriageways (many less than 10 metres wide) and heavy local activity including ambulance services and VIP movement. Vehicles take 30 minutes to cover 300 metres during peak hours. The interchange serves Breach Candy, Malabar Hill, Kemps Corner, Kalbadevi, Girgaon and Bhuleshwar.

2016 Coastal Road Detailed Project Report estimated only 2.2% of NSR traffic would divert to Coastal Road, based on 2008 traffic data. Residents' September 2025 study showed nearly 50% of vehicles exiting Amarsons interchange headed towards NSR or Malabar Hill. Earlier planning studies had recommended an NSR exit but it was not included in the 2016 report.

Proposal: Use reclaimed land parcel near Embassy Apartments on NSR (currently under MSRDC) to create one-kilometre exit from Coastal Road's north-south carriageway. BMC requested PWD to transfer the MSRDC land strip, but no progress reported. Chief minister directed authorities to examine the plan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the final 10.99-km Worli–Cuffe Parade stretch of Mumbai Metro Line 3 on October 11, 2025. Phase 2B was reported to cost ₹12,200 crore. Experts expect improved access to boost interest in Cuffe Parade and Colaba, where new projects are priced around ₹75,000 per sq. ft, and in Andheri East, SEEPZ and BKC. Brokers also expect more redevelopment of old buildings in Girgaon and Kalbadevi, though buildings with legacy problems may miss out. The full corridor is approximately 33 km. Modi flagged off the 12.69-km Aarey JVLR–BKC stretch, with 10 operational stations, on October 5, 2024; Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde inaugurated the 9.6-km BKC–Acharya Atre Chowk stretch on May 9. Proposed by MMRDA around 2004, the line’s total project cost exceeds ₹37,000 crore.

Chunniwala Building in Chira Bazar, Kalbadevi, collapsed on August 17, 2025. Seventeen families, many staying with relatives for nearly three weeks, were told on September 4 that they would receive keys to allotted transit homes at Ghodapdeo only after Anant Chaturdashi. Some residents said they had been displaced for 20 days and had completed the process twice. MHADA officials had initially promised on August 31 to move them within three days. Residents said officials cited staff shortages due to Ganesh festival duties; with the final day of idol immersion falling on a Saturday, they expected an update no earlier than September 8 or 9. MHADA officials were unavailable for comment.