A century-old chawl enclave in south Mumbai is the first to get approval for cluster redevelopment in the city. The state’s housing authority, Mhada, has given the go-ahead to redevelop Old Chikhalwadi at Tardeo. The 1.54-acre plot, comprising a labyrinth of 12 chawls in which over 200 people live, stands behind Bhatia Hospital.

The subsidiary of the MRG Group has signed a memorandum with the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission to develop an IT Park in the state. As per the MoU, the MRG Group will build the park on 15 acres of land at Goldfinch City, Mangaluru. Phase 1 of the project will have a built-up area of 2 lakh sq ft.

The Vienna-based firm plans to invest Rs. 400 crore in India to expand its refractory making capacity. At present, the company produces 1.42 lakh tonne refractory material at three plants located at Bhiwadi, Visakhapatnam and Cuttack, and it plans to double its capacity to 2.8 LT, though it has not shared any timelines for this.

The board of the Kolkata-based carbon and graphite product manufacturing company has approved a capital expenditure proposal for a 35 MW hybrid (solar and wind) renewable energy project. The project will supply captive power to its electrode facility in Satpur, Nashik.

NHAI has invited bids for six-laning of Kadambattukonam. The scope of work includes six-laning from the start of Kazhakuttam flyover section of new NH-66 (old NH-47) in Kerala on EPC mode under Bharatmala Pariyojana. The estimated value of the project is Rs. 856.3 crore with completion period of 17 months.

The Union environment ministrys Expert Appraisal Committee has granted environmental clearance for phase III of the Chennai-Bengaluru Expressway project. The total length of the third phase is 106 km. The project involves construction of 54 bridges, 13 vehicular subways and six toll plazas.

The Telangana government has put the proposed Elevated Bus Rapid Transit System project in Hyderabad into cold storage, and is instead planning to go for a Light Rail Transit System with a corridor length of 25.40 km, which covers 10 km more than the planned EBRTS system. HUMTA is the nodal agency.

Greater Noida authority has decided to spend Rs 121 crore on a project, for initiating a system for door-to-door waste collection across the city and transport the same at the landfill site for treatment. The authority on Monday floated the key tender, inviting companies for solid waste management across the city, who will take up the job and develop an integrated mechanism for waste handling according to the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016

The Bairiya bus stand in Muzaffarpur is to be beautified and renovated at an estimated cost of more than Rs. 120 crore would be spent to renovate, beautify and bring new facilities to the bus stand. The Detailed Project Report for this is in the last phase and would soon be released.