CM Shinde Approves Extensive Development Plans for Mumbai's Backbay Reclamation

The approved plans include a marina, new legislative building, residential and commercial zones, and a major highway to enhance connectivity.

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde greenlit the revised development plan for Mumbai's Backbay Reclamation area.
The project features a marina, beaches, new legislative building, and divided residential and commercial zones.
A new access-controlled highway will connect Kalyan, Dombivli, Ulhasnagar, Ambernath, and Badlapur with Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.
The highway aims to cut travel time to Mumbai to 60 minutes and Navi Mumbai to 30 minutes, alleviating congestion in Thane.
An office for the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) will be constructed in Bandra Kurla Complex, promoting fintech and digital innovation.