Overview

• Guardian Minister Ashish Shelar directed all departments and implementing agencies to fully deploy their allocated monsoon preparedness funds and submit timely compliance reports.
• Officials sanctioned a Rs 1,088 crore budget for suburban district projects, including road repairs, traffic management and emergency infrastructure.
• MMRDA and Maha Metro have set up round-the-clock emergency control rooms and are conducting safety audits at high-footfall metro construction sites to prevent disruptions.
• A detailed contingency plan has been drawn up for crowded stations such as Andheri and Ghatkopar, outlining evacuation protocols and alternative transport arrangements.
• The committee approved excluding Ketkipada and nearby settlements from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park buffer zone to facilitate in-situ rehabilitation of over 80,000 residents.