Overview

• Thane’s District Planning Committee approved drone- and AI-based traffic management and rooftop solar on government buildings.
• Shinde directed the MMRDA to form an expert committee to propose short-, mid- and long-term congestion solutions across the MMR.
• After lawmakers detailed poor road conditions, he instructed the MSRDC to suspend the officer blamed for substandard work.
• He ordered junior engineer Sanket Gharat removed as managing director of the state water-supply undertaking serving MMR municipal corporations.
• Immediate relief was prioritized for flood-damaged roads, bridges and schools, with water measures discussed for Chikhali Dam and Ulhas River.