The state’s warehouse boom is redefining its industrial growth while posing difficult questions about planning and sustainability. Discussions about infrastructure in Maharashtra almost invariably gravitate towards marquee projects like the Mumbai Coastal Road, the Samruddhi Mahamarg, the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link or the upcoming Vadhavan Port. They dominate headlines because they offer visible proof of progress. Yet another transformation is unfolding with far less public at

Mumbai: The rapid expansion of India’s logistics sector is closely tied to the parallel growth of infrastructure, industrial activity and global trade integration. Within this context, Navi Mumbai is steadily positioning itself as a critical node in the country’s logistics network, owing to its proximity to key gateways such as the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority and the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport. This locational advantage is further amplified by transformati

Mumbai has always grown by shedding its skin. From the original seven islands to the sprawl of Navi Mumbai, the city’s history is one of outward leaps to relieve inward pressure. The proposed ‘Third Mumbai’ project, the brainchild of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, is perhaps most ambitious of these expansions. Spread across more than 320 sq. km in Raigad, it promises to turn 124 villages in Uran, Panvel and Pen into a new economic frontier. The question is not whether Mumbai n