Author: Halarnkar Samar
Place: Mumbai
Publisher: HT Media Limited
Pages: 207
Source: Received from Jamsheed Kanga
Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai
Sub-Subject: Bombay
Keyword: Island of Bombay, Metro, Footpath, Waterfront, Transportation
Classification: 954.792
Shelf: C7R4
Accession No: B1144
Contents: Foreword: A Million Conversation Now The Eastern Freeways The Western Sealinks The Mumbai Metro The New Taxis The Railway Transformation The Water Alternative The Road Transformation The Waterfronts The Airport Makeover The New Railway Station The Public Toilet The Garbage Makeover The Heritage Projects The Vertical Question The Footpath Makeover The Great Drains The Parking Imperative The Water Project The Big Money Who’s In Charge?
Abstract: *The Mumbai Project: A Million Conversations Now* explores the major infrastructural, social, and environmental transformations shaping Mumbai today. Covering developments like the Metro, Eastern Freeways, Sealinks, and public transport upgrades, it highlights efforts to improve sustainability through water, waste, and drainage projects. The initiative also focuses on enhancing public amenities—footpaths, toilets, and waterfronts—while preserving heritage and questioning vertical growth. It raises critical issues around governance and funding, asking who drives change in the city. Framed as “a million conversations,” the project presents Mumbai’s evolution as a complex, collaborative dialogue between citizens, institutions, and urban aspirations.