Maharashtra
Mumbai Monorail Connecting Chembur To Jacob Circle Near Mahalaxmi, Set For Makeover With New 5-Year Private Operator Plan
Mumbai: In a renewed push to revive Mumbai’s long-struggling monorail system, the Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Ltd (MMMOCL), a wing of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), is preparing to appoint a single private operator for its operation and maintenance through a five-year contract.
The 19.54-km monorail corridor connecting Chembur to Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk (Jacob Circle) has faced technical setbacks and service disruptions since its commercial debut on February 2, 2014. These challenges worsened after MMRDA terminated its contract with the original consortium, Scomi Engineering and Larsen & Toubro, in December 2018 due to poor performance.
Several Issues With Monorail Operations
Since then, the monorail has been running under short-term annual contracts with different private operators, resulting in coordination gaps and accountability issues. “Whenever a delay or breakdown occurs, there’s confusion over responsibility,” said an MMMOCL official, The new single-operator model aims to resolve this by ensuring end-to-end responsibility for operations and maintenance.
Despite the induction of new rakes, service reliability remains low. According to the report, on July 28, only one train ran the entire route, even though eight older rakes and seven newly procured ones were available. An eighth new rake is expected this month, with two more likely to arrive by November. These trains, supplied by Hyderabad-based Medha Servo Drives, are yet to receive full safety clearances for passenger service.
To boost efficiency, MMMOCL has floated a Rs 300 crore tender covering the entire system, 17 stations and the Wadala depot. The new contract excludes joint ventures, restricting eligibility to single bidders only.
Under its 2024 revival plan, MMMOCL aims to deploy 12 trains daily, eight refurbished and ten new ones, with two trains kept on standby and four reserved for scheduled maintenance. Originally, Scomi was supposed to supply 15 rakes, but only 10 were delivered before the agreement collapsed.
What’s The Current Status?
Currently, the monorail is scheduled to run 142 services per weekday, with each train covering around 350 km between 5:48 am and 11:00 pm. However, due to frequent technical snags and limited operational rakes, these targets are often unmet. Officials hope the new long-term operator model will bring stability, accountability and much-needed reliability to Mumbai’s first and only monorail corridor.
Maharashtra
Azmi’s unique protest… Wearing a mask, he reached Nagpur Assembly with a banner demanding effective action to end toxic air pollution in Mumbai, SMS company

Mumbai: Air pollution and toxic atmosphere are common in Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar. The people of Shivaji Nagar and Govindi are facing toxic fumes every day. Successive governments have neglected this area because it is a poor neighbourhood.
On the second day of the winter session of the Assembly today, the Samajwadi Party (SP) made a clear demand.
It has demanded the immediate closure of the SMS company, RMC plant, and dumping ground and made it clear to the government that it should stop playing with the lives of the common man.
The government should take effective steps to eliminate this toxic air pollution. Abu Asim Azmi said that due to the SMS company in Govandi, the average age of people has increased to 39 years and diseases are spreading due to burning waste and chemical materials in it, so it should be banned immediately. He further said that clean sanitation and other facilities should be available in Govandi and such a factory should be closed so that the people can live a healthy life. Abu Asim Azmi protested against the toxic air outside the Nagpur Assembly in a very unique way by holding a banner and wearing a mask.
Maharashtra
Increase in crime incidents in Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar, demand for action against drug dealers and drug users, Abu Asim demands in Nagpur Assembly

Mumbai: Due to the increase in crime incidents in Mumbai’s Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar, the law and order situation is dire. Due to the shortage of police manpower, it is difficult to control crimes. Three murders have been committed here in three months. The increasing incidents of crime. Maharashtra Samajwadi Party leader and MLA Abu Asim Azmi, while addressing the Nagpur winter session, expressed concern and said that he demanded an increase in the police manpower and the establishment of a new police station in Shivaji Nagar so that criminal elements can be curbed. Along with this, he has also demanded action against drug and drug addicts here. Abu Asim Azmi told the House on a notice seeking attention that there has been an increase in murders, attempted murders and robberies last month. A 24-year-old coconut vendor was murdered over a money transaction. The second murder was committed due to personal enmity and the third murder was committed due to drug dealing. The police are investigating this case in connection with drugs. Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar is a poor area. The law and order situation here is bad due to drug addicts and drug dealers. The population here has also increased immensely. Whenever a road expansion or other project is started somewhere, people are rehabilitated here. That is why there is a shortage of police here. Even after setting up a bat post, there is no police in it because there is a shortage of police manpower. In such a situation, Azmi has demanded that police be deployed here.
Maharashtra
Mumbai: Hajra, wife of builder Riaz in Kurla, accused of illegal abortion, Kherwadi police registers case against mother

Mumbai: An incident has come to light in Mumbai in which a case has been registered against a mother for illegally aborting a pregnancy. Kherwadi police have registered a case of abortion against the second wife of Kurla builder Riaz Shah. On December 7, Riaz Shah’s son filed a complaint in which it was stated that Hajra Shah had miscarried a 24-month-old child. The abortion was done using contraception in 2024 and on the complaint of this illegal act, the police have registered a case against Hajra and her brother Ashfaq under sections 88, 91, 238 of the BNS. This is the first case of its kind in which a case has been registered against the mother for wasting contraception. In 2024, when Riaz Shah asked his wife where the child was, she said that she had miscarried and that she had done the autopsy of the newborn in the Kurla Sunni graveyard and her brothers Ashfaq and Imran Lado knew about this. When Riaz checked in the graveyard, no record of the newborn was found, after which the police registered a case of misleading and aborting the child. Junaid Riaz Shah has filed a complaint against Liya. The police are investigating the matter further.
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