Chetna Yerunkar is a Senior Correspondent for Hindustan Times, Mumbai. She is currently covering civic and governance issues for the Mumbai bureau.
Articles by Chetna Yerunkar
1,000 trees may have to make way for revamp projects in Mumbai
Even as the furore over chopping of trees in Aarey for the Metro 3 continues, the civic tree authority has been flooded with proposals for transplanting and cutting of trees —about 1000.
Updated on Mar 24, 2015 05:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Chetna Yerunkar, Mumbai
Walking track marked as proposed road in DP
The city’s contentious draft development plan (DP) 2034 is mired in controversy yet again. A 6-metre wide under-construction walking and cycling track along the sides of the Irla nullah – a project spearheaded by the residents of Juhu – has been marked as a 6-metre wide road in the draft DP.
Updated on Mar 24, 2015 12:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Chetna Yerunkar, Mumbai
Supplying water to illegal slums will take 2 years: BMC
Although the BMC has agreed to supply water even to illegal slums, following the Bombay high court’s order, officials claimed it would take another two years for them to do so.
Updated on Mar 23, 2015 09:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Chetna Yerunkar, Mumbai
Future of 300 dilapidated buildings in Mumbai uncertain
The BMC's structural auditing drive, started more than a year ago, seems to be yielding no result, as the ward offices have failed to take action on the 280 buildings that need urgent repairs or on the 83 structures that need to be demolished.
Updated on Mar 12, 2015 10:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Chetna Yerunkar, Mumbai
Metro 3 likely to take over 9 green spaces, 2 parking lots in city
Citizens directly affected by the proposed Mumbai Metro 3 line are already up in arms against the project because of the potential damage to their locality and environment — but the threat doesn’t end there. The project is also likely to affect the city’s green spaces and parking lots as well.
Updated on Mar 12, 2015 12:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Chetna Yerunkar, Mumbai
Blueprint cancels plans to construct 1 flyover in Andheri
Residents of Andheri may lose out on a faster mode of travel as the proposed development plan has dropped the idea of constructing a flyover that was proposed in the earlier plan.
Updated on Mar 11, 2015 12:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Chetna Yerunkar, Mumbai
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