{
  "id": 6126717,
  "title": "MMRDA Chief Showcases Mumbai's Metro Corridors & Mega Projects To Belgian PM Bart De Wever At BKC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/mmrda-chief-showcases-mumbais-metro-corridors-mega-projects-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T09:29:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mmrda-chief-showcases-mumbais-metro-corridors-mega-projects-to-belgian-pm-bart-de-wever-at-bkc-mumbai-news"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Metropolitan Commissioner Sanjay Mukherjee recently showcased the authority's transformative projects and vision for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) to Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever. The meeting took place at the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BKC) in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) during De Wever's three-day visit to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.\n\nDuring the interaction, Mukherjee presented a coffee-table book by MMRDA, highlighting the authority's work in mobility, Metro connectivity, urban infrastructure, and metropolitan planning. De Wever expressed interest in further strengthening bilateral ties and expanding cooperation between India and Belgium in areas such as trade, investment, defense, technology, renewable energy, connectivity, ports and maritime cooperation, and people-to-people ties.\n\nThe Belgian Prime Minister's visit to India aimed to bolster relations and cooperation across various sectors. India and Belgium share a long-standing diplomatic relationship that dates back more than three centuries, with diplomatic ties established in 1947.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Metropolitan Commissioner Sanjay Mukherjee briefed Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on the authority's transformative projects and its vision to develop the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) into a globally competitive economic hub during his visit to the city. According to reports, De Wever, who arrived in Mumbai on September 4,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}