{
  "id": 6803628,
  "title": "Powai Residents Urge MMRDA To Reassess Proposed GCC Project Over Traffic, Infrastructure And Emergency Access Concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/powai-residents-urge-mmrda-to-reassess-proposed-gcc-project-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T21:01:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/powai-residents-urge-mmrda-to-reassess-proposed-gcc-project-over-traffic-infrastructure-and-emergency-access-concerns"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai's Powai residents have called on the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to reevaluate the proposed Global Capability Centre (GCC) site, raising concerns over traffic, road capacity, emergency access, drainage and the potential impact on existing civic infrastructure.\n\nA delegation of the Powai Action Forum (PAF) met with MMRDA Commissioner Dr Sanjay Mukherjee at the authority's office, presenting a petition with over 2,000 resident signatures opposing the GCC's current form. The forum also submitted a separate request for the long-overdue execution of sub-leases for cooperative housing societies under the Powai Area Development Scheme (PADS).\n\nThe residents warn that the proposed GCC could generate an estimated daily traffic of nearly one lakh commuters and over 20,000 vehicles in Powai, exacerbating congestion on an already strained road network. Forum members maintain that their opposition is not to economic growth or urban development, but rather a plea for prudent planning.\n\nThey pointed out that a significant portion of the neighborhood is served by a 60-foot-wide access route that may prove insufficient to manage the anticipated traffic influx. Forum members also expressed worry about traffic and emergency access around educational institutions like Hiranandani Foundation School and S.M. Shetty College, noting that current congestion can already cause delays in accessing hospitals.\n\nThe forum highlighted the issue of pending sub-leases for residential societies in Hiranandani Gardens, where many flat purchasers have been waiting for decades for legal sub-leases, while commercial development in Powai proceeds.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Powai Action Forum members have urged the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to reassess the proposed Global Capability Centre (GCC) in the area, citing concerns over traffic congestion, road capacity, emergency access, drainage and the impact of the proposed commercial development on existing civic infrastructure. Residents Submit Petition With 2,000 Signatures A…",
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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."
}