Uttar Pradesh has allocated ₹700 crore to boost smart infrastructure in 7 cities including Ayodhya and Ghaziabad. Each city will receive ₹100 crore to develop traffic systems, green zones, schools, and healthcare under the extended Smart City Mission.

Mumbai's ambitious coastal road project reached a milestone this week when the 44-meter length linking the northbound coastal road to the Worli sea connection was erected. This improves city connections, although project completion is projected to take place next year.

Residents of Breach Candy in South Mumbai are frustrated by traffic congestion caused by the adjacent junction on the Mumbai Coastal Road. The Coastal Road's advantages aside, neighbours say a design mistake, specifically the absence of direct interchange access, has exacerbated their journeys.