Archive · 7 Sep 2026
MMRDA Showcases Mumbai Metro Projects To Belgian Prime Minister
Mumbai officials showed Belgium’s prime minister how the city is improving its transport and infrastructure.
Sanjay Mukherjee, the head of MMRDA, presented the projects during a meeting in BKC.
He explained the Metro corridors and other developments planned for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
He also gave the Belgian leader a book about MMRDA’s work.
The meeting took place at the Bharat Diamond Bourse.
Bart De Wever was visiting India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
India and Belgium discussed ways to work more closely together.
These areas include trade, technology, defence, renewable energy and transportation.
The meeting also created an opportunity for cooperation between institutions in the two countries.
MMRDA Metropolitan Commissioner Sanjay Mukherjee briefed Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on Mumbai’s major infrastructure projects.
The presentation covered Metro corridors, mobility, urban infrastructure and metropolitan planning across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
Mukherjee presented MMRDA’s coffee-table book during their meeting at Bharat Diamond Bourse in BKC.
De Wever visited India at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation, with discussions focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation.
India and Belgium are exploring expanded cooperation in trade, investment, defence, technology, connectivity and maritime affairs.
- Who
- MMRDA Metropolitan Commissioner Sanjay Mukherjee and Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever.
- What
- Mukherjee presented Mumbai’s Metro corridors and major infrastructure projects and gave De Wever an MMRDA coffee-table book.
- When
- De Wever visited India in September; the meeting in Mumbai was reported after his September 4 arrival in the city, and Mukherjee posted about it on September 7, 2026.
- Where
- Bharat Diamond Bourse in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai.
- Why
- To showcase Mumbai’s development and explore greater cooperation and institutional exchange between India and Belgium.
- MMRDA official
- Sanjay Mukherjee, Metropolitan Commissioner
- Belgian visitor
- Bart De Wever, Prime Minister of Belgium
- Meeting venue
- Bharat Diamond Bourse, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai
- Presentation topics
- Metro connectivity, mobility, urban infrastructure and metropolitan planning
- Presented material
- MMRDA coffee-table book
- India visit
- De Wever visited India at Narendra Modi’s invitation
- Cooperation areas
- Trade, investment, defence, technology, renewable energy, connectivity, ports and maritime cooperation