The Mumbai metropolitan region is poised to emerge as one of the world’s leading urban economies by 2047, with its gross domestic product projected at $1.2–1.5 trillion and population expected to reach 3.6 to 3.8 crore, officials of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) said.

The MMR, comprising Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, and Raigad districts, spans 6,328 square kilometres and is set for major economic and infrastructural transformation through a long-term plan focusing on sustainable and inclusive urban growth, they said.

Chief Town and Country Planning Officer, MMRDA, Shankar Deshpande, outlined the vision positioning MMR alongside global economic hubs such as Tokyo, London, and Singapore, with per capita income expected to exceed Rs 33 lakh annually — equival

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