The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has made the significant decision to hand over all reserved public roadways in its layouts throughout Mumbai to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to expedite urban development. It is anticipated that this choice will help BMC maintain better roads, avoid waterlogging during the monsoon, and guarantee compliance with the city’s overall development plan.
The decision was made during a meeting on 9 January at MHADA’s headquarters. MHADA Vice President and CEO Sanjeev Jayswal highlighted that the move was meant to boost road maintenance and speed up the city’s urban development.
In Mumbai, MHADA oversees 114 layouts, several of which have designated public roadways as part of the BMC’s development plan. These roads serve the public interest and are essential to the city’s infrastructure. As part of the ruling, Jayswal directed the respective Property Managers and Executive Engineers to promptly transfer these roads—whether they were cleared or encroached upon—to the relevant BMC departments “as-is.”
In addition to helping the BMC build and upgrade roads under the city’s development strategy, this transfer will guarantee more efficient road administration, maintenance, and repair inside the housing layouts. It is anticipated that the action will hasten road construction, which will benefit locals.
The transfer of designated roadways has been postponed, which has resulted in major delays in many of the redevelopment and infrastructural projects that are currently underway in Mumbai. This decision is viewed as a critical step in resolving long-standing delays in road development throughout the city, and it comes after several discussions aimed at finding a solution.
Source: Lokmat Times
