The Government of Maharashtra is undertaking large-scale redevelopment projects spanning nearly 1,000 acres across Mumbai, aimed at improving urban living conditions and housing quality, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.
The initiative focuses on revamping ageing residential clusters such as Abhyuday Nagar, Adarsh Nagar, Motilal Nagar, Punjabi Sindhi Colony, GTB Nagar, SVP Nagar and Kamathipura—areas that have long housed working- and middle-class families but are now facing infrastructure challenges due to deteriorating buildings.
These projects will be executed through MHADA along with construction agencies. In the case of GTB Nagar, which is privately owned, MHADA is expected to function as the planning authority.
“These are areas where residents have been facing difficulties due to ageing buildings. Through redevelopment, they should receive proper homes with ownership rights,” Fadnavis said, emphasising the government’s focus on improving housing for lower- and middle-income groups.
He also pointed out that high property prices in Mumbai have historically forced many residents to relocate to distant suburbs such as Kalyan, Dombivli, Ambernath and Bhiwandi. The government, he said, now aims to ensure that long-time residents can own homes within the city itself.
Fadnavis made these remarks while distributing keys to over 864 residents of the BDD Chawls in Naigaon, part of an ongoing redevelopment effort. According to MHADA Vice President and CEO Sanjeev Jaiswal, more than one-third of the planned units in the BDD redevelopment will be delivered by year-end, with nearly 3,000 rehabilitation homes ready.
Originally built in the 1920s, the BDD Chawls across Worli, Naigaon, NM Joshi Marg and Sewri have housed generations of workers. The redevelopment, one of the city’s most ambitious urban renewal projects, also includes provisions for police personnel, many of whom have lived there for decades.
Source: The Economic Times
