The Maharashtra government is now conducting an informal tenant survey in Mumbai, the largest slum in Asia. A number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) who operate in Dharavi have expressed their support for this initiative. According to letters these organizations sent to state government officials, they have also charged non-local organizations
To address the problems with air pollution, noise pollution, and blasting brought on by the current construction and redevelopment projects in the city, NMMC has released a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). The circular, which can be found on the NMMC website at www.nmmc.gov.in, was created in response to complaints that
In a letter to the Additional Director (Western Region) of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Swapna Patkar, a witness in the money-laundering case involving Goregaon’s Patra Chawl, claims she was threatened with death and subjected to sexual assault “for changing the statements given during the investigation of the case.” Patkar added
A large number of inhabitants of MHADA have threatened to abstain from the next Vidhan Sabha elections in protest of their unmet demand for the reconstruction of 388 reconstructed tenements. Residents of Azad Maidan in Mumbai are planning to boycott the elections with banners reading “No House No Vote” at
The Mumbai Board Lottery 2024 of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has announced a price decrease of 10–25% on 370 houses. The 370 flats, which were purchased through renovation initiatives funded by DCRs 33(5), 33(7), and 58, are now offered at drastically lower costs. A 25% decrease
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has established a specialized task force to examine construction sites every week around the city. The force was established to investigate the noise and sound pollution that the city’s ongoing development and building projects are causing. NMMC has been working on a comprehensive Standard
Thirteen individuals from a real estate company have been arrested by the Chitalsar police for their roles in irregularities pertaining to the reconstruction of structures on MHADA land between 2014 and 2019. As of yet, no one has been arrested. In the First Information Report, Arun Tayade, the complainant, claimed
The government land required for the redevelopment of the Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar slum project in Ghatkopar is the subject of a premium payment waiver request made by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). This plan has the potential to drastically lower the project’s costs, which could total hundreds of
On Monday night, a wall collapse in the Kalbadevi Chira Bazaar district of Mumbai left two laborers dead and one injured. At approximately 5:20 PM, a 30-foot-long and roughly 5- to 7-foot-high compound wall abruptly collapsed in the Gandhi building’s corridor between two buildings. Few workers who were nearby were
Two operators have expressed interest in helping the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) implement Pod Taxis between Bandra and Kurla in order to relieve traffic in the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC). Applications from Chennai-based Refex Industries and Hyderabad-based Sai Green Mobility Pvt Ltd have been received, according to MMRDA
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