MHADA Clears Redevelopment Of Four Dilapidated Buildings In Sion’s Pratiksha Nagar
The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) has announced the redevelopment of four unsafe transit buildings in Mumbai’s Sion Pratiksha Nagar, bringing relief to residents who have been waiting for years for a concrete solution. The decision follows repeated concerns raised by occupants about the deteriorating condition of the structures. In a key policy […]
Tenants Of 935 Cessed Buildings Hopeful As MHADA Concludes Hearings After HC Stay On Redevelopment Notices
November 21, 2025: The tenants and landlords of 935 cessed buildings in Mumbai—whose redevelopment was halted after a Bombay High Court stay—have expressed cautious optimism as the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) completed a two-week hearing process mandated by the court. Between November 7 and 20, MHADA officials recorded submissions from both parties, […]
Pagdi Tenants Rally At Azad Maidan, Demand Fair Redevelopment And Protection Of Housing Rights
November 19, 2025: Pagdi tenants from across Mumbai gathered at Azad Maidan on Tuesday to demand long-pending reforms in the redevelopment of cessed and non-cessed buildings, highlighting how thousands of families continue to live in unsafe, century-old structures. Among them were Jagdish and Ravi Mulchandani, a father-son duo from Marine Lines, who have spent years […]
Redevelopment Emerges As Mumbai’s Most Critical Tool For Urban Renewal And Future Growth
November 18, 2025: Mumbai stands at a pivotal juncture in its urban evolution. A city long defined by resilience and ambition is now confronting the realities of shrinking land availability, ageing infrastructure, and rising population density. The way forward, experts emphasise, lies not in outward expansion but in redevelopment — the most sustainable means to […]
Amended MHADA Act Spurs Redevelopment Of Dilapidated Cessed Buildings Across Mumbai
October 25, 2025: Two years after the Maharashtra government amended the MHADA Act to accelerate the redevelopment of old and unsafe cessed and non-cessed buildings in Mumbai’s island city, the initiative is beginning to show tangible results. In December 2022, Section 91(a) was added to the Act to streamline the redevelopment process. Of the 91 […]
BJP MLA Seeks Extension Of Redevelopment Policy To Mumbai Suburbs
October 3, 2025: BJP MLA Mihir Kotecha has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, urging the extension of the cessed building redevelopment policy to dilapidated structures in Mumbai’s suburban areas. He argued that such a move would accelerate long-delayed redevelopment projects and provide timely relief to residents living in unsafe conditions. Kotecha, who represents […]
Redevelopment Of 4,200 Backward Class Housing Buildings Stalled Amid Legal Dispute
September 17, 2025: Across Maharashtra, 4,200 buildings constructed under the Backward Classes Housing Scheme are now more than four decades old, with many in a severely dilapidated condition. Residents have been demanding urgent redevelopment, but the process has been stalled due to stringent conditions imposed by the Social Justice Department and ongoing legal disputes. The […]
Bombay HC Raps Social Welfare Department For Blocking Vikhroli Redevelopment
August 19, 2025: The Bombay High Court has strongly criticised the state social welfare department for obstructing the redevelopment of a dangerously weak 50-year-old building in Kannamwar Nagar, Vikhroli East. The court warned that departmental officers would be held personally accountable if any untoward incident occurred. A division bench of Justices G.S. Kulkarni and Arif […]
Aaditya Thackeray Voices Support For Pagdi Tenants In Redevelopment Row
August 16, 2025: A 50-member delegation from the Pagdi Ekta Sangh met Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray at Matoshree this week, highlighting the plight of thousands of families living in dilapidated pagdi buildings across Mumbai. Residents warned that the situation had reached “breaking point,” with many pre-1940 ‘A-category’ structures now in hazardous condition. Cracked […]
Bombay High Court Slams MHADA Over Arbitrary Redevelopment Notices
July 29, 205: In a stern rebuke, the Bombay High Court on Monday censured the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) for what it described as the illegal and heavy-handed conduct of its executive engineers. The court took serious note of over 900 redevelopment notices issued under Section 79A of the MHADA Act, calling […]