Cluster Model To Fast-Track Malvani Slum Redevelopment; Roadmap Set For 14,000 Homes
December 16, 2025: The Maharashtra government has moved decisively to accelerate slum redevelopment in Mumbai’s Malvani area, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis directing that the Cluster Development Model be implemented across the entire locality. The objective is to transform Malvani into a completely slum-free zone within a shorter timeframe through coordinated and large-scale redevelopment. At […]
Mumbai Misses Slum Rehab Target: Only 37,560 Homes Ready, Raising Doubts On 2030 Housing Goals
November 11, 2025: With less than two months remaining until the 2022–25 deadline, Mumbai has completed barely a quarter of its target to construct 1.5 lakh tenements for slum rehabilitation. According to officials from the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), only 37,560 homes had been completed and granted occupation certificates as of September 2025. The sluggish […]
Bombay HC Clears Way For Dhobi Ghat Redevelopment, Says Washermen Have No Right To Obstruct
October 21, 2025: The Bombay High Court has ruled that washermen at South Mumbai’s iconic Dhobi Ghat near Jacob Circle cannot obstruct the ongoing Slum Rehabilitation (SR) project when an alternate site has already been offered to them. The court observed while dismissing a plea filed by the rassi-holders—individuals who use the area to insert […]
CM Fadnavis Directs MMRDA To Complete Phase I Of Ramabai Ambedkar And Kamraj Nagar Redevelopment In Two Years
October 15, 2025: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday instructed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to complete the first phase of the long-delayed Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar and Kamraj Nagar redevelopment project within two years. The Rs 8,498-crore cluster redevelopment, jointly undertaken by the MMRDA and Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), aims to transform […]
Bombay HC Questions SRA Redevelopment Of Prime Cuffe Parade Land
October 4, 2025: The Bombay High Court has raised serious concerns over the proposed redevelopment of 33 acres of prime government land at Cuffe Parade in South Mumbai under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) scheme. In a strongly worded order on 1 October, the court questioned whether the land, sought for slum redevelopment, was being […]
Bombay High Court Questions Slum Redevelopment On Prime South Mumbai Land
October 3, 2025: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday cautioned that large tracts of public land cannot be appropriated under the guise of a slum redevelopment scheme. Justices Girish Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe expressed concern over the state’s largesse, stating that a 33-acre government-owned plot in the Cuffe Parade/Colaba area—one and a half times the […]
Mahayuti Government Driving Historic Transformation In Mumbai: Dy CM Shinde
September 3, 2025: Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said the Maharashtra government is committed to bringing back Marathi-speaking families who were forced to leave Mumbai due to the lack of affordable housing. Replying to a debate under Rule 293 in the assembly, he said the Mahayuti government is working on a massive urban […]
Supreme Court Upholds Landowner’s Right In Kurla Slum Redevelopment Dispute
August 23, 2025: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a 2018 Bombay High Court ruling that struck down the Maharashtra government’s acquisition of land in Kurla for a slum rehabilitation project. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N. K. Singh ruled that landowners have a preferential right to redevelop their property under the Maharashtra […]
SRA Pushes Redevelopment Drive As It Targets 5 Lakh Homes Planned For Slum Dwellers
August 16, 2025: With a slum-free Mumbai still an unfulfilled aspiration, the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has set up a dedicated Project Implementation Unit (PIU) with the ambitious goal of delivering over five lakh homes to slum residents within the next five years. This target is more than double the total of 2.75 lakh houses […]
Bombay HC Clears Path For Santacruz Slum Redevelopment After 4-Year Delay
August 16, 2025: The Bombay High Court on Thursday reprimanded a group of residents from the Jaku Club slum pocket in Santacruz East for obstructing the redevelopment of their settlement for nearly four years. The court directed the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) to proceed with eviction under police protection and vacate the site within two […]