Dharavi Ward 185 Turns Spotlight On Redevelopment As Key Civic Poll Issue
January 10, 2026: Redevelopment has become the defining theme of the civic election discourse in Dharavi’s Ward 185, driven largely by the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) and its implications for local communities. The ward, with nearly 40,000 voters, is part of the larger Dharavi assembly segment covering wards 183 to 189 and around 2.35 lakh […]
MHADA Plans Over 7 Lakh Homes In Mumbai Metropolitan Region In Five Years
October 13, 2025: The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) aims to generate more than 700,000 homes across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) over the next five years, including nearly 550,000 homes in Mumbai, said Sanjeev Jaiswal, Vice President and CEO of MHADA. The projects will encompass affordable housing units sold via lottery, inclusive […]
Sion Society’s Wait For A Compound Wall Stretches Into The Twelfth Year
August 29. 2025: Residents of Chaitanya Cooperative Housing Society in Sion’s Pratiksha Nagar have been waiting for over 12 years for compound walls to be built around their premises, despite repeated assurances from the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA). The society, which consists of 112 flats and four shops, was allotted to homeowners […]
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 […]
Government Proposes Relocation Of High-Frequency Towers To Ease Building Restrictions
August 13, 2025: The state government has written to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) proposing to relocate the transmission towers from Dahisar to Gorai at no cost to the authority. This marks the fourth such communication from the government to the Centre, urging a swift resolution to the long-pending issue. The high-frequency communication equipment, […]
MMRDA To Auction Vacant Plots From Ramabai Nagar Redevelopment Project
In a strategic move to raise revenue, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will auction vacant land parcels from the Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar slum redevelopment project. Following the successful rehabilitation of slum residents, the remaining land will be leased to MMRDA by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) and auctioned for private development. Approved developers […]