SRA Halts 140 Slum Redevelopment Projects In Mumbai Over Rent Arrears And Pollution Violations
October 31, 2025: In a major crackdown on non-compliant developers, the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has issued ‘stop work’ notices to 140 slum redevelopment projects across Mumbai for violations including rent arrears, failure to follow pollution-control norms, and non-transfer of project-affected flats. The SRA has stated that these orders will be revoked only after the […]
Government Appoints SRA, DRP As Planning Authority For Mulund Salt Pan And Kurla Dairy Land
October 30, 2025: In a key move to advance the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP), the Maharashtra government has appointed the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) and the DRP as the special planning authority (SPA) for the 42.51-acre Jamasp Salt Pan land in Mulund East and the 8.5-hectare Kurla Dairy land in Mumbai. The state’s Urban Development […]
Bombay High Court Quashes SRA’s Acquisition Of NESCO Land, Cites Violation Of Due Process
October 15, 2025: The Bombay High Court has set aside the acquisition of land owned by NESCO Limited in Goregaon (East) by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), ruling that the process violated due procedure under the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971. A division bench of Justices G.S. Kulkarni and Aarti A. […]
Slum Rehabilitation Authority Plans To Acquire Larger Office Space Near BKC
October 04, 2025: The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), which is responsible for approving and monitoring slum redevelopment projects across Maharashtra, is in the process of acquiring a new office space measuring 10,000 to 20,000 sq ft in the vicinity of Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Mumbai’s prime commercial hub. Currently, the SRA operates from its headquarters […]
Mumbai Unlocks 6,000 Acres For Biggest-Ever Slum Redevelopment Drive
September 11, 2025: Just ahead of last year’s assembly elections, former chief minister Eknath Shinde had pledged to make Mumbai slum-free. Months earlier, his government had cleared a plan to redevelop nearly 32 hectares of land in Ghatkopar , which Shinde described as merely “a trailer” of what lay ahead. That “trailer” has now turned […]
SRA Halts Flat Sales In Goregaon Redevelopment Over Alleged Irregularities
September 10, 2025: The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has directed developer Satish Dattani of Kalindi Estate Developers to halt the sale of flats in the free-sale component of the Bhagatsingh Nagar Rahivasi Sangh project at Goregaon (West). The directive follows allegations of serious irregularities. The order, issued on September 1 by the executive engineer of […]
SC Rules Land Cannot Be Taken Without First Extinguishing Owner’s Rehabilitation Rights
August 25, 2025: The Supreme Court has ruled that landowners enjoy a preferential right to redevelop their property under the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971, before the State or the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) can intervene. The judgment came in a dispute concerning a parcel of land in Kurla, Mumbai, owned […]
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 […]
Mulund Locals Push Back Against Dharavi Rehabilitation Plans In Area
Mulund residents in Mumbai have opposed the rehabilitation of residents from Dharavi, the biggest slum in Asia, since they believe it will put a burden on the city’s already-existing municipal infrastructure. They claim that Mulund’s demographics will be impacted by the Maharashtra government’s decision. For the Dharavi rehabilitation project, the state government has set aside […]
SRA Calls For Developer Applications To Transform Mumbai’s Slums
The application process for developers to be appointed to work on development and redevelopment projects within its purview has been made public by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) in Mumbai. Throughout Mumbai, this project seeks to guarantee the methodical implementation of redevelopment plans and expedite rehabilitation. Acquiring the empanelment application forms between March 7th and […]