Unfinished SRA projects may be finished by Mhada, MMRDA, and CIDCO: Devendra Fadnavis
On Thursday, the state government declared that the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), and the City Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) could take up the unfinished Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) projects. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis made this statement in response to a query about SRA projects […]
HC scolds state and SRA for holding up the decision to alter the BLDR
The decision to permit a change in the developer of a Wadala redevelopment project that has stalled has been met with criticism from the Bombay High Court by the state government and the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA). In their judgment on Wednesday, Justices Mahesh Sonak and Kamal Khata declared that “State and SRA cannot adopt […]
The “strange” slum strategy of the Maharashtra government promotes encroachment on both public and private lands : Mumbai HC
The Maharashtra government’s slum policy, which converts private and public lands into free tenement for encroachers after they are recognized as slum rehabilitation areas, was called “strange” by the Bombay High Court on Tuesday. The court stated that nowadays we would not be faced with the issue of an international city like Mumbai being known […]
Builder who postponed development of a valuable BMC site in Byculla is removed by a High Court order
An ruling by the Apex Grievance Redressal Committee (AGRC) of the Maharashtra government restoring Krish Developers as the builder for a prime municipal plot in Byculla spanning 10,525 square meters has been overturned by the Bombay High Court. Eleven run-down municipal tenanted chawls will be included in the composite reconstruction, together with the rehabilitation of […]
Bombay High Court: “Owner Has Preferential Right To Redevelop Property”
The Bombay High Court rejected the Slum Rehabilitation Authority’s (SRA) plan to buy a portion of Mount Mary Church land in Bandra (W) in order to create a slum there. The court also stated that the property owner has the “preferential right” to carry out the property’s renovation. The court further noted the peculiarity of […]
21 more acres were granted to the Dharavi revitalization project
The Kurla dairy’s 21-acre site has been approved for transfer to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project and the Slum Rehabilitation Authority by the Maharashtra government’s dairy development department. Slum dwellers who were not eligible for free housing via the Dharavi project, a joint venture between the Maharashtra government and the Adani Group, can be rehabilitated using […]