Wadala’s Korba Mithagar slums will be redeveloped by MSRDC
The state government has given the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) the job of redeveloping the Korba Mithagar slums at Wadala after initiating the redevelopment of Ramabai Colony in Ghatkopar under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The MSRDC released a call for bids on Monday in order to select consultants for the […]
Flat demolished after owner opposed society’s redevelopment terms
A 52-year-old business expert has claimed that a developer in Lokhandwala, Andheri, has illegally demolished his flat and stolen his personal goods, valued at Rs 16.14 lakh, with the help of a few members of his housing society. A formal complaint has been filed by the Oshiwara police against DGS Land Developer India Private Limited, […]
Mumbai: NAREDCO Seeks Approval for 5,000 Slum Redevelopment Projects
The National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) has formally requested the state government authorities to allocate 5,000 slum redevelopment projects to the industry body. This comes after Maharashtra Housing Minister Atul Save called on real estate developers to participate in the slum redevelopment process that the state government initiated through various agencies. The minister issued […]
Five Are Arrested Following the Death of Three Workers at a Mumbai Construction Site
Three workers died on Thursday at a building site in Malad as a result of a slab collapsing, and five persons—including the contractor—have been charged, according to the police. Three other people were critically hurt in the incident, which happened at a Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) building that was still under construction. In accordance with […]
Ambedkar Nagar Redevelopment rent check distribution is started by MMRDA and SRA
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) have started giving rent checks to qualified slum dwellers in Mata Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar, Kamaraj Nagar, and Nalanda Nagar. This is a big step towards bettering living conditions for Mumbai’s impoverished. Slum dwellers will receive 300 square foot dwellings for free as […]
Dharavi: NGOs back the Redevelopment Survey, Claiming that Non-locals are the only ones Opposed
The Maharashtra government is now conducting an informal tenant survey in Mumbai, the largest slum in Asia. A number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) who operate in Dharavi have expressed their support for this initiative. According to letters these organizations sent to state government officials, they have also charged non-local organizations with trying to obstruct the […]
Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar Reconstruction Project, MMRDA Requested a Waiver of the Premium Payments
The government land required for the redevelopment of the Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar slum project in Ghatkopar is the subject of a premium payment waiver request made by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). This plan has the potential to drastically lower the project’s costs, which could total hundreds of crores; it is presently pending […]
Cabinet Approval to Complete Postponed SRA Projects by Government Agencies
Government organizations such as the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, City Industrial Development Corporation, Maha Housing, Shivshahi Punarvasan Prakalp and MahaPreit, and Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation are now able to take up and finish Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA)-stalled projects. The state cabinet approved a proposal to […]
Slum Redevelopment: Seven Government Agencies Will Head Up This Project, Despite SRA Work Delays
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday ordered seven government organizations to take up the duty of building 2,20,889 units across 223 delayed rehabilitation schemes, as the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) in Mumbai is experiencing delays in its work. The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Maharashtra […]
Government pushes the 20-year-old SRA project
A long-standing Slum Redevelopment Authority (SRA) project in Andheri (West) has gained momentum after 20 years of stagnation when the state government directed the creation of a new list of qualifying slumdwellers and their biometric survey. In accordance with Section 13(2) of the Maharashtra Slum Areas Act, the SRA has ended the work assigned to […]