For decades, MHADA has come to mean crumbling buildings; what's the solution?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

For decades, MHADA has come to mean crumbling buildings; what's the solution?

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Three generations of the Mishra family have been raised in a room measuring 220 sq ft in a housing colony at Kalachowkie in Parel. The story of Abhyudaya Nagar’s redevelopment mirrors that of thousands of crumbling MHADA buildings across Mumbai. Eknath Rajapure, working president, MHADA Sangharsh Kruti Samiti, says that residents of MHADA buildings face challenges such as corruption within the housing board; MHADA’s callous disinterest towards what can only be described as a humanitarian crisis building in its properties; developers who dupe residents or back out of projects; tenants-builder-landowner disputes; and litigation that effectively stonewalls projects. Cluster Redevelopment: New Life So, how does a housing board go from a state of policy paralysis and inertia to being appointed as the Special Planning Authority for some of Mumbai’s most ground-breaking redevelopment schemes? Among these was an amendment to Rule 33 of the Cluster Redevelopment Policy, a game-changer possibly inspired by the success of Mumbai’s first-ever cluster redevelopment project – the Bhendi Bazaar urban renewal plan.

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MHADA to venture into student hostel, old age home, rental housing sectors
1 month ago

MHADA to venture into student hostel, old age home, rental housing sectors

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: For the first time in the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority’s 47-year-old existence, the housing body will foray into diverse housing solutions like rental housing, student accommodation, working women’s hostels, shared units, studio apartments, industrial housing, and old age homes. MHADA to venture into student hostel, old age home, rental housing sectors According to MHADA officials, the plan …

63-year-old woman injured in slab collapse in MHADA building
4 months ago

63-year-old woman injured in slab collapse in MHADA building

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: In yet another incident of slab collapse in the old and dilapidated MHADA buildings in the city, a 63-year-old woman, Alka Desai, residing in Gulmohor building at Dadar got injured after an overheard slab collapsed on her on Monday night. Mumbai, India – Sep 10, 2024: Residence show the Slab collapsed in Gulmohar building of MHADA at Dadar and …

MHADA building residents protest, seeks govt order on redevelopment
4 months, 1 week ago

MHADA building residents protest, seeks govt order on redevelopment

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Residents of 388 MHADA buildings on Wednesday gathered in thousands at Azad Maidan to stage protest, as despite chief minister Eknath Shinde promising them of a redevelopment scheme, the order has not been issued till now. HT Image MHADA had redeveloped these 388 buildings three to four decades back, after demolishing around 900 old buildings in Mumbai city. As …

MHADA lists 20 buildings as extremely dangerous in South Mumbai, asks residents to move out before monsoon hits
7 months, 1 week ago

MHADA lists 20 buildings as extremely dangerous in South Mumbai, asks residents to move out before monsoon hits

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority has issued a list of 20 residential buildings in South Mumbai that are extremely dangerous and required to be vacated immediately. MHADA has issued a list of 20 residential buildings in South Mumbai that are extremely dangerous and required to be vacated immediately. Along with this, the Mumbai civic body, also known as …

Structurally sound buildings can’t be declared dilapidated: HC to MHADA
1 year ago

Structurally sound buildings can’t be declared dilapidated: HC to MHADA

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court rebuked the Maharashtra Housing and Development Authority on Tuesday for hastily declaring several properties on Shuklaji Street in Tardeo as dangerous based solely on visual inspection, subsequently proposing their redevelopment without due process. The court was addressing petitions filed by building owners challenging MHADA’s declarations of their properties as dangerous under Section 79A of the …

MHADA frames new policy for sale of 11,184 vacant flats across state
1 year, 1 month ago

MHADA frames new policy for sale of 11,184 vacant flats across state

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority has framed a new policy for the sale of 11,184 flats that are unsold in its regional boards. HT Image Sanjeev Jaiswal, CEO, MHADA had formed a study group, which submitted a report stating that the policy has been determined for the sale of old vacant tenements, and according to this, the …

MHADA gets back ₹500 crore given for railway land to develop Dharavi Project
1 year, 2 months ago

MHADA gets back ₹500 crore given for railway land to develop Dharavi Project

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority on Friday received ₹500 crore for the acquisition of railway land for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project. MHADA on Friday got back ₹500 crore given for the railway land development. “It was decided that once the developer is appointed for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project the money taken from MHADA will be given back …

All redevelopment flats to be minimum 300 sq ft
1 year, 2 months ago

All redevelopment flats to be minimum 300 sq ft

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: After ending the deadlock over the redevelopment of 388 dilapidated MHADA buildings in Mumbai, the state government is now planning to bring in a uniformity in the rules to extend the benefits given to the MHADA colony residents to everyone. “Free homes of at least 300 square feet in redevelopment projects are given to residents living in cessed buildings,” …

Mumbai: Mhada announces lottery process for 8,205 low-cost houses
3 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai: Mhada announces lottery process for 8,205 low-cost houses

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority has announced the lottery process for the allotment of 8,205 low-cost houses in the vicinity of Mumbai. “We have kept 97% of the houses for the economically weaker section and the lower income group,” said Awhad. EWS covers the section whose family income is less than ₹25,000 per month, while LIG covers the …

Maharashtra to invite builders to partner MHADA for affordable housing
4 years, 10 months ago

Maharashtra to invite builders to partner MHADA for affordable housing

Live Mint  

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government plans to invite private real estate developers to join hands with the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority to build affordable houses. We will be equity partners and are willing to take risks," said housing minister Jitendra Satish Awhad at an event organised by Confederation of Indian Industry and real estate consultancy firm Anarock Property Consultants …

Mumbai building collapse kills 14: Residents in maximum city prefer staying on in dilapidated buildings, here's why
5 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai building collapse kills 14: Residents in maximum city prefer staying on in dilapidated buildings, here's why

Firstpost  

The 16 July disaster in Mumbai’s Dongri area that left 14 dead, came 709 days after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on 7 August 2017 identified the Kesarbai building as a ‘dangerous structure’ that needed to be ‘vacated and demolished’. The 16 July disaster in Mumbai’s Dongri area that left 14 dead, came 709 days after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on …

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