Slum Policy In Maharashtra: In a judgement passed on Tuesday, a division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Jitendra Jain said the state s policy has resulted in large pockets of land being siphoned out from the "state pool".
Encroachment is a common problem in cooperative housing societies (CHS/Society), where some members illegally occupy common spaces of the Society near their apartment or flat. Such encroachment can be a shed, a garden, a parking spot, or even a shoe rack placed in the common lobby.
Slum people in 106 urban local bodies across the state have received land rights certificates under the Jaga Mission, but residents of Salia Sahi face hurdles due to lack of environmental clearance. The Jaga Mission aims to provide basic amenities and homestead land to urban poor living in slums, transforming them into Biju Adarsh colonies.
The current developer Jagdale Infrastructure has received a letter of intent from the Slum Rehabilitation Authority in 2022 and is now bringing in L&T Realty as its partner in the project.