Mhada will also be allowed a floor space index of 4 on the area that has not been developed
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority (Mhada) is slated to formally take over redevelopment of Siddharth Nagar (Patra) chawl in Goregaon West.
The state housing department issued a government resolution (GR) directing Mhada to complete the stalled redevelopment and hand over tenements to the 672 tenants and the 306 citizens who had won allotments through the authority’s lottery system. The tenants will be paid rent arrears too.
The GR also directs Mhada to utilize all legal means to ensure it gets its lawful share of the redeveloped area. Siddharth Nagar is spread over 47 acres and the developer, Guruashish, allegedly sold parcels of the land to nine other developers without Mhada’s approval. The matter went to court after the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) pointed out the discrepancies in counting the actual area. It is currently before the Bombay high cou
MUMBAI: A war of words has broken out between Congress and Shiv Sena over distribution of District Planning and Development Council (DPDC) funds for Mumbai suburban district. Congress leader Janardhan Chandurkar alleged around Rs 36 crore of the funds have been allocated to beautification proposals by Shiv Sena corporators, while Congress corporators have been left high and dry.
Chandurkar alleged DPDC chairperson Aaditya Thackeray allocated the funds to his party corporators. “Mumbai suburban guardian minister Aaditya Thackeray has passed an order sanctioning Rs 36 crore from DPDC funds to 43 Sena corporators. The minister himself called for proposals from the corporators’ constituencies,” Chandurkar said.