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The newly constructed housing complex for BDD chawl residents in Worli, which is part of the first phase of the redevelopment project

Over 500 families get keys of flats under Worli BDD Chawl redevelopment project

August 14, 2025 1:59 pm

The key distribution ceremony of the first batch took place in Mumbai in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, and other ministers.

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MMRDA gets Rs 1,500-crore for Ramabai Nagar slum redevelopment

May 20, 2025 7:33 pm

Move kickstarts Rs 8,498 crore urban renewal drive

Maharashtra govt pushes redevelopment in Bandra & Worli, brings changes in act to speed up slum work

April 09, 2025 12:01 am

The cabinet also approved amendments to the Maharashtra Slum Area (Reform, Clearance and Rehabilitation) Act-1971 to speed up slum rehabilitation in the state and make Maharashtra slum-free

Developers tasked with redeveloping slums often benefit from incentives under the relevant laws and schemes.

Why Bombay HC has initiated a review of Maharashtra Slum Areas Act, 1971

March 04, 2025 8:41 pm

In Mumbai, where real estate prices are among the highest in the country, slum redevelopment is often as much about profit as it is about housing the urban poor or improving the conditions of the city.

Baba Siddique death probe: Police examining August FIR against Zeeshan Siddique for protest against SRA project that led to threat perception on family

October 16, 2024 9:16 am

Zeeshan was protesting a redevelopment project in Sant Dnyaneshwar Nagar and Bharat Nagar, where over 4,000 families would be displaced to make way for a commercial complex.

Maharashtra govt to soon declare new rules for slum rehabilitation for Pune

December 31, 2022 8:00 am

The pending decision on the new rules for slum rehabilitation was raised by city BJP legislator Madhuri Misal in the ongoing session of the state legislative Assembly in Nagpur.

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Mumbai Slum Redevelopment Authority CEO strips juniors’ powers

November 08, 2019 2:26 am

In orders issued on November 4 — a copy of which is with The Indian Express — Kapoor has withdrawn the power of SRA’s executive engineers to issue and revoke stop work notices to building projects.

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Govt mulls more FSI for slum redevelopment

May 09, 2016 2:31 am

Developers are already permitted to construct three times the size of a slum plot at present. For slums with a high population density, the FSI can be hiked up to four times the plot size.

Landowners refute govt’s claims, say no encroached land

December 03, 2014 1:26 am

Despite attempts, Deshmukh was unavailable for comments.

Slum rehab: Guj relies on Centre

July 17, 2013 4:03 am

The state government will largely rely on central governments Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) for its new policy on slum redevelopment to be announced soon,a senior urban development department official said.

Leopard’s growl and a lie: How a blood-stained rock and a forensic report exposed a murder

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In December 2024, a woman was found dead in a sugarcane field in Maharashtra, sparking public outrage over the human-wildlife conflict. The initial statement of a leopard attack was later revealed to be a planned murder by the victim's husband's nephew and a laborer. They were arrested and a charge sheet was filed against them.

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