MHADA to expedite work, complete 68 slum rehabilitation projects soon, says Fadnavis

THE SLUM Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), in association with the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), will complete 68 such pending projects at the earliest, said state Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday.

Fadnavis said, “The move will help in speedy completion of incomplete/abandoned slum rehabilitation projects. MHADA will work on the rehabilitation projects, and can also put saleable components in the open market.” Fadnavis on Wednesday held a review meeting with all the state housing authorities — his first such meeting after assuming duties as the Minister of Housing of Maharashtra — at MHADA’ s headquarters in Mumbai’s Bandra.

According to SRA, over 500 such projects have been pending for over 10 years, of which, work on 68 projects — with less than 50 per cent of work completed — will be taken up at the war-footing level in the initial phase.