864 rehab flats in Naigaon BDD project to be handed over tomorrow
423 units earmarked for serving and retired police personnel and their families
The flats are part of the first phase of the Naigaon BDD Chawl redevelopment being implemented by MHADA’s Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board. (File Photo/Representational Image)
IN A key milestone in the redevelopment of Central Mumbai’s century-old BDD chawls, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) will hand over 864 rehabilitation flats to eligible residents of the Naigaon BDD Chawl project on March 16. Of these, 423 units are earmarked for serving and retired police personnel and their families.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will distribute the keys to beneficiaries at a function at the Yashwantrao Chavan Centre in Nariman Point on Monday morning.
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The flats are part of the first phase of the Naigaon BDD Chawl redevelopment being implemented by MHADA’s Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board. The redeveloped complex has been named the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar BDD Complex.
Spread across 6.45 hectares, the Naigaon BDD complex currently houses 3,344 tenants living in 42 ground-plus-three-storey chawls. Under the redevelopment plan, 20 rehabilitation towers of 23 storeys each will be constructed in two phases.
In the first phase on Plot B, 1,401 residents are to be rehabilitated. Of these, 864 flats in five towers have been completed and will be handed over on Monday, while the remaining 537 units are expected to be ready by April 2026.
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The second phase will cover Plot A, where 19 chawls currently stand. Construction of three of the 12 proposed rehabilitation towers in this phase is already under way.
Residents affected by redevelopment have been shifted to transit accommodation, while others have opted for a rent arrangement under which occupants receive Rs 25,000 per month as advance rent for 11 months.
Under the project, residents who earlier lived in 160 sq ft chawl rooms will receive 500 sq ft carpet area flats configured as two-bedroom units on an ownership basis free of cost.
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NAIGAON BDD REDEVELOPMENT: AT A GLANCE
• Rehab flats to be handed over: 864
• Reserved for police personnel: 423
• Existing chawls: 42
• Total tenants: 3,344
Phase 1 (Plot B)
• Residents to be rehabilitated: 1,401
• Flats ready: 864
• Remaining flats: 537 (by April 2026)
New flats size: 500 sq ft (earlier 160 sq ft rooms)
The flats are part of the first phase of the Naigaon BDD Chawl redevelopment being implemented by MHADA’s Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board. (File Photo/Representational Image) 
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