Slum Rehabilitation Authority
With a Bandra-based builder – Innovative Construction Pvt Ltd – allegedly excavating of a portion of the Worli Hill, residents have expressed the concern that the move will apparently pose a risk to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) existing 22 million litre capacity reservoir atop the hill. According to the Worli Hill residents, a compound [...] Continue Reading »
Instead of developers, the slum-dwellers will get the Development Rights Certificate (DRC) if the government approve the new scheme sent by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA). Under this scheme, it won’t be mandatory for the slums in India to choose a house in the SRA scheme. They will have the freedom to buy a flat [...] Continue Reading »
The construction of a 61-storey structure under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) scheme has stopped. The construction was started on Eastern slopes of Cumballa Hill by Halkara Builders Pvt Ltd. The builder has stopped the construction of the apartments as the land is slide prone. There is another apartment which stands above the slopes on [...] Continue Reading »
The common man may think he is the most vulnerable in the corruption chain. But Mumbai’s construction industry-although one of the most powerful and influential lobbies around-is one of the worst affected by the cancer. The city’s builders are not exactly pillars of rectitude, but even those among them who do not deviate from rules [...] Continue Reading »
A cheap house at Bawana under the Rajiv Ratna Awaas Yojna remains a dream for residents of the city’s slums. Only 87 allotments have been made, even the 10,000-odd flats constructed. Government data shows another 8,000 flats are almost ready but the agencies plan to keep the handing over pending till beneficiaries are identified. The [...] Continue Reading »
RTO Mumbai lodged 43 police complaints against persons using Fake licences to get homes under Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) scheme RTO lodged 43 police complaints against persons who used fake driving licences to get homes under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) scheme. The applicants had submitted bogus driving licences to SRA authorities. 15 FIRs were [...] Continue Reading »
