Mumbai: Since it was set up in 1995, the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has delivered 97,368 homes to Project Affected People (PAPs) in Mumbai, according to the official data.
These settlements were built under slum redevelopment schemes, under which private developers must construct additional rehabilitation units based on the population density of a slum. As per project needs and priority, the flats are handed over to implementing agencies, mainly the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), at Rs 12.5 lakh per unit.
Recent PAP Rehabilitation Efforts
The SRA recently allocated 111 homes for families living illegally inside the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, a relocation effort that has remained unresolved for decades and has seen repeated intervention by the Bombay High Court. Officials, however, pointed out that although 111 families have been resettled, the total number of encroachments inside the park is believed to be in the thousands.
Additionally, 62 flats have been allotted to PAPs affected by the development of the Annabhau Sathe memorial in Ghatkopar. Over the last year, another 211 homes were transferred to families displaced due to the construction of the new Bombay High Court complex at Bandra East.
According to an Indian Express report citing data on allotments, 26,762 rehabilitation homes were handed over to the BMC, while 51,888 units went to the MMRDA. Infrastructure projects linked to metro expansion accounted for the resettlement of 11,429 families, while 8,909 homes were allotted directly to PAPs by the SRA.
Officials stated that rehabilitation housing provided over the past three decades has been crucial in facilitating large-scale infrastructure development across Mumbai, even as demand for such housing continues to outpace supply.
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