Maha Govt to construct 300 flats at Goregaon for legislators from rural areas, says Jitendra Awhad
Dharavi project could not be kicked off with full swing due to lack of transfer of 45 acres of land by Railways despite payment of Rs 800 crore
Reiterates announcement of Amnesty Scheme for around 600 stalled SRA projects
State government will take strict action against the builders who are grabbing MHADA land in Mumbai
The MHADA lands which were encroached by the builders will be taken over
Mumbai: Days after the Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s announcement to increase legislators’ development fund to Rs 5 crore from Rs 4 crore and increase in the salaries of their drivers and personal assistants, the Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad on Thursday announced that the state government will make available 300 flats in suburban Goregaon for legislators from rural areas. In his reply to a debate in the state assembly, Awhad said the legislators, who do not have a house in Mumbai, do not represent any constituency in the city and who hail from outside the Mumbai Metropolitan Region will be eligible for this scheme.
The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) will construct this housing complex in suburban Goregaon. These would be High Income Group (HIG) category flats.
‘’Several legislators come to Mumbai from rural areas. It does not matter which party they belong to. But the state government is responsible for them,” he said.
Awhad reiterated the announcement of an amnesty scheme to revive the stalled SRA (slum rehabilitation) projects. ‘’The construction sector provides the most employment. Therefore, through the amnesty scheme, the objective of providing housing to the poor and increasing employment will be achieved. A total of 600 SRA projects are stalled in Mumbai, for which an amnesty scheme will be introduced. If the scheme is successful, thousands of poor people will get houses,’’ he said.
He, however, argued that a case under Section 420 should be filed against the builders who have fled after constructing a building for sale on the site of SRA and failed to construct the rehab part for the slum dwellers.
Awhad said the state government is committed to the redevelopment of Dharavi but added that it could not take off in full swing as the railway ministry has yet to transfer 45 acres to the state despite making the payment of Rs 800 crore.
Awhad said that the BDD chawl redevelopment projects at Worli will be named after Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, at Naigaon as the Sharad Pawar Nagar and at NM Joshi Marg as Rajiv Gandhi Nagar. Similarly, the Patrachawl after redevelopment will be named as Sidharth Nagar. In addition, the minister said that the redevelopment project will start in the next three months at Kamathipura.
Awhad announced that the state government will take strict action against the builders who are grabbing MHADA land in Mumbai. For this, a committee of Johnny Joseph has been formed. Similarly, the MHADA lands which were encroached by the builders will be taken over.
