MHADA pushes for cluster redevelopment to expedite Mumbai’s housing woes
MHADA has issued 1,200 notices to developers and housing societies to regain control over stalled redevelopment projects, leveraging a 1976 amendment to the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act. This allows MHADA to independently supervise redevelopment if no plans are submitted within six months. Vice President Sanjeev Jaiswal highlighted this initiative at the CREDAI-MCHI Redevelopment exhibition, noting 850 notifications under Section 79(A), 300 under 79(B), and 70-80 under 91(A). Jaiswal warned developer against offering excessive incentives, which delay projects. With over 14,000 cessed buildings in South Mumbai, the government is pushing for cluster redevelopment to expedite the process and improve housing.
In an effort to regain control over abandoned redevelopment projects on their lands, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has sent out about 1,200 letters to different Mumbai developers and housing societies. This action is in response to a 1976 amendment to the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act (MHADA) that gave MHADA the power to independently supervise redevelopment on its plots in the event that developers and residents fail to submit any plans for the redevelopment of residential buildings, regardless of the reasons behind the failure, including disagreements or pending legal actions.
Sanjeev Jaiswal, the vice president and CEO of MHADA, emphasized the significance of this move during his speech at the CREDAI-MCHI Redeveloping Mumbai exhibition at the Bandra Kurla Complex. According to his report, MHADA has served about 850 notifications under Section 79(A), approximately 300 notices under Section 79(B), and an extra 70 to 80 notices under Section 91(A) since the change.
A cessed building's owner or landlord may be notified by MHADA under Section 79(A), which requires them to submit a redevelopment proposal with at least 51% resident support within six months of the notification being delivered. The building's occupants or tenants are then required to submit their own redevelopment proposal within the same six-month period if the owner does not submit one in accordance with Section 79(B). Projects that are not started, are delayed, or incomplete within three years of obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC) are covered by Section 91(A).
Additionally, Jaiswal issued a warning to the real estate sector not to undermine redevelopment initiatives by providing people with greater incentives than those offered by the project developers. He pointed out that housing societies have chosen developers on multiple occasions who have offered bigger carpet areas and larger corpus money, causing problems with current developers. This condition frequently results in legal action, which erodes the structure even more and hurts the residents in the long run by delaying projects.
According to the research, there are over 14,000 cessed buildings in South Mumbai alone, and over 13,000 more are currently for rehabilitation. For about four thousand of these buildings, the state government has given NOCs. The government is urging locals to explore cluster redevelopment as opposed to individual initiatives in order to expedite the reconstruction process. This plan seeks to enable more thorough and effective rehabilitation initiatives, which would ultimately benefit the locals and enhance Mumbai's housing situation as a whole.
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