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Groundbreaking for Rama Bai Ambedkar Nagar redevelopment scheduled
October 14, 2025 9:31 am
The MMRDA and SRA will kick off the redevelopment of Rama Bai Ambedkar Nagar, transforming 14,000 slum units into modern housing, starting with 4,345 homes in the first phase.
Month-long drive begins to regularise ownership in Mumbai’s stalled slum redevelopment projects
July 07, 2025 4:51 pm
The Maharashtra government introduced the amnesty scheme for slum dwellers in October 2024 and later extended it due to low participation.
Why Bombay HC has initiated a review of Maharashtra Slum Areas Act, 1971
March 04, 2025 8:41 pm
In Mumbai, where real estate prices are among the highest in the country, slum redevelopment is often as much about profit as it is about housing the urban poor or improving the conditions of the city.
HC says illegal slum occupants hold law abiding citizens to ransom, holds BMC officer guilty of contempt
January 04, 2025 8:10 pm
The court further vacated the stay on removal and directed the BMC to complete demolition of said structures and also directed its Commissioner to file an affidavit outlining who the others were responsible for the inaction, and what action had been taken or proposed to be taken against them.
Bombay HC says 'vertical slums' in Mumbai will cause health issues, tenants were better off on ground
September 20, 2024 1:52 pm
The High Court says poor construction of Slum Rehabilitation buildings is a serious issue against right to life and personal liberty which ought to be addressed by the authorities.
Mumbai with scarce lands can’t continue to have slums and no open spaces, says Bombay HC
August 17, 2024 11:31 am
The court suggested that an effective mechanism or policy for the accommodation of migrants should be considered by going to the “root of the issue”.
Are Mumbai's slum rehab buildings potential tinderboxes?
December 12, 2023 7:00 pm
Envisaged as the solution to make Mumbai “slum free”, rehab houses and transit camps for slum residents are cutting corners when it comes to fire safety
Ahead of BMC polls, Maharashtra to give slum-dwellers houses for Rs 2.5 lakh
June 04, 2023 3:35 pm
The scheme will benefit more than 12 lakh families living in slum colonies, which play a decisive role in electoral outcomes in at least 40% of the total 227 wards.
Fire breaks out in slums in Mumbai’s Malad suburb, no casualty: officials
March 14, 2023 1:32 pm
Locals heard sounds of serial gas cylinder blasts before the fire broke out, according to officials.
BMC to install 5000 sanitary pad dispensing machines, focus on slum areas
January 29, 2023 1:30 pm
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation recently floated tenders to install these wall-mounted sanitary pad dispensing machines for these toilet blocks, along with a contract to maintain them for three years.
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