The redevelopment of Mumbai's oldest chawl clusters result in construction of 292 acres

The state urban development department issued a notification appointing the Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority (Mhada) since the nodal agency for the redevelopment of the N M Joshi Marg, Naigaum, Worli and Sewri Bombay Development Division (BDD) chawls.

Mhada issued a tender notice inviting bids for the redevelopment of the N M Joshi Marg and Naigaum chawls. N M Joshi Marg is spread over 13.9 acres; as per the tender notice, the gross construction area is estimated at 5.2 lakh sq metres, or 127 acres. Naigaum is spread over 13.39 acres; its gross construction area is estimated at 6.7 lakh sq metres, or 165 acres.

No cluster or clusters will be identified for redevelopment or implementation of Urban Renewal Scheme (URS) by the officer appointed by the planning authority without carrying out an effect assessment study about the affect the city and sector-level infrastructure and amenities in addition to traffic and environment of the implementation of URS on such cluster or clusters."

A senior civic official said impact assessment would help in phasing out the project in Mumbai."The phases that may be supported by the existing infrastructure may be taken on first while those that need infrastructure upgrade can be achieved later. Laying infrastructure in a town like Mumbai takes a lot more time than reconstruction.

Activists said your choice to issue tenders without understanding the impact of a structure of this nature on existing infrastructure would only adversely affect citizens. The impact assessment report has been made mandatory by the Bombay high court.

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BDD chawls are home to erstwhile mill workers and other low-income group families who currently live in 160 sq feet tenements Mumbai Property. After redevelopment, they will be eligible to 500 sq feet carpet flats.

At Naigaum, Mhada has proposed 20 rehab buildings ranging in habitable floors from 19 to 23, commercial shops on a lawn floor and basement and ground level parking.

The four sale buildings will each be 60-storey high, with six-level podium parking, besides basement-and-ground parking. A different 20-storey building will be constructed for shops and offices.