The Mumbai BDD Chawl redevelopment scheme in Worli has made great strides with the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) starting the computerized allotment of rehabilitation flats. This marks a crucial stage in the redevelopment scheme of one of the largest city redevelopment schemes that seeks to replace 100-year-old chawls with modern apartment buildings.
The BDD chawls in Worli were constructed in the 1920s when the area was under British rule. Thousands of people occupied small single roomed houses measuring 160 square feet with shared toilet facilities. The redevelopment scheme seeks to transfer residents who qualify to occupy new 500 square foot 2 BHK apartments for free.
Documents Needed for Allotment
- Aadhaar Card
- PAN Card
- Rehabilitation agreement papers,
- Passport size photograph
- Family photo
- Notarized letter on ₹500 stamp paper
The new buildings offer great improvement in housing quality with two bedrooms, bathrooms, elevator facility, fire fighting facility, parks, internal roads, and community centers. About 9,689 people in total from 121 old chawls will benefit from the project. To ensure transparency, the allotment process is carried out using a computerized allotment scheme in front of representatives of tenants. Final list of allocations are published through MHADA portal whereas other people will be accommodated in subsequent phases of construction.
The rehabilitation towers constructed are 40-story high rise structures and include the Tata Projects Limited and Capacite Infraprojects. The total redevelopment space of Worli measures nearly 59.16 acres and makes up one-third of the large BDD redevelopment project across Worli, Bandra, and Andheri that costs around ₹16,000 crore. According to MHADA, the current allocation is meant for residents of F, G, and H wings of Rehabilitation Building No. 1. So far 41 letters of allotment have been issued with 36 people receiving occupancy after document verification.
Success of this 827 rehabilitation flats allotment in Worli has sparked interest among developers in other redevelopment projects. Considering that there is almost no vacant plot in Worli, Bandra, and Andheri, redevelopment of chawls becomes an attractive avenue in obtaining premium real estate in order to develop costly housing schemes.
Urban planners believe the BDD redevelopment could become a model for transforming aging housing clusters into modern residential communities while improving infrastructure and living conditions for thousands of Mumbai families.
