Mhada & NMC streamline issues related to land transfer for affordable housing
The meeting to this effect was held between NMC and Mhada officials on Tuesday evening. Confirming, Shivkumar Awalkanthe, the chief officer of Nashik board of Mhada, said, "The civic administration will give TDR for the plots handed over to us, and we will do the same for NMC."
Mhada officials said builders developing plots exceeding 4,000 sqm needed to allocate 20% of the area for affordable housing, which will be taken over by Mhada, and the authority would provide funds to the developers in exchange.
"We have no funds for buying land. Even if we bought land, Mhada would not be able to provide affordable housing. Therefore, it was always requested that NMC give the TDR. The civic administration and Mhada jointly held the meeting in which it was decided that the builder and Mhada would sign an agreement for handing over the plot. We would get in touch with NMC, which would issue TDR and then take over the plot," Awalkanthe said.
The officials said another issue resolved during the meeting was detailed information related to the 88 developmental plots measuring over 4,000 sq meters that attracted 20% reservation for affordable housing since 2013. "They will be given to Mhada for the construction of affordable housing for the needy. Some of this information was already made available, and the remaining would be presented soon," an official said.
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