MHADA invites tenders for cluster redevelopment of Kamathipura in South Mumbai
Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board
, a unit of
MHADA
, will undertake the cluster redevelopment of the Kamathipura, South
Mumbai
.
A tender for the appointment of a construction and development agency for this project was issued on June 12.
The redevelopment of dilapidated cessed and non-cess buildings and plots in lanes numbered 1 to 15 in Kamathipura will be carried out in an integrated manner under Regulation 33(9) of the Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR) 2034 through the Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board.
The Kamathipura area, spread across 34 acres in South Mumbai, includes approximately 943 cess buildings in lanes 1 to 15, with around 6625 residential and 1376 non-residential tenants/residents, totaling 8,001. There are about 800 landowners in the area.
The buildings in this region are approximately 100 years old. The total net plot area of this region is approximately 73,144.84 sq meters. This project will provide permanent and rightful homes to 8001 tenants/residents who have been awaiting redevelopment for many years.
Through this initiative, residents will receive larger and safer homes along with well-planned infrastructure facilities. The project will also include commercial buildings and recreational grounds.
Additionally, through this project, 44,000 sq meters of land will be made available to MHADA through the selected bidder, resulting in a significant increase in the housing stock. The developer will receive 5,67,000 sq meters of development rights where housing stock of approximately 4,500 new housing units are expected to be constructed.
One housing unit of 500 sq ft area will be provided for land plots measuring up to 50 sq mete, two such units for plots measuring between 51 sq meter and 100 sq meter, three units for plots between 101 sq meter and 150 sq meter, four units for plots between 151 sq meter and 200 sq meter, and for every additional 50 sq meter beyond 200 sq meter, one additional unit of 500 sq ft will be provided to the landowners.
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