Aaditya Thackeray urges CM to hand over keys of BDD Chawl flats before Ganesh festival
In a letter dated July 30, Thackeray said the allottees, currently living in rented premises or transit camps, are eager to move into their new homes ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
'These homes are ready and have been allotted. The beneficiaries are waiting to move in so they can celebrate Ganeshotsav in their new houses. For how long they are expected to remain in temporary accommodation?' the former cabinet minister wrote.
Thackeray, who represents the Worli Assembly constituency, also pointed out that vacating the transit accommodations will allow them to be allocated to others awaiting redevelopment, thereby accelerating the overall pace of the project.
Requesting the Chief Minister to organise a key handover ceremony, he said, 'A programme should be arranged for handing over the keys of these fully completed houses under Phase 1 to the beneficiaries.'
The BDD chawls, built nearly a century ago, are currently undergoing a major redevelopment drive in various parts of Mumbai, including Worli, Naigaon, and N M Joshi Marg. The project, overseen by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), aims to provide modern housing to thousands of residents living in dilapidated chawls.
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