Maharashtra: Board for old buildings in suburbs likely

MUMBAI: The state government is considering a Repair and Reconstruction Board for old buildings in the suburbs as it is the need of the hour, said Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad in the Legislative Council on Thursday. He further said the government would allow MHADA (the Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority) to oversee the redevelopment of housing societies.A list of blacklisted developers, too, would be publicised in the various categories.
The issue of old and dilapidated buildings was raised through a calling attention motion by legislators Bhai Jagtap, Wajahat Mirza and others. They pointed out that there are over 50,000 housing societies across Mumbai and approximately one lakh across Maharashtra of which several are in poor condition. The residents of these housing societies have been unable to raise funds and do not have any balance floor space index either to carry out redevelopment.