10 March,2026 07:37 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar
Congress MLA Aslam Shaikh (in pink) shares the stage with those protesting against MHADA. PIC/X/@AslamShaikh_MLA
The long-delayed allotment of rehabilitation flats in the Patra Chawl redevelopment project will now move forward based on the directions of the high court, the Maharashtra government informed the Legislative Assembly on Monday.
The Bombay High Court recently in March permitted the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) to allot rehabilitation tenements to eligible tenants of the long-delayed Patra Chawl (Siddharth Nagar) redevelopment project in Goregaon. The MHADA took over the project in 2018.
Minister Shamburaj Desai claimed that after receiving a complaint from residents about the construction issue, experts from VJTI were roped in, and as per their suggestions, the necessary repair work was carried out, spending '270 crore. "But some people are deliberately trying to delay this project."
Goregaon BJP MLA Vidya Thakur said handing over of the flats to Patra chawl tenants has been delayed and claimed residents were not taking possession of their flats due to construction quality. Thakur urged the govt to address this issue, as some tenants are on hunger strike. Congress MLA Alsam Shaikh demanded an SIT inquiry.
"Today [March 9] was the hearing. But the court has given the next date. The housing authority will carry out the allotment process in accordance with the court's orders," said Shamburaj Desai, state cabinet minister.
Desai stated that the building is ready and has even received a mandatory Occupation Certificate [OC]. In fact, the MHADA has even invited eligible tenants to come forward and take possession of their flats in the redeveloped building.
An audit conducted by the experts from the Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) found the rehab buildings to be safe, despite complaints about construction quality, and according to the suggestion, the necessary repair work was carried out.
