MHADA residents say privacy eludes them as sounds travel very easily from one home to another
MHADA residents say privacy eludes them as sounds travel very easily from one home to another
Houses constructed by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) are no longer considered sub-standard ramshackle structures that were only bought because their rates were lower than anything else on offer in the market. Those who bought over 88,000 application forms for MHADA houses yesterday clearly knew this, and residents of Prateeksha Nagar, Sion, who moved into homes built by MHADA in 2006, say as much.
The only downside, residents say, is that flat-owners can clearly hear neighbours speaking in their homes, and assorted sounds like that of the TV, radio and even running taps. You may have to say goodbye to some of your privacy, if you move into a MHADA flat.
"We can clearly hear the dialogues on TV in the neighbours' homes, and the floor shakes every time a heavy vehicle drives on the road.
However, this is a small price to pay for owning a house, and the quality of construction, including lifts and corridors, can be compared with that of any other building in our area," said Sarika Redij, a housewife from Prateeksha Nagar, Sion, who has been living in a 330-square feet tenement at Prateeksha Nagar since 2006.
Satish Dhupelia, a structural engineer, confirmed that the quality of MHADA's construction has improved substantially over the years. "MHADA flats may not have imported marble flooring and swanky interiors, but the construction is good. However, the alignment of MHADA houses is such that windows of neighbouring flats are so close that it can get really noisy," Dhupelia said.
What is MHADA offering?
3,863 MHADA flats are available in Sahakar Nagar (Chembur), Canara Engineering, (Ghatkopar), Shailendra Nagar, (Dahisar), Bimbisar Nagar (Goregaon), Chandivli (Powai), Prateeksha Nagar, (Sion), Tagore Nagar, (Vikhroli), Kanamwar Nagar (Vikhroli), Ashokvan, (Dahisar), Shashtri Nagar, (Goregaon), Siddharth Nagar (Goregaon), Versova (Andheri). Flats are also available in New Dindoshi (Malad)
Application forms for those interested in buying MHADA flats are available at 22 HDFC banks across Mumbai till January 30. Forms will be accepted till January 31
50
Calls the MHADA helpline (66405444 and 9833153006) to report frauds receives daily. However, most of the calls are general enquiry calls
1.79 lakh
Number of forms sold by the MHADA for allotment of 870 flats in Malad-Malwani, u00a0in 2007
65,000
Number of forms received u00a0by the MHADA for the u00a0Malad-Malwani allotments u00a0in 2007
Rs 88.22 lakh
The amount MHADA generated on the first day
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