Mumbai: It was announced today that the Mumbai board of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) will act as the nodal agency for redevelopment of 207 Bombay Development Directorate (BDD) chawls that were built around 1920s.

Minister of State for Housing Ravindra Waikar made this announcement in both the Houses of the State Legislature. An empowered committee comprising secretaries of Public Works Department, Housing, Revenue, Urban Development, Law and Judiciary, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner and MHADA officials will supervise the implementation of the redevelopment project, he said.