Mumbai: In a bid to provide better lifestyle to people living in chawls of Mumbai, Maharashtra government is planning to start a revamp project on over 93 acres of prime land in the metropolis within next six months.

"The Bombay Development Department (BDD) chawls in Mumbai are spread in an area of more than 93 acres and include about 217 buildings. Residents have long been complaining that they are forced to live in dilapidated cramped rooms with no sanitation facilities. It is high time we do something for these residents," Minister of State for Housing Ravindra Waikar told PTI here today.