After several complaints about the dilapidated condition of service quarters for police personnel and meetings between the housing and state home departments, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has initiated redevelopment of 17 police colonies in Mumbai.
The authority is in the process of appointing a project management consultant for redevelopment, and police personnel will get 4,725 flats with enhanced carpet area than their current tenements once the work is completed. All the flats will be handed over to the police department free of cost.
The size of service quarters in the 17 colonies is 180 sqft or 225 sqft. But after redevelopment, the police department will get 4,225 flats measuring 484 sqft for low-ranking personnel and 500 apartments measuring 646 sqft for police officers.
The poor condition of these police colonies in the city, especially service quarters for constables, head constables and other low-ranking police personnel, has been a matter of concern for several years now.
The colonies, all developed by MHADA, are old and the buildings are in dire need of maintenance, compared to quarters for high-ranking police officers which are in good shape.
In recent months, the state government has promoted MHADA to undertake redevelopment of old buildings in Mumbai, including cess buildings in the island city.
Following are the major colonies:
Mahim West - 1344 tenements
Andheri East - 1092 tenements
Chandivali, Powai - 585 tenements
Nehru Nagar, Kurla - 580 tenements
DN Nagar, Andheri West - 160 tenements
Shastri Nagar, Goregaon West - 96 tenements
Meghwadi, Andheri East - 80 tenements
Aram Nagar, Andheri West - 80 tenements
PMGP Colony, Dharavi - 72 tenements
Goregaon East - 60 tenements
Jawahar Nagar, Ghatkopar - 60 tenements
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