On Tuesday, July 9, the Maharashtra government unveiled a plan for compensation for landowners in Kamathipura area of Mumbai. This plan is part of the ongoing reconstruction of deteriorated non-cess and cess buildings.
The decision was made by a high committee led by the Housing Department Secretary. Landowners with parcels between 50 and 200 sq feet will get up to four 500 sq foot housing units. For land larger than 200 sq metres, an extra 500 sq feet of housing will be given for every 50 sq metres.
The Kamathipura rehabilitation project has appointed the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) as the Special Planning Authority. MHADA is also the nodal agency for this project. MHADA has already renovated eleven buildings. Of the 943 buildings, 180 were in such poor condition that they were torn down. The occupants were moved to temporary camps.
The project covers lanes 1 through 15 and spans 27.59 acres. It includes 943 cess buildings, which house 8,238 tenants. Many of these structures are over a century old. The area also has two schools, fourteen religious institutions, 349 non-cess buildings, and four reserved lands.
Due to Kamathipura's narrow land, individual building reconstruction is not possible. Therefore, MHADA will undertake the reconstruction according to the cluster redevelopment policy. This policy involves the joint renovation of multiple buildings.
Kamathipura, located in south Mumbai, has a rich 200-year history. Initially, migrant workers from Andhra Pradesh who spoke Telugu settled here. The name Kamathi means "working labour" in Telugu. Over the time, Kamathipura became popular as Mumbai's red-light district.
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