MHADA announces changes in Dharavi bidding document

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The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) announced at the bidders’ conference on Friday major changes in the bidding document for the Dharavi redevelopment project in Mumbai. According to the new conditions, the height of building will be G+7 and in some exceptional cases G+10 structures will be allowed. The size of each tenement to be given to slum dwellers has also been increased from 225 to 269 sq ft.

The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), which is the designated nodal agency for the project, has short listed 19 consortia comprising three companies each for the technical bid round .But the technical bids will be called only when the revised parameters are finalised. MHADA has incorporated mandatory eco-housing norms in the revised document to ensure sustainable development. The other changes made by MHADA indicate the state government’s recent emphasis on cluster development approach under which the developers are asked to provide not only for redevelopment of old buildings but also create infrastructure. In this context, the bidders have been provided with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) reports on infrastructure like roads, water supply, sewerage and storm water drains.

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