MHADA cancelled its proposal for middle-income group sale buildings and will redevelop transit buildings 36, 37, 53 and 54 in Sion Pratiksha Nagar. The project will benefit 261 families and four shop owners. Two stilt-plus-22-floor buildings with 322 transit tenements will be built, with eligible residents rehabilitated; completion is expected within two years.

Structural cracks developed because an underground water pipeline passes beneath the buildings. An IIT Bombay structural audit recommended redevelopment following residents’ complaints. MHADA will provide temporary alternative accommodation with rent support until construction is complete. MHADA vice-president and CEO Sanjeev Jaiswal said residents’ demand for rehabilitation within the same layout had been accepted.

MHADA approved redevelopment of Transit Buildings 36, 37, 53 and 54 in Sion Pratikshanagar after an IIT Bombay structural audit recommended rebuilding. Vice president and CEO Sanjeev Jaiswal directed that rehabilitation within the same layout be accepted, cancelling a proposal for middle-income-group sale buildings.

Two stilt-plus-22-floor buildings with 322 transit tenements will be built, with completion expected within a minimum of two years. The project affects 261 families and four shop owners. MHADA approved temporary alternative accommodation with rent support until construction is complete.

MHADA has cancelled its proposal for middle-income group sale buildings at the site and will build new transit accommodation for residents of buildings 36, 37, 53 and 54 in Sion Pratiksha Nagar. The project will provide two buildings with stilt plus 22 floors and 322 transit tenements. Eligible residents will be rehabilitated. The redevelopment will benefit 261 families and four shop owners and is expected to be completed within two years.

Mhada will undertake cluster redevelopment of Pratiksha Nagar in Sion, Mumbai, using the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) model for the first time. It will retain project responsibility and hire a contractor for a fixed fee, unlike the Construction & Development Agency model, which gives private developers most homes to sell. Mhada plans to send the EPC proposal to the state housing department for approval in the next few days. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the self-redevelopment plan in March.

The layout spans about 25 hectares and has 216 buildings with approximately 10,000 residential units. Of these, 90 buildings were earmarked as transit accommodation; about 5,508 residents currently live in the transit camps. The first phase will target dangerous and dilapidated buildings, mostly transit camps. Mhada is considering providing transit accommodation to unauthorised families while courts decide their cases.

Buildings constructed around 15 years ago are excluded as they remain fit for habitation. The timeline is not finalised; administrative approvals are pending and bidding has not begun. The redevelopment is intended to provide common amenities and infrastructure and generate additional housing stock for future affordable housing sales.

MHADA will carry out group redevelopment of 95 buildings in Sion’s Pratiksha Nagar. The project will provide new homes to 6,387 families.