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With the historic referendum on the fate of the proposed special economic zone (SEZ) in Raigad just a week away, the Maharashtra government has decided to double the compensation amount — from ten lakh rupees per hectare to twenty lakh rupees per hectare — for the farmers who stand to lose their land.

This is in addition to the promise of making them stakeholders in the mega project and the a read more »
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has ‘gifted’ a prime piece of land worth Rs 160 crore near Bandra Kurla Complex to a builder to be redeveloped under the slum rehabilitation scheme despite there being no slums whatsoever on the plot. read more »
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Janardhan Lad who lives in a slum near Bandra-Kurla Complex was ecstatic on being allotted a one-room tenement in a Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) building nearby as the hutments were to make way for a market and a residential complex.

Nagesh Yadav and Janardhan Lad in one of the SRA tenements read more »
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Noted social activist and Magsaysay award winner Murlidhar Devidas Amte affectionately known as 'Baba Amte' died at his 'Anandvan' ashram in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra on Saturday. He was 94.

One of the country's most respected social leaders, Amte devoted his life to the care and rehabilitation of leprosy patients. read more »
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T Chandrashekar resigned as the CEO of Maharashtra housing and area development authority (MHADA)on January 25 two days after he was shunted out of slum rehabilitation authority, was visibly upset as he was stated to be humiliated by some Congress MLAs and party functionaries who had complained to the Chief Minister against his style of working.

Shivsena who also had criticized T.chandrasheka read more »
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Police investigations reveal some of Mumbai's multi-millionaires posed as slum dwellers to grab 225 sq foot flats under slum rehabilitation scheme read more »
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By 2011, the drainage system of Mumbai will go through a complete overhaul with new pumping stations and rehabilitation of old pipes for longevity.

After the 26/7 deluge in 2005, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has learnt some lessons and has taken steps towards implementation of the Brihanmumbai Strom Water Drainage (BRIMSTOWAD) project read more »
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International builders are very interested in redevlopment of Dharavi. They are trying to get into alliances with Indian builders like Hiranandani Constructions, Rahejas, Kalpataru, Lokhandwala Infrastructure, Akruti Nirman etc.

On paper, everything looks good though. Under the Dharavi Redevelopment Project, all the eligible slum dwellers whose names are incorporated in the electoral roll of 1 read more »
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