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Thane SRA Projects Advance, Delivering Homes And Expanding Rehabilitation
The Slum Rehabilitation Authority is building permanent homes for people living in slums in Thane.
Homes have already been given to 7,545 slum dwellers through 54 completed projects.
More homes are being built in 26 other projects.
These projects cover nearly 10,000 more slum dwellers.
The projects are also expected to create thousands of flats for people affected by other development work.
Another 59 proposals could help more than 22,000 slum dwellers.
Some proposals are still waiting for approvals or official notifications.
Officials say they are working to remove delays so eligible families can move into safe homes.
Flat possession has been handed over across 54 completed schemes to 7,545 slum dwellers in Thane.
A total of 937 Project Affected Person flats have been generated, with 696 already handed over.
Construction is underway in 26 schemes covering 9,977 slum dwellers and planned to generate 3,398 additional PAP flats.
Fifty-nine proposals involving 22,918 slum dwellers are at various operational or notification stages.
The authority is addressing technical, administrative and legal obstacles in seven stalled projects covering 3,215 slum dwellers.
- Who
- The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Slum Rehabilitation Authority, Thane, led by Chief Executive Officer Saurabh Rao, and the slum-dwelling families covered by the schemes.
- What
- Slum rehabilitation projects have delivered homes, advanced construction and moved additional proposals through approval and notification stages.
- Where
- Across the Thane Municipal Corporation area in Thane.
- When
- As of the report, with no specific publication date provided.
- Why
- To provide eligible slum families with safe, secure and permanent housing while resolving project and approval delays.
Key facts
- Completed schemes
- 54
- Slum dwellers receiving possession
- 7,545
- PAP flats generated
- 937
- PAP flats handed over
- 696
- Active construction schemes
- 26 schemes covering 9,977 slum dwellers
- Upcoming proposals
- 59 proposals involving 22,918 slum dwellers
- Stalled projects under resolution
- 7 projects covering 3,215 slum dwellers
Quotes
Saurabh Rao
Chief Executive Officer of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Slum Rehabilitation Authority.
“Our primary objective is to accelerate the entire lifecycle of rehabilitation—from eligibility determination and zone declaration to administrative clearances and fast-tracked construction. By actively resolving technical and administrative roadblocks, we are ensuring that families waiting for years finally transition into safe, dignified, and permanent homes.”
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