Archive · 2 Oct 2026
MMRDA Begins Rehabilitation Of 94 Garib Nagar Families
MMRDA has started giving new homes to families from Garib Nagar.
These families were affected when huts were removed for the expansion of Bandra Terminus.
There are 100 families that were officially found eligible for rehabilitation.
On October 1, possession letters were given to 94 of them.
The other six families are expected to receive their letters soon.
Sixteen families will get homes in Kurla.
Eighty-four families will get homes at the Bhandari Metalurgy project.
The rehabilitation had been delayed partly because occupancy certificates were not available.
After the eligible families receive homes, MMRDA is expected to ask railway authorities about the remaining structures.
MMRDA issued possession letters to 94 of 100 eligible Garib Nagar families on October 1, 2026.
The remaining six families are expected to receive their possession letters shortly.
Sixteen families will be rehabilitated at the HDIL Kurla project, while 84 will move to Bhandari Metalurgy.
Western Railway removed around 500 Garib Nagar huts in May for Bandra Terminus expansion.
Of the 500 structures, 100 were deemed eligible for rehabilitation and 400 were classified as ineligible.
- Who
- The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority is rehabilitating 100 eligible Garib Nagar families; Metropolitan Commissioner Dr Sanjay Mukherjee attended the allotment.
- What
- Possession letters were issued to 94 families, with six families still awaiting letters.
- When
- The letters were issued on October 1, 2026; the encroachment clearance took place in May.
- Where
- Garib Nagar in Bandra East, Mumbai; homes are located in the HDIL Kurla and Bhandari Metalurgy projects.
- Why
- The rehabilitation follows the removal of huts from railway land needed for the expansion of Bandra Terminus.
- Eligible families
- 100
- Possession letters issued
- 94
- Letters pending
- 6
- HDIL Kurla allocation
- 16 families
- Bhandari Metalurgy allocation
- 84 families
- Structures removed
- Around 500 huts
- Structures classified ineligible
- 400