Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Eknath Shinde Launches Thane Cluster Redevelopment For 6,000 Families
Eknath Shinde started a large housing project in Thane, Maharashtra.
It is meant to help 6,000 families move into safer, modern homes.
The project will cover almost 50 acres.
It will include roads, water, sewage systems, parks and streetlights.
It will also have healthcare centers, day-care facilities, libraries and community spaces.
Leaders want residents to find work close to their homes.
The plan is part of a long effort to replace unsafe housing.
Shinde told developers not to reduce construction quality to increase profits.
The government is also considering support for residents and shopkeepers affected by the redevelopment.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde launched redevelopment for Siddheshwar Nagar and Ramabai Nagar in Thane.
The project will provide modern housing and 23 civic amenities for 6,000 families.
The nearly 50-acre development will follow a “City Within a City” model with roads, utilities, parks, healthcare and community facilities.
Shinde said the scheme addresses unsafe housing after a 20-year effort and emphasized construction quality and timely handovers.
The project includes plans for local employment, Siddheshwar Lake restoration and possible resident support for corpus funds, extra space and shop rehabilitation.
- Who
- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the Thane Municipal Corporation and participating developers are involved; 6,000 families are intended beneficiaries.
- What
- The foundation stone was laid for the Siddheshwar Nagar and Ramabai Nagar cluster redevelopment scheme.
- When
- The event was held during the reported foundation-stone ceremony; the article does not provide a date.
- Where
- Thane, Maharashtra, under the Thane Municipal Corporation.
- Why
- The project aims to replace unsafe housing with modern homes, civic amenities, employment opportunities and planned township infrastructure.
- Beneficiary families
- 6,000 families
- Development area
- Nearly 50 acres, or about 20 hectares
- Civic amenities
- 23 planned amenities
- Development model
- “City Within a City”
- Project locations
- Siddheshwar Nagar and Ramabai Nagar
- Additional plans
- Local employment, Siddheshwar Lake restoration and commercial development
- Regional housing goal
- 30 lakh homes across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region over 15 to 20 years