Slumdwellers can develop shanties with 70% consent….Sanjeev Shivadekar
Nagpur: Slumdwellers could soon have an option of redeveloping their shanties without involving a builder.The state government has announced that slumdwellers can develop their shanties,provided they have 70% consent from the society members.Minister of state for housing,Sachin Ahir,said this in the state legislative assembly on Tuesday.
Replying to a query raised MNS legislator Pravin Darekar during the question hour,Ahir said,If the slumdwellers committee comes forward for development,the government will give its permission and even contemplate giving incentives.
BJP MLA,Nana Patole,alleged that to get 70% approval of the tenants,builders force slumdwellers to give their signatures.MNS MLA Bala Nandgaonkar stated that there is enormous political interference in the projects of the SRA.
BJP MLA,Mangal Prabhat Lodha,said,For development of encroached government plots,an auction process should be adopted.The government should adopt this method on a pilot basis and see how it works.
Accepting the suggestion,Ahir said,Dharavi is an example where the government has called for tenders for its redevelopment.If successful,more such projects will be taken up by the government.
Earlier in the day,Speaker Dilip Walse-Patil had to adjourn the House proceedings for five minutes as not a single cabinet minister was present.