Mundhwa Society Residents Oppose Wrongful Inclusion in Slum Rehab Plan
Residents of Sarvodaya Cooperative Housing Society in Mundhwa have raised strong objections after their homes were wrongly marked as a slum in the 2017 Development Plan (DP). They allege that nearly two acres and 25 guntha of their society’s land were clubbed with the adjacent slum and listed under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA). To their shock, many society members were even falsely categorized as slum dwellers. Locals said this misclassification not only threatens their homes but also erases their long-standing identity. Historically, this society holds special significance as one of the 52 settlements created by the British in 1872 for communities affected by the Criminal Act. Later, in 1948, the Bombay government recognized it as the Mundhwa Settlement Rehabilitation Area. Despite this history, the DP shows the entire seven-acre area, which includes slum pockets, society homes, and government land, as a slum.
Residents say the SRA proposal is riddled with irregularities, including an inflated beneficiary list with non-residents and even minors. According to them, their society homes spread across 1,225–1,250 sq ft plots would shrink to just 350 sq ft flats under the SRA plan, which they call grossly unfair. “We were never informed or consulted about being tagged as a slum. The entire process is unjust and unacceptable,” one resident said. Society members have already filed a complaint with the SRA and are demanding an inquiry, while also holding discussions with civic authorities to restore their rightful status. The SRA has assured that the complaint will be studied before taking further steps.
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