Flats for rent in Mumbai

In a recent directive, the state government, led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has told builders, who are assisting it in constructing homes under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) to sell half the units using ready reckoner (RR) rates as the benchmark. Currently, units built under the scheme are being sold under the Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority (Mhada) policy, and cost about 20-25 per cent more when compared to RR rates.

A buyer belonging to the economically weaker section, lower-income group or middle-income group is eligible for buying an SRA flat. Here's how you can go about it.

BDD chawls are all set to be brought down to make way for tall buildings that will rehabilitate over 15,500 families staying in Naigaon, Lower Parel and Worli. While the Naigaon area is being redeveloped by L&T, Shapoorji & Pallonji are working in Lower Parel area and recently Tata Group has been awarded the tender for redeveloping Worli area.

The traffic police department of Mumbai may soon launch the ‘odd-even parking system’ on a pilot basis in Kalbadevi market area in south Mumbai, aimed at solving parking problems and road congestion. Implemented in world cities such as New York, under the odd-even parking system the vehicle has to be parked on either side of the road depending on whether it is an odd-numbered or an even-numbered day of the month.

The Mumbai Metro Line 7 is a partially elevated corridor spanning a length of 16.5 kilometres with 14 stations from Andheri (East) to Dahisar East. There are plans to extend the corridor, by 9 km, to Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (terminal T2) from Andheri (East), and to Mira Road-Bhayendar from Dahisar. The project is being developed at an estimated cost of Rs 6,208 crore and is expected to be operational by 2019.