By Varun Singh

Patra Chawl residents can celebrate at least for now as their is some good news for them.

On Tuesday, Maharashtra Housing and Regional Development Authority (MHADA) Siddharth Nagar (Patra chawl) Goregaon Redevelopment Project Construction of Pending Flats will be inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray at 5 pm at Prabodhan Kridabhavan, Goregaon West.

The issue of construction of pending flats of 672 original tenants of Siddharth Nagar Co-operative Housing Society (Patra chawl) redevelopment project on MHADA land at Goregaon West, Mumbai will be solved through this. 672 tenants will get 650 sq. ft. Carpet area flats through redevelopment project.

MHADA itself is working on this entire project as a developer for the redevelopment of Patra Chawl which is spread on 47 acres of land.

Earlier a tripartite agreement was signed between Guruashish Construction Pvt. Ltd. and MHADA. However, the developer delayed the redevelopment project for many years and due to non-payment of rent by the developer to the residents, MHADA issued a termination notice to the concerned developer and organization on 12.01.2018.

The developer sold the sale share of this project to 9 developers without the permission of MHADA, so these 9 developers filed suit in the Hon’ble High Court. Due to various such incidents, the redevelopment project has been stalled for the last several years.

A one member committee comprising of Retired Chief Secretary of the State of Maharashtra, Johnny Joseph was formed to look into the matter. The committee has submitted its detailed report to the government in two parts. Following the recommendations of Johnny Joseph’s report, through the Vice President and Chief Executive Officer a feedback was submitted to the government of Maharashtra in March 2021.

Following the recommendation of the committee and the feedback received from MHADA. Following the decision taken by the Cabinet in the Cabinet meeting held on 23rd June, 2021, the Housing Department of the State of Maharashtra Government Resolution issued on July 09, 2021. Accordingly, construction of pending flats on R-9 plot for rehabilitation of original 672 members of Patra chawl Housing Society is starting today (Tuesday).

The construction of the rehabilitation building on R-9 plot is largely incomplete. As the structural construction of the buildings on this plot has been in an incomplete condition for the last 4 years, a structural inspection was carried out by VJTI. After conducting a structural inspection and incorporating their recommendations a tender was floated/

Tender was opened by MHADA for this construction A letter of acceptance has been given to the first lowest bidder, M / s. Railcon Infra Projects Limited with the approval of the tender authority of Maharashtra Housing and Regional Development Authority.

MHADA Siddharth Nagar (Patra chawl) Highlights of construction plan of pending flats on R-9 plot of Goregaon Redevelopment Project
1) 650.00 sq. Ft. Carpet area flats for 672 original floor holders each.
2) Vitrified flooring tiles
3) Granite kitchen with ota stainless steel sink
4) Aluminum sliding windows
5) Full height ceramic tiles in bathroom and toilet
6) Mixer cock in the bathroom
7) Plastic emulsion paint (interior)
8) Acrylic paint (exterior),
9) Balconies with stainless steel railings, tuff glass
10) Fire resistant flush doors
11) Updated lift
12) Basement and podium parking facility

Also Read: 15 Days To Decide Fate Of 672 Patra Chawl Residents.

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By Varun Singh

Parambir Singh is the center of a major controversy in the country. The former Mumbai Police Commissioner via his letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on alleged corruption charges against the then Home Minister Anil Deshmukh created a storm.

A lot many things happened since then, Anil Deshmukh had to resign as Home Minister.

However, we are not talking about the cases related to corruption that came out to the fore after the letter by Parambir Singh to Thackeray.

In this article we are talking about a real estate transaction that took place a month ago, that is in January concerning Parambir Singh.

Parambir Singh gifted his apartment located in Juhu on January 6, 2022.

The flat that Parambir Singh gifted is located on the 12th floor, A wing of the Amogh Vasundhara Co-operative Housing Society located in the Juhu Vile Parle Development Scheme (JVPD) area of Juhu.

According to documents available with SquareFeatIndia the total area of the flat that Parambir Singh gifted is 137.32 square meters or 1478.11 square feet. The carpet area of the apartment is 114.43 square meters, which translates into 1231.72 square feet.

So now the question is whom did Parambir Singh gift this flat to?

He has has given this flat to his wife Savita Singh. The ready reckoner value of the apartment mentioned in the document is Rs 5.18 crore.

The stamp duty paid is Rs 200, and an equal amount was paid for the registration fees. According to documents the relation between Parambir Singh and Savita Singh is that of husband and wife.

Savita Singh also got two car parks along with the flat from her husband. Both the husband and wife have shown Police officers quarters located in Malabar Hill as their address while carrying out the gift deed.

Parambir Singh is a 1988 batch IPS officer and has served on several high posts including that of Commissioner of Police, Thane and Mumbai.

Talking about the building, Amogh Vasundhara, it has many high ranking IPS officers as it flat owners. In May 2021, a high ranking IPS officer rented her apartment located on 7th floor of the building for a five year term, the first year rent starts at Rs 2 lakh per month whereas the rent for the last year is Rs 2.31 lakh per month.

Another IPS officer in March 2020 rented his 9th floor flat for a monthly rent of Rs 2.17 lakh and other IPS officer rented her flat on 5th floor of the building for a rent of Rs 2 lakh per month in May 2019.

A detailed message sent to Prambir Singh, seeking his comment got us no response.

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By Varun Singh

Shahid Balwa and Vinod Goenka, are now part of the Uddhav Thackeray Government’s steering committee for Real Estate.

The committee was appointed on Monday post a meeting between developers body NAREDCO, CREDAI-MCHI, bureaucrats and even top ministers of the state government.

The committee includes Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde, Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad, Transport minister Anil Parab, Chief Secretary of the state, bureaucrats from Urban development, Revenue and other departments.

From the developers side, NAREDCO president Niranjan Hiranandani, CREDAI-MCHI president Nayan Shah, Shahid Balwa, Vinod Goenka and others are included.

According to reports, Shahid Balwa and Vinod Goenka were accused of quid pro quo in the 2G spectrum scam that took place in the tenure of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government between 2009 and 2014. A Delhi court acquitted both of them in the case in 2018.

A report also says that, Vinod Goenka is son of KM Goenka, a family friend of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, for more than 35 years.

The inclusion of Balwa and Goenka has caused a stir in the political circles of Maharashtra.

Rajesh Prajapati, a noted developer from Navi Mumbai who was present during the meeting with Uddhav Thackeray post which the steering committee was announced said, “We had a series of demand, including reduction of 50% stamp duty.”

Prajapati said that during the meeting at the state guest house, a steering committee for quick response to matters concerning the real estate sector was formed, with developers, bureaucrats and ministers.

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