Lower Parel, 4th November 2026: As many as 557 families living in the Bombay Development Department (BDD) chawls in Lower Parel will receive the keys to their new homes on 6th November, marking the first phase of rehabilitation under the redevelopment project being implemented by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA).
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will hand over the keys at a ceremony scheduled at the Yashwantrao Chavan Centre in Nariman Point at noon. Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar are also expected to attend.
According to reports, eligible residents will receive 500-square-foot carpet-area flats with two bedrooms, a living room and a kitchen, free of cost and with ownership rights.
The redevelopment covers 32 existing chawls spread across 13.49 acres near NM Joshi Marg. The structures currently house 2,560 residential and non-residential occupants, many offices.
