According to a MHADA report, nearly 1,076 transit camps have been provided to the tenants of Bhendi Bazaar in Anjirwadi, around 550 in Chunnabhatti and 1,200 have been arranged by the trust itself.
Most dilapidated cessed buildings in South Mumbai haven't been redeveloped as residents refuse to move out fearing that once they shift to transit camps, they will never return. For any redevelopment project, a developer requires 70 per cent consent from the tenants. In the Bhendi Bazaar redevelopment plan, a total of 82.2 per cent consent was received. More than 2,500 tenants have been either given a transit accommodation or rents have been paid for alternate accommodation.
Kalimmudin Abbasbhai, now resides in a transit camp in Anjirwadi. Before moving here, he resided in the Saifee Jubilee street at Bhendi Bazaar. "I am happy here, the surroundings are better than Bhendi Bazaar. My kids are safe here and I feel like I am outside India."
According to a MHADA report, nearly 1,076 transit camps have been provided to the tenants of Bhendi Bazaar in Anjirwadi, around 550 in Chunnabhatti and 1,200 have been arranged by the trust itself. "Currently construction work is underway in sub-clusters 1 and 3. We plan to complete this first phase of the project by 2019. We are vacating tenants and demolishing buildings in other sub-clusters so that the entire project could be completed in about 8-10 years," said Abbas Master, CEO, SBUT.
In the other transit camp in Chunnabhatti, the tenants say that they got fully furnished homes including a washing machine for them to use. "I stayed in a dilapidated building in Pakmodi street. We have been given furniture and even washing machines from the trust. When I return to Bhendi Bazaar, I am expecting a better life there," said Saiffudin Sura another tenant.
However, in August this year, the trust faced controversies when Hussaini building loacted on Pakmodia street, which was part of the redevelopment plan, collapsed killing more than 30 people. The trust then claimed that attempts were being made to evict people from dilapidated buildings to transit camps.
Not lost in transit
1,076 transit homes in Anjirwadi
554 in Chunnabhatti
1,200 transit homes by SBUT
82.2% consent for the project
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