Building redeveloped but tenants unable to move in

At D N Nagar in Andheri West, the redevelopment of over 400 old buildings has been affected by the height restrictions necessitated by the high-frequency transmission towers of the Airport Authority of India (AAI).

- Linah Baliga

MUMBAI: The restrictions were imposed in 2021, putting particularly those residents whose buildings had already started being constructed in a bind.

One such building is Durvankar CHS near Ganesh Chowk, the first redevelopment project that was hit and had to be scaled down from 16 floors to 12. The building has been redeveloped and stands tall but the tenants have not got possession of their new flats from the builder.

Durvankur CHS, also known as Building No 15, was originally a Mhada building constructed in 1968. The structure, which housed 40 tenants, was declared dilapidated and unsafe after a slab collapse in November 2019, and a month later, Mhada had it evacuated. The tenants, depending on their financial situation, relocated, with some even moving as far as Virar.