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MIDC cracks whip against squatters in Andheri buildings
Updated On: 19 June, 2023 07:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar
Starts verification process after allegations surface that over 200 families have illegally occupied homes meant for original tenants of a redevelopment project
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A building in Ambedkar Nagar, Andheri East, on Sunday.which is allegedly being illegally occupied. Pic/Anurag Ahire
The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) has sought to verify the papers of 239 occupants of buildings constructed on its land in Ambedkar Nagar, Andheri East, under a slum redevelopment scheme. However, only 61 families appeared before it. The developer, M/s Hubtown, has claimed that those in possession of the flats are legitimate owners.
The verification process was initiated after it was alleged that over 200 families were illegally occupying the redeveloped flats while beneficiaries were awaiting the allotment of the apartments. The MIDC summoned the 239 occupants to furnish documents to prove their ownership in March via notices issued through Speed Post and advertisements in newspapers. But 193 occupants did not turn up.
A mid-rank MIDC official said, on condition of anonymity, “We have given ample opportunities to flat occupants to prove their rights. But, people are not furnishing their documents; 193 families did not attend the earlier hearing. But after a new notice was issued, 15 of them turned up.”
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