India, Oct. 25 -- Two years after the state amended the MHADA Act to fast-track the redevelopment of dilapidated cessed and non-cessed buildings in the island city, it has started getting results.

In December 2022, Section 91 (a) was introduced under the Act, to drive the redevelopment process. Of the 91 dilapidated buildings whose redevelopment had stalled, 43 projects have restarted in the last year, while five others are expected to begin soon. Eight such projects have been acquired by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) for redevelopment. Contractors have been appointed after a high-power committee under the state housing secretary gave the green signal for the acquisition recently.

The island city has mor...