India, July 12 -- The Maharashtra government's amendment to the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development (MHADA) Act, 1976 is expected to pave the way for redeveloping nearly 13,000 old and dilapidated buildings across Mumbai. The amendment aims to address legal and procedural bottlenecks that have delayed projects for years.

A dilapidated building is a structure that has deteriorated due to age, poor maintenance or structural damage, making it unsafe or unfit for occupation. Such buildings often require major repairs, reconstruction or complete redevelopment to ensure occupant safety.

All cessed buildings in the city come under the purview of the Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board (MBRRB) under MHADA. Many of these buildi...