India, Oct. 19 -- Residents of cessed buildings in Mumbai can now avail of free minor repairs to compound passages, flooring, drainage and water pipelines after being apprised of a funding provision in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (MMC) Act, which many were hitherto unaware of. The applications will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis.

The initiative aims to address essential repairs in the premises of cessed buildings, which are generally undertaken by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) for major structural work. The civic body will bear the cost of the specified repairs without levying additional property tax, cess or other municipal charges on residents.

Rajeshree Shirwadkar, chairperson of...