Team Blitz India
Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) at Kalanagar, Bandra East, is allegedly siding with scamtainted DB Realty Group for a redevelopment project of a low income group (LIG) colony in Kalanagar, next to the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC).
As per a report by the Free Press Journal, the 750-odd residents of 18 buildings in the Gandhi Nagar LIG housing colony, just 100 mt from MHADA headquarters, are allegedly being forced to accept the Bengaluru-based Prestige Group being represented by DB Realty for the redevelopment of tenements spread over 8.5 acres. The colony is at a prime location with easy access to the Western Express Highway and the airport.
DB Realty is led by Shahid Balwa, who was arrested years ago in the 2G scam. The unrelated presence of Balwa and Nabeel Patel, DB Group’s director, at the site makes the plot murkier. Balwa and Patel did not respond to calls, mails and messages for comments.
The documents and video footage accessed by Free Press Journal show MHADA officials coercing residents to sign consent forms and complete the 79 A procedure to appoint the Prestige Group for redevelopment.
Another irregularity by MHADA top brass includes accepting a mere Rs 25 crore bank guarantee given by the Prestige Group for the Rs 3,300 crore redevelopment project with windfall FSI bonanza to be used by the developer.
