Giant society in Mumbai plans giant self-redevelopment

Several members of one of Mumbai's oldest and biggest housing societies 'Navjivan', located at Mumbai Central, are desiring to go for self redevelopment and have scheduled a meeting with a redevelopment firm, New Consolidated Construction Co Ltd (NCCCL), for the same. The company is also a part of the consortium that had bid the highest for Dharavi redevelopment.

Spread over 2.48 hectares, Navjivan has a total of 18 buildings and if redeveloped, can avail 5000 car parks to the residents, a 70 storeyed tower and an average extra area of 60 percent for its member.

A final call on self-redevelopment is yet to be taken, but if Navjivan goes ahead, it would be the biggest self-redevelopment project in the city. Nearly 90 members of the Navjivan society have come together and held various meetings with people involved. NCCCL is led by Hiten Shah, of the Dharavi Consortium.

DNA