SRA: Inside Mumbai's Slum Rehabilitation Journey From Informal Settlements To Permanent Homes
Mumbai: As part of the Free Press for Better Mumbai campaign, the Free Press Journal presents SRA, Building Tomorrow’s Mumbai, a documentary series exploring Mumbai’s slum rehabilitation journey through the voices of officials, planners and residents. The series looks at the growth of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority, the challenges of redevelopment, the struggles faced by families during…
Mumbai, the city of dreams, once housed many families in poor housing conditions. The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) was formed in 1995 to address these issues. The SRA introduced a model where developers built rehabilitation homes for eligible slum residents, funded through sale buildings. By the 1990s, over half of Mumbai's population was estimated to be living in slums.
These settlements, while occupying little land, housed a significant portion of the city's workforce. Families lived in small, temporary homes that leaked and flooded during monsoons, often lacking proper sanitation and hygiene. The SRA's mission was to provide these families with dignified housing without displacing them far from the city.
The authority handles surveys, permissions, eligibility verification and redevelopment planning for thousands of slum areas in Mumbai. As of now, they have delivered over 235,000 rehabilitation homes across the city.
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