Under the cooperative movement in between 1950s-1980s, the government had allotted lands to many housing societies. The appointed committee took two years to come up with recommendations, residen-ts alleged.Mumbai: Redevelopment works of the housing societies on collector lands have been hit since a long time.“Each monsoon we fear for ceiling collapse since the condition of the building has deteriorated over the years. A committee was custom-made forging parts for sale formed to decide on the norms for conversion and the conversion was approved recently. We spend fr-om our own pockets every year to carry out rep-airs temporarily,” said another resident. She further added, “Me and my pregnant daughter ran out our apartment when we saw part of the ceiling coming down one day.”Approximately, 40 lakh people reside in these housing societies.“
The buildings have the capability to withst-and five more years but waiting till then can be dangerous.. There are five such societies in the city including Sion Koliwada, Wadia Trust Estate (Kur-la), Chembur Colony, Thakkar Bappa Colony (Chembur) and Mulund Colony. Redevelopment is necessity for our society,” said Mohini Thackeray, a resident from the Chembur housing society. The structure has been erected on a marshy land; the salt beneath the land corrodes the rods used for building the structure.
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