MHADA to Extend Deadline for Konkan Board's Affordable Homes Lottery

04 Dec 2024 CW Team

The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA)'s Konkan Board is expected to extend the application deadline for its 12,000 affordable homes lottery, initially set for December 10, 2024. The extension announcement is likely to be made on December 2.

The homes are located across Thane city and district, including Kalyan, Titwala, Palghar, Raigad, and in the coastal areas of Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg’s Oras, Vengurla, and Malvan. MHADA has already received over 10,000 applications and is considering extending the deadline to accommodate more applicants.

The affordable homes in this lottery range from Rs 2 million to approximately Rs 10 million.

In addition to the Konkan Board's initiative, MHADA plans to launch another lottery for 2,000 to 3,000 affordable homes in Mumbai. "We are preparing for this and will announce details soon. We are also looking to award a contract for constructing 2,000 affordable homes on Patra Chawl land in Mumbai," said Sanjeev Jaiswal, MHADA's CEO and VP.

In November 2024, MHADA extended the application deadline for its 6,294 affordable homes under the Pune Board's lottery. Originally set for November 13, the new deadline is December 10, with the lottery results expected on January 7, 2025. These homes are located in Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, and the districts of Solapur, Kolhapur, and Sangli. The properties are priced between Rs 1 million and just over Rs 10 million.

Of the 6,294 homes, 2,340 are offered under a first-come, first-serve scheme, along with 418 flats under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).

(HT)

Infrastructure Urban

07 Nov 2025

Welspun Enterprises Wins 910 MLD Panjrapur WTP Contract

Welspun Enterprises (WEL), the infrastructure and energy arm of Welspun World, has secured a major contract from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to design, build and operate a 910 million litres per day (MLD) Water Treatment Plant (WTP) at Panjrapur, Maharashtra.Valued at approximately Rs 31.45 billion, the project encompasses end-to-end civil, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation works, including the construction of a treated water sump and pumping station. Of the total value, nearly Rs 11.56 billion is allocated to Operations & Maintenance (O&M), with an additional..

Mitsubishi Power Wins Boiler Upgrade Contract for O Mon 1 Plant

Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, (MHI), has been awarded a contract to support the oil-to-natural-gas fuel conversion at the O Mon 1 Thermal Power Plant in Can Tho, southern Vietnam. As the OEM of the plant’s existing boiler, Mitsubishi Power will supply key equipment—including new gas burners—and implement a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system to reduce NOx emissions and help the plant meet stricter environmental standards.The O Mon 1 facility includes two 330 MW units that commenced operations in 2009 and 2015, with all major equipment or..

Liebherr’s 10,000th XPower Wheel Loader Joins BERGER’s Fleet

BERGER Rohstoffe GmbH has welcomed the 10,000th Liebherr XPower wheel loader to its operations at the Schlag granite quarry in Passau. The milestone machine, officially handed over at Liebherr’s Bischofshofen plant in May 2025, underscores the long-standing partnership between BERGER, Liebherr, and the Beutlhauser Group. Equipped with Liebherr’s signature power-split travel drive, the new L 580 XPower is already delivering strong results under demanding quarry conditions.At the Schlag quarry, BERGER Rohstoffe processes approximately 200,000 tonnes of Bayerwald granite annually into high-qu..