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MHADA Sets Aside 60 Homes for Virar Collapse Survivors as State Fast-Tracks Redevelopment

State leaders pledged expedited Cluster Development with SRA measures after 17 deaths.

Palghar: Rescue operation underway after a four-storey unauthorised building collapsed onto adjacent vacant chawl, at Virar, in Palghar district, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. 15 dead, several injured in the incident. (PTI Photo) (PTI08_28_2025_000147A) (PTI)
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On the issue of rehabilitation of residents, Naik stated he would raise the matter with CM Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.

Overview

  • MHADA will shift 60 displaced families into temporary units in Bolinj by Saturday, minister Pratap Sarnaik said.
  • A review meeting next week will outline implementation of Cluster Development and SRA schemes across Vasai-Virar after Eknath Shinde’s directive to speed the work.
  • Police arrested builder Nittal Gopinath Sane on culpable-homicide and MRTP charges following a complaint by the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation.
  • Nine people were rescued from the rubble; five have been discharged from hospitals and four remain stable after surgeries and treatment, according to medical officials.
  • The state announced ₹5 lakh ex-gratia per deceased as crews clear debris over two to three days before demolishing remaining unsafe sections.