From: NAPM India <napmindia@napm-india.org>
Date: Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 8:58 PM
Subject: [initiative-india] PR : Massive Corruption in Mumbai SRA projects exposed by GBGB
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Ghar Bachao Andolan Exposes the Land Scam and Corruption in Mumbai Slums, Sit in Continues in Azad Maidan
2,715 fake houses found in SRA, illegal sale of which amounts to Rs 1,023 Crore
Land being appropriated amounting to Rs 7,411 Crore
An Alternative Draft of the Sexual Harassment Bill Released
Mumbai, 4th January: Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan, with National Alliance of People's Movements, has always maintained that the Slum Rehabilitation projects are the breeding ground for corruption. With the nexus of builder-politician-bureaucrats, they have been creating havoc by evicting people in name of rehabilitation and have neither given alternative houses nor any right to land whether belonging to Central Government or State Government or a private party; where they have been residing for decades. If the people question or demand to see the list of residents or details of plan and land use, they are traced and harassed, even filed cases against.
In fact it is because of huge vested interest in such schemes which is so strong, that the nexus is not ready to do away with their huge profit. The worst part, however, is that in spite of being officially eligible for huge profit invested in the scheme, the elite nexus has become the open ground for further irregularities and gained much more fraudulent land through corruption.
Our own investigation in only some of the SRA projects suggest a massive scam with top builders involved in this loot where the land has been appropriated without people's consent. Moreover, they have also also included fake allottees in the list of 'to be rehabilitated' families, which are sold in open market to outsider ineligible persons. Each of these amounts to earning crores of rupees by the builders and their associate politicians and others.
Our investigations in 9 projects alone show a corruption of 7,411 Crore, in some cases whole land has been appropriated illegally and flats sold, flouting all norms and laws.
Massive Corruption in SRA Scheme and Total Cost
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| Name | Area in Sq feet | Price per Sq feet | Total Cost |
| 1 | Antop Hill, 8 Housing Societies | 8,29,327 | 15,000 | 12,43,99,05,000 |
| 2 | Antop Hill, 7 Housing Societies | 2,62,544 | 15000 | 3,93,81,60,000 |
| 3 | Majaswadi, 22 Housing Socities, 22 Housing Socities, Jogeshwari | 379516.67 | 15000 | 5,69,27,50,050 |
| 4 | Babasaheb Ambedkar nagar (Mulund) | 172967 | 16000 | 2,76,74,72,000 |
| 5 | Lokmanya nagar (Parel) | 109928 | 35000 | 3,84,74,80,000 |
| 6 | Mata Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar (Chembur) | 740520 | 14000 | 10,36,72,80,000 |
| 7 | Ramanagar – 18 Housing Societies, Ghatkopar | 535000 | 15000 | 8,02,50,00,000 |
| 8 | Sio, Koliwada | 116100 | 22000 | 2,55,42,00,000 |
| 9 | Golibar, Khar | 1883000 | 13000 | 24,47,90,00,000 |
| | TOTAL | | | 74,11,12,47,050 |
Corruption Due to Sale of Fake Allottee Houses in SRA
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| Name | No of Families in Fake List | Cost of the 269 Sq feet House | Total |
| 1 | 622 fake cases in 8 Socities of Antop Hill, of which 300 to go to the builder | 622 | 40 Lakh | 2,48,80,00,000 |
| 2 | All affidavits are fake in Antop Hill 7 Housing Socities, people have demanded cancellation of Annexure 2 | 976 | 40 Lakh | 3,90,40,00,000 |
| 3 | Babasaheb Ambedkar Nagar (Mulund) | 127 | 45 Lakh | 57,15,00,000 |
| 4 | Golibar (Khar) | 690 | 30 Lakh | 2,07,00,00,000 |
| 5 | Ramnagar (Ghatkopar) | 300 | 40 Lakh | 1,20,00,00,000 |
| | TOTAL | | | 10,23,35,00,000 |
It is the people's struggle that has challenged this and even stalled the so called progress even if facing atrocities by them. We will continue to challenge them at every level.
Thousands of people on the fourth day continued to sit in Azad Maidan, demanding written time bound commitment from the Chief Minister. Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan also released an alternative draft endorsed by National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), titled "The Prevention of Atrocities Against Women and Establishment of Special Courts Act, 2012". It was released by women from bastis who are the real victims and also the real champions and who shared their experiences from ground regarding the struggle that women go through in slums and otherwise.
Murzban Shroff, author and supporter of the Andolan recited his powerful poem, "Who are the real Rapists?" on the occasion of the release of the Bill. The poem talks about the fact that not only individuals, but also corrupt and exploitative system rapes. And it is not only women who are raped but also those disadvantaged people who are deprived of their rights. Depriving someone of their rights is also a form of rape. And therefore, all those who are demanding their rights of land and housing are fighting the rapists.
Medha Patkar, Jamil bhai, Mohan Chavan, Madhuri Shivkar, Madhuri Variyath, Sumit Wajale, Santosh Thorat, Sandeep Yevale, Kishor Kardak, Girija Bahen, Prabhakar Narkar, Shilpa Sabale, Kamlesh S S, Siraj, Umar bhai, Shabbir Deshmukh
Organised by : Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan, Janta Jagruti Manch, Shahar Vikas Manch, Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar Bachao Samiti, Nagari Niwara Haq Samiti, Waghini Sangathan, SRA Sangharsh Samiti, Bruhanmumbai Niwara Samanvaya Samiti
Affiliates of National Alliance of Peoples' Movements
Contact: Madhuri Shivkar 09892143242 | Madhuri Wariyath 09820619174 | Sumit Wajale 09967875999 | Sandeep Yevale 09819307419
Previous Press Releases on this campaign :
Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan Continues, Thousands Continue their Sit-in at Azad Maidan, Mumbai
Thousands of Mumbaikars March towards Mantralaya Claiming Dignity and Equal Rights to City
A Sea of people marched on Streets of Mumbai to reach Mantralaya
Thousands of Mumbai's Urban Poor to begin new year with long march on foot to Mantrayala
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