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Amin Patel strongly demands that the Kamatipura Rehabilitation project be completed as soon as possible, and assures to start the work.

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Congress leader and MLA in the Mumbai Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Amin Patel has demanded immediate completion of the Kamatipura Redevelopment Cluster Development through a notice seeking attention and issuance of work orders. He said that there are 16,000 buildings in Kamatipura, in which 25,000 residents live. The condition of these buildings is dilapidated and there is a risk of accidents during the monsoon. If an accident occurs in these buildings, the government and the MHA and the concerned agency will be responsible for it, so work needs to be started immediately. He said that Kamatipura area consists of a dense, multilingual, middle-class population living in several old and dilapidated buildings. There is a strong demand from the local residents for the immediate rehabilitation of these structures. The redevelopment and rehabilitation proposal has been submitted to the government through the Kamatipura Development Committee, and steps like appointment of a building contractor and issuing of tenders have been initiated. However, there is an urgent need to speed up the redevelopment process. A large number of buildings under the Prime Minister Grant Project (PMGP) are located in areas like Umar Khadi and Kamatipura. Due to incidents like roof collapse, water leakage and structural damage, residents are forced to live in dangerous conditions. Several meetings have been held at the government level to speed up the redevelopment, but no concrete steps have been taken yet. Areas like Dongri, Bhindi Bazaar, Paidhoni, Bholeshwar, Nal Bazaar, Kalba Devi, and Mohammad Ali Road are densely populated and have many old and unsafe buildings. There is an urgent need for MAHADA to conduct surveys, inspect illegal constructions and start redevelopment projects. However, due to shortage of staff in MAHADA, the process is getting delayed, leading to increasing dissatisfaction among the residents.

Deputy Chief Minister Housing Statement

Government Resolution dated 12th January 2023 under Development Control Regulation (DCR) 33(9) has been approved for cluster redevelopment of old and dilapidated cessed and non-cessed buildings in Kamatipura area by MAHADA. Under this project, around 734 buildings and 8,001 tenants/residents will be rehabilitated. In order to expedite the project, MAHADA was declared a Special Planning Authority through a government notification dated 9th July 2025.

Tenders were floated on 12th June 2025, and after due process, the contracts were awarded to Bhagirathi Housing Private Limited. Ltd. and Kamati Developers Private Limited. Further action is underway to issue work orders on 14 November 2025.

During 1989-1995, about 269 cessed buildings were reconstructed under the Prime Minister Grant Project (PMGP), resulting in the construction of 66 new buildings. For the renovation, the government approved Rs. 150 crore from the Maharashtra Housing Fund on 29 August 2024. Out of this, Rs. 12.80 crore has been approved for structural renovation of 12 buildings in Umar Khadi and Kamatipura areas, and the work is in progress.

A proposal for cluster redevelopment of 81 buildings in Umar Khadi area was submitted to MHADA on 3 December 2024. Meetings are being held to review the feasibility. The proposal for rehabilitation of 20 buildings was found to be unworkable, and the revised report of 36 buildings was submitted on 23 February 2026, which is under scrutiny.

Notices were issued to the building owners under Section 79(A) of the MHADA Act, 1976 for redevelopment proposals. However, the High Court stayed the proceedings on 28 July 2025 (Application No. 34771/2024). A committee comprising two retired judges has been appointed to review the notices. The matter is currently pending in the Supreme Court.

MHADA has appointed 64 structural auditors/architects to conduct structural stability audits of buildings in Mumbai. Moreover, recruitment is underway to fill the vacant posts in MHADA after the approval of the staff record on February 23, 2026. Minister of State Pankaj Bhoir said that work orders will be issued in a week and work will start in two months and a decision will be taken on this project as a vital project in a meeting with the Chief Minister, the Minister assured.

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PM Modi speaking Hindi globally fills us with pride: CM Fadnavis

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Navi Mumbai, Sep 14: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to Indian languages, stating that hearing the Prime Minister speak Hindi on global platforms fills the nation with pride.

He was speaking at the Hindi Diwas celebration and the 6th All India Official Language Conference organised in Navi Mumbai, an event attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Addressing the gathering, CM Fadnavis apologised for his late arrival before highlighting the significance of hosting the national convention in Maharashtra. He noted that while such conferences were once mere formalities, Home Minister Amit Shah spearheaded the effort to rotate them across different states.

Reflecting on language policy history, Fadnavis pointed out that Hindi was widely used for official work during the British era before both Hindi and English were designated as official languages in 1963. He stated that since PM Modi assumed office, mother tongues and official regional languages have received unprecedented respect across the country.

“You must learn your mother tongue, and the New Education Policy (NEP) ensures this by promoting education in local languages alongside additional Indian languages,” CM Fadnavis said.

Recalling history, he noted that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, then an opposition leader, was among the first to address the United Nations in Hindi. He added that writer Munshi Premchand played a pivotal role in making conversational Hindi acceptable for official work.

Addressing the conference, Home Minister Amit Shah emphasised the importance of regional languages, asserting that Marathi deserves deep respect. He highlighted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration granted classical language status to Marathi.

HM Shah praised Maharashtra’s diversity, describing it as the most multilingual state in India.

Quoting freedom fighter and social reformer Vinoba Bhave, he noted, “If I had not used Hindi, I could not have reached every village in Kashmir, Assam, and Kerala with the revolutionary message of Bhoodan and Gramdan. It was the official language that enabled me to communicate with people across the nation.”

Reiterating the central government’s focus on language preservation through the New Education Policy, the Home Minister emphasised that foundational learning in one’s mother tongue is essential for a child’s holistic growth.

Describing Maharashtra as the land of Veer Savarkar, he emphasised that Savarkar was not only a freedom fighter and social reformer but also one of the most learned linguists of his time. He built upon Lokmanya Tilak’s call for the purification of the Marathi language and coined numerous words that were previously absent in Indian languages—words that found natural acceptance in Marathi and other national languages.

HM Shah added that the Ministry of Home Affairs honoured Savarkar’s linguistic legacy in Hindi through the ‘Shabd Sindhu’ initiative.

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Mumbai Crime Branch Major Crackdown: Two Arrested for Illegal Drug Sale, 12.81 Kg of Drugs Seized

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In a major operation, the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested two drug peddlers found selling Nitrazepam tablets. Acting on a tip-off received by Unit 6 on September 9, a Crime Branch team laid a trap and apprehended the two accused near the Trombay Transport Office—located on the southbound service road of the Panvel-Sion Highway in Trombay, Mumbai. Authorities seized 21,000 Nitrazepam tablets—weighing a total of 12.81 kg and valued at ₹64,05,000—which the accused were intending to sell illegally for recreational use. The arrested individuals have prior cases registered against them under the NDPS Act; specifically, a case has been registered against both under Sections 8(c), 22(c), and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985. The arrested men are aged 44 (resident of Shivaji Nagar, Govandi, Mumbai) and 50 (resident of Kausa, Mumbra, Thane district).

This operation was carried out by a team from Unit 6 under the guidance of Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Anil Kumbhare, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Krishnakant Upadhyay, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Detection) Datta Nawathe, and Assistant Commissioner of Police (D-East) Dharmapal Bansode. The team comprised Police Inspector Bharat Ghonge (In-charge, Unit 6), Police Inspector Sushant Sawant, Woman Sub-Inspector Chaudhary, Woman Sub-Inspector Mashire, Police Sub-Inspector Desai, Police Havaldars Wankhede, Khedkar, Bhalerao, and Chamgar, Police Constables Panchal, Shaikh, Bodhare, and Sasane, and Woman Police Constable Khotod.

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Home Minister Amit Shah to inaugurate Hindi Diwas 2026 in Mumbai today

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Mumbai, Sep 14: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address the inaugural session of Hindi Diwas 2026 and the sixth All India Official Language Conference in Mumbai on Monday.

Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision, the event will highlight the vibrant relationship of Hindi with Maharashtra’s rich linguistic, cultural, and literary traditions, the official said in a statement.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, several Members of Parliament, distinguished guests from various fields, scholars, litterateurs, educationists, and senior officials from various departments and Ministries of the Central government will also be present on this occasion.

The Department of Official Language of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been organising All India Official Language Conferences every year since 2021.

During the inaugural session of the two-day programme, the ‘Rajbhasha Gaurav’ and ‘Rajbhasha Kirti’ Awards for the year 2025–26 will be presented by the Union Home Minister, the official statement said.

The institutions and individuals who have undertaken outstanding work and made noteworthy contributions in the field of Official Language will be honoured with these awards, it added.

Several important books and publications will also be launched during the inaugural session and other sessions. These include a special commemorative issue of the Department of Official Language’s journal ‘Rajbhasha Bharati’, centred on the National Song ‘Vande Mataram’; ‘Bharatiya Gyan Tantra: Srot aur Swaroop’; ‘Shiv Anadi Hain, Anant Hain’; and ‘Andheron Se Ujalon Tak’, a compilation of writings by prison inmates.

A special attraction of this year’s conference will be a special discussion session centred on the National Song ‘Vande Mataram’.

Joydeep Chattopadhyay will also have a special presence at the programme. He is a fifth-generation descendant of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the author of ‘Vande Mataram’.

A special session will also be organised at the Conference on the role of Town Official Language Implementation Committees (TOLICs/NARAKAS).

NARAKAS is a strong and empowered unit that takes forward the implementation of Official Language Hindi at the grassroots level.

A special exhibition is also being organised at the conference venue, in which stalls will be put up by various institutions, organisations, banks and ministries, the statement said.

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