The state government has decided to authorise the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) to carry out cluster re-development of cessed and dilapidated buildings.

Mumbai: The state government has decided to authorise the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) to carry out cluster re-development of cessed and dilapidated buildings.

The decision, which comes a month after the Dongri building collapse, was taken at a state Cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.

The Cabinet also declared Mhada as planning authority for the re-development of all cessed buildings in the city.

Cessed buildings are those on which cess is collected as repair fund.

Further, the Urban Development Department has been asked to suggest suitable changes in the Development Control and Promotion Regulation 2034 to promote cluster re-development of cessed and neighbouring non-cessed buildings in the city.

Following the Dongri building collapse, a committee of eight members of the state Legislature had been constituted to provide suggestions to the government.

As per reports of the committee, and the directions of the housing minister, the Cabinet took the decision to authorise Mhada to carry out cluster re-development of cessed and dilapidated buildings.

Towards this, the government will issue necessary directions along with amending the Mhada Act, 1976. There are close to 14,000 cessed buildings in Mumbai. Of these, 23 buildings are dilapidated, according to the Mhada.