BDD is “Bombay Development Department”. BDD was established in 1920 and was responsible for providing more land for housing and constructing for 50,000 tenements on reclaimed lands.

1. BDD CHAWl, LOWER PAREL
Dishani.Chavan
4th YR.B.ARCH
BVCOA

2. BDD CHAWLS
“Bombay Development Department” was established in 1920 and was responsible for providing more land for housing and
constructing for 50,000 tenements on reclaimed lands.
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• Electricity and Maintenance of building is done by PWD.
The Public and Works Department (PWD) department,
which owns these chawls, have been unsuccessful in
maintaining them as residents pay Rs100 monthly in rent.
• These dilapidated chawls are highly unsafe for occupancy.
• Provide more land for housing and constructing.
• Responsible for the Back Bay Reclamation project.
• 50,000 tenements on reclaimed land.
• Develop Salsette island and provide adequate water to
the
city of Bombay.
• Reclaimed Marine Drive along the southern coast of
the
island of Bombay
• Began developing suburbs to north.
• Also BDD Chawl are surrounded by different Maidans and
Temples acting as common public area.
• 32: The number of BDD chawls at Lower Parel with 2,560 rooms.
• Out of the 195 BDD chawls, the maximum of 121 chawls are in
Worli.
• In all, there are 16203 tenements of which 2901 tenements have
been earmarked for police housing.

3. GF, 1st,2nd, floor Plan
• Public toilets for people staying in
• BDD Chawl.
• Each house is of 160 Sq. ft. area
• Many residents have extended the balconies because of
congestion of spaces.
• Public bathrooms
• Rent 18 Rs /-
Extended
balconies
3rd floor
Plan
Corridors

4. • No proper maintenance
• Ground or paved surface is not
maintained.
• Drainage pipes were broken
• Corridors were dark
although the lights
were provided in the
corridors.• Garbage dumping at entry

5. FSI benefit
The redevelopment of BDD chawls is under the
Development Control Rules 33 (9), which gives a
higher Floor Space Index (FSI) of 4. Plus, the
redevelopment gets 35 per cent fungible FSI and if
completed in the prescribed time, there is an
additional 10 per cent benefit on the FSI.
The project will take seven years
• Rs16,000 crore: The total cost of the project which is
likely to be completed in next seven years.
• Rs2900 crore: Cost to redevelope Lower Parel
chawls. Shapoorji Pallonji is the developer for the
site.
• 42: The number of BDD chawls in Naigaum with
3,344 rooms
• 32: The number of BDD chawls at Lower Parel with
2,560 rooms
• 500 sq. ft.: The size of redeveloped rooms to be
handed over to residents

6. MHADAto shift BDD chawloccupantsto newlyconstructedtransit camp
• The 560 houses are part of the first phase of the project which involves revamp of seven chawls. In total,
there are 32 chawls, out of which, revamp of 25 chawls will be carried in the next two phases.
• The existing tenant will move into a 500 square feet apartment, from the existing 160 square feet apartment,
each in the redeveloped structure.
PROPOSED REDEVLOPMENT OF BDD CHAWLS, N M KOSHI MARG, PAREL
BY-MHADA (LAXMAN THITE ARCHITECTS)
OS1 Open garden Seating kiosk Amphitheatre
OS3 School Drop off Relaxing space
Kids play area.
OS2 Kids play area , Toddlers play area, Senior citizens park,
Mothers den
Sand it, Children's play area
Total green open area proposed in the master plan is
about 9328.05 sq. m.
•Ground level open space includes reserved RG of
4654.88 Sqm and 10 % mandatory open space of
4673.17 Sqm.
•Total percentage of open space on ground is 17 % on
gross plot area.

7. SPECIFICATIONS
• FLOORING-800X800 VITRIFIED TILES IN
ALL ROOMS
• FLOORING OF ANTISKID TILES IN
KITCHEN AND TERRACES.
• GRANITE KITCHEN PLATFORM WITH
SINK.
• CERAMIC TILES OF 300X600MM FOR
TOILET WALLS UPTO LINTEL HT.
• ANTISKID FOR 600X600MM FOR TOILST
FLOORING.
• ANODIZED SECTIONS FOR WINDOWS.
• WOODEN DOOR FRAME WITH FLUSH
DOORS & MARBLE DOOR FRAMES FOR
TOILETS .
• MARBLE FLOORING ON GROUND
FLOOR LOBBY AND KOTA FLOORING
FOR ALL ABOVE LOBBIES.
• TWO PASSENGER AND ONE
STRETCHER LIFTS FOR EACH
BUILDING.
• SEPARATE SERVICES LIKE WTP, STP,
OWC FOR REHAB CLUSTER.

8. REFERENCES:
https://mhada.maharashtra.gov.in/
http://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-bdd-chawl-owners-get-
chance-to-check-out-mhadas-sample-flats/1218005
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-nm-joshi-bdd-chawl-tenants-
happy-but-cautious-about-redvpt-2409994
http://memumbai.com/bdd-chawls/