Ulhasnagar Residents Get Relief as State Begins Home Regularization
MUMBAI: Thousands of families residing in homes constructed in Ulhasnagar before 2011 may soon gain legal ownership rights, as the Maharashtra government has kick-started a significant regularisation process for longstanding residential encroachments. This initiative aims to tackle one of the most persistent housing issues in the city. A special review committee has been established for the 141 Ulhasnagar assembly constituency, with MLA Kumar Ailani appointed as chair. This decision provides much-needed relief to numerous lower- and middle-income families who have lived in uncertainty for decades. Many residents in Ulhasnagar’s old settlements and slums have faced challenges in obtaining legal property…