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IN PHOTOS: CM Fadnavis inaugurates homes for sanitation workers in Mumbai's Colaba

Updated On: 06 November, 2026 07:20 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, along with Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, on Friday inaugurated 140 flats at Panchsheel Nagar in Colaba, built under Phase II of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Ashray Yojana. The leaders also participated in the key distribution ceremony for sanitation workers and inspected the newly constructed buildings, which have been developed using pre-fabricated technology for the first time by the civic body. (PICS/ CMO)

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The inauguration marks a step in the BMC's larger housing initiative for its 29,000 sanitation workers, under which residential colonies across Mumbai will be redeveloped in phases to provide better accommodation. (PIC/CMO)
The inauguration marks a step in the BMC's larger housing initiative for its 29,000 sanitation workers, under which residential colonies across Mumbai will be redeveloped in phases to provide better accommodation. (PIC/CMO)
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Speaking at the event, Fadnavis announced that the Maharashtra government would provide sanitation workers across the state with homes under ownership rights, in addition to service quarters
Speaking at the event, Fadnavis announced that the Maharashtra government would provide sanitation workers across the state with homes under ownership rights, in addition to service quarters
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He said the initiative had already begun and that the government aimed to provide service accommodation to sanitation workers by 2028
He said the initiative had already begun and that the government aimed to provide service accommodation to sanitation workers by 2028
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Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde, BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide and other civic and political representatives were present at the ceremony
Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde, BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide and other civic and political representatives were present at the ceremony
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Highlighting the construction technology used for the project, Fadnavis said the Panchsheel Nagar building was the BMC's first structure to be constructed using pre-fabricated technology
Highlighting the construction technology used for the project, Fadnavis said the Panchsheel Nagar building was the BMC's first structure to be constructed using pre-fabricated technology
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Deputy CM Shinde said the first phase of the initiative to provide service quarters to the BMC's 29,000 sanitation workers had begun. A total of 146 sanitation worker colonies in Mumbai would be redeveloped in phases to provide better accommodation.
Deputy CM Shinde said the first phase of the initiative to provide service quarters to the BMC's 29,000 sanitation workers had begun. A total of 146 sanitation worker colonies in Mumbai would be redeveloped in phases to provide better accommodation.

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