Mumbai: Dahisar Radar Relocation Frees 1,000 Acres for Housing

• The Airports Authority of India (AAI) high-frequency radar at Dahisar, Mumbai, will be relocated to Gorai.
• This move is expected to unlock approximately 1,000 acres for affordable housing and redevelopment projects in north Mumbai.
• The current radar restricts building heights, hindering urban development and forcing residents into dilapidated buildings.
• Maharashtra will bear the relocation cost and provide alternative land at Gorai free of cost to the Centre.
• The relocation could facilitate the construction or redevelopment of an estimated 50,000 houses over five years.

Why It Matters: Unlocks 1,000 acres in Mumbai for housing and urban development.