MHADA’s new plans may be music to the ears of Mumbaikars desperate to acquire living space in prime pockets of SoBo such as Cuffe Parade, Colaba and Lalbaug. State housing minister Sachin Ahir announced at MHADA yesterday that plans are being made to demolish old transit camps in the city and build homes in their place, which will then be distributed to the common man via lottery.

According to the last survey conducted by MHADA, there are 490 tenements in the Cuffe Parade and Colaba areas.u00a0Pic/Suresh KK