For nearly two decades, 24 families of Chembur’s Tilak Safalya Co-operative Housing Society have shown that collective will and perseverance can overcome delays, legal battles, and uncertainty to transform lives. What began as a hope for better homes in 2007 has today become a story of courage, unity, and people-driven redevelopment. The actual drilling work for the construction of the new tower commenced at the site recently.

Nineteen-year wait

In 2007, a private developer was appointed to redevelop the society’s 200 sq ft MHADA tenements. By 2010, the old building was demolished, but reconstruction never started. Despite years of hardship, the 24 families united, taking their case from the Arbitral Tribunal to the Supreme Court. In 2018, they reclaimed redevelopment rights, a victory for collective perseverance over bureaucratic delays and corporate failure.