To prevent slum dwellers from corruption and fraud by developers under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) scheme, the authority will be launching a new mobile app called ‘Aasra’. This app will be available for citizens in the coming week. This app will help to increase the transparency in the scheme and to overcome the difficulties in implementing the SRA projects.
Many SRA projects in Mumbai are alleged of corruption charges also the slum dwellers are cheated by developers. This led to disputes between the slum dwellers and the developers and therefore the projects are delayed. To have control on such activities SRA has introduced a mobile app ‘Aasara’ for people to get complete understanding of the SRA projects. This will bring transparency, efficiency in SRA projects.
‘After five months of hard work, SRA’s ‘Aasra’ mobile app has been developed. This mobile app will be having detail information of SRA. In the coming week; this app will be available for public.’ – Deepak Kapoor, CEO, SRA
This app will be available in two languages, Marathi and English. GPS will be required to use the app. Because of GPS, slum dwellers will get the information of names, addresses and area details of their locality. They will also get to know whether their locality is declared as a slum or not.
The SRA project of Moreshwar Nagar of DahisarRawalpada has been delayed for last 12 years. Due to this 430 families are homeless as the 3 developers out of 4, have opted out from this project. The app will provide the information such as the rehabilitation plan to be implemented by the developers, the proposal submitted by the developer and licenses including LOI.
The citizens had to use the Right to Information to obtain such information regarding SRA but now this information willbe available on ‘Aasra’ app. This will help in reducing the use of RTI. The slum dwellers can get the information of district, taluka, village, slum cluster, slum declaration 3C, slum rehabilitation scheme and slum identity card. Currently, this information will be available of slum that comes under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation, SRA official said.
