DCR 58

Development Control Regulation 58 brought in the year 1991 covered the arena of redevelopment of the Mill Lands. According to the original resolution if a Mill owner intended to undertake redevelopment of the Mill, then he/she could divide the part of the mill that was non-functional into three parts equally. One part was to be given to the city for creating open spaces and amenities, the second part was to be given to the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) for constructing housing and the third part of the mill could be developed by the Mill Owner as per his/her wishes following the regulations of the Municipality.

The original resolution was amended in the year 2000 and as per this amendment, the owner of the mill was now allowed to develop the equivalent of existing ground cover (the land presently occupied by mill buildings) and the rest of the land would be then divided into three parts. This amendment was a sort of a fraud played out on the city. D T Joseph was Urban Development Secretary at the time this amendment was done and in a way this reading of the one-third, one-third, one-third formula was his brains at work.