Amid allegations of a potential scam in tenders issued for repairs of old and dilapidated buildings in Mumbai, the state government has ordered an inquiry.

During a calling-attention discussion in the Assembly on Wednesday, Congress MLA Amin Patel sought urgent intervention to expedite redevelopment of 16,000 dilapidated buildings in South Mumbai . Patel said tenders floated by MHADA for repairs had seen contractors quoting 100 to 140 per cent below the estimated cost.

“The contractors, in the name of repair of the dilapidated cessed buildings, construct a few illegal floors and mint money by selling the flats. If the buildings that go for repairs are seven-storey buildings, they construct two or more storeys in the building,” Patel alleged.

Responding to the issue, Minister Shambhura

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