India, April 5 -- Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Friday ordered administrative officials to constitute a committee that will identify land and formulate conditions for giving ownership homes to residents of Bandra government colony.

"Appoint a committee to look into the land issue and related conditions for rehabilitating government employees in ownership homes. The committee should be appointed as soon as possible," Shinde told officials on Friday, during a meeting with a delegation of colony residents.

The colony in Bandra East is spread over 125 acres, of which 35 acres is under encroachment while the remaining 90 acres has around 5,000 staff quarters for state government employees. Plans to redevelop the colony date back ove...