Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation is preparing to shift its headquarters from a technically dangerous building to alternative municipal properties, with most key departments proposed to move to Sindhu Bhavan in Camp 3. The relocation proposal is expected to be considered at a special general body meeting scheduled for 20 November 2026.
The current headquarters, spread across about 20,000 square feet, has become old and dilapidated, with parts of the structure reportedly falling on several occasions. The municipal administration has cited the safety of residents, elected representatives and officers and employees as the reason for moving the civic administration out of the building.
Municipal authorities have already identified several possible locations for the temporary or alternative offices. Senior officials, including Additional Commissioner Dr Dheeraj Chavan, recently conducted a joint inspection of municipal properties available at different locations in the city.
The sites examined included Sindhu Bhavan in Camp 3, premises in the Croma and Zudio building opposite the Central Hospital, and Suncity Apartment. The administration is assessing the properties against the space required to accommodate the corporation’s large administrative operation.
Most of the important municipal departments are proposed to be shifted to Sindhu Bhavan. According to information provided by Dr Chavan, the building has about 4,000 square metres of space available on each of its second, first and ground floors. The proposal is to use these floors for the corporation’s major departments.
The relocation is being planned even as funds have reportedly been approved for rebuilding the existing headquarters. The need to first move the municipal administration reflects the practical difficulty of carrying out reconstruction while continuing the corporation’s full operations from the same premises.
The proposed shift will require the municipal administration to coordinate the movement of departments, officers, records and public-facing services. The supplied report does not specify the date by which the relocation will be completed, how services will be distributed between buildings or whether all departments will operate from Sindhu Bhavan.
The administration is also considering creating a hall in a terrace-like section of Sindhu Bhavan for future general body meetings. The relocation plan, the proposed use of the alternative premises and related arrangements are expected to be discussed at the special general body meeting on 20 November. The proposal will require approval before the planned administrative shift can proceed.
