Dharavi: From Colonial-Era Settlement To India’s Largest Redevelopment Project
November 18, 2025: Dharavi, one of the world’s largest and most densely populated slums, is now at the centre of one of India’s most ambitious redevelopment plans. Located in the heart of Mumbai and home to nearly a million residents, Dharavi has evolved over centuries—from an 18th-century mangrove island to a bustling hub of artisans, […]
Dharavi Residents Reject Relocation To Mulund, Demand Rehabilitation Within Dharavi
October 31, 2025: A growing movement under the banner of the ‘Dharavi Bachao Andolan’ has strongly opposed the state government’s decision to rehabilitate ineligible Dharavi residents on Mulund’s salt pan land, demanding that all residents be given houses within Dharavi itself. The Maharashtra government recently cleared the way for construction on a 41.5-acre salt pan […]
Supreme Court Refuses To Halt Dharavi Redevelopment Project
September 8, 2025: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to stay the Dharavi redevelopment project, paving the way for India’s largest slum renewal scheme to proceed. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar issued notices to the Maharashtra government and Adani Properties Pvt Ltd, which was awarded the tender, in response […]
SVR Srinivas Defends Dharavi Project As ‘Transformational’, Dismisses Opposition’s Allegations
July 26, 2025: SVR Srinivas, Chief Executive Officer of the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP), has firmly defended the initiative against growing political criticism, stating that the redevelopment is not merely a project, but a transformative movement focused on inclusive urban renewal. In an exclusive interview with The Free Press Journal, Srinivas emphasised that the scheme […]
Redevelopment Project Raises Concerns Over Relocation And Environmental Risks
July 11, 2025: Mohan Lal Jain, a 71-year-old scrap dealer, has lived in Mumbai’s Dharavi for nearly 50 years. Decades ago, his shop was demolished for a water pipeline and he was offered compensation in the form of a shop in Kandivali — 23 km away. “I haven’t made a profit there,” he says. Today, […]
Dharavi To Be Redeveloped As Business District, Aiming At Jobs And Growth
July 2, 2025: Dharavi, often described as Asia’s largest slum, is poised for a major transformation with plans to include a dedicated commercial business district as part of its extensive urban renewal initiative. The move aims to bring formal employment and economic uplift to one of Mumbai’s most densely populated areas. A substantial portion of […]
Dharavi To Get A Business Makeover With Central Commercial District
June 30, 2025: Dharavi, often described as Asia’s largest slum, is poised for a dramatic transformation with the inclusion of a dedicated Central Business District (CBD) as part of its Rs 96,000-crore redevelopment project. The initiative, spearheaded by the Adani Group in partnership with the Maharashtra government, aims not only to improve housing and infrastructure […]
Adani Group Calls Dharavi Redevelopment Its Defining Urban Project
June 25, 2025: As the Adani Group sets out to preserve Dharavi’s distinctive character while reimagining it as a world-class district, Chairman Gautam Adani has described the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) as the group’s most transformative undertaking to date. Speaking at the 33rd Annual General Meeting of Adani Enterprises Ltd, Adani said the project presents […]
Delhi Eyes Dharavi Model For Slum Redevelopment, Says CM Rekha Gupta
June 20, 205: The Delhi government is exploring the possibility of modeling its slum redevelopment initiative on Mumbai’s Dharavi project, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Friday. With around 675 slum clusters across the capital under consideration, the move aims to study and potentially adopt the Dharavi redevelopment structure, which is managed through a special […]
Dharavi Redevelopment Project Begins Document Review After April 15 Deadline
The Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) has begun reviewing the eligibility paperwork that people submitted by April 15, 2025, which is an extension of the original household survey cutoff date for those who missed it. Officials say that based on the documents received from locations where the survey has been completed in its entirety, the Draft […]