Green Clearance Sought For Dharavi Rehabilitation On Kurla Dairy Plot
Navbharat Mega Developers Private Limited (NMDPL), led by the Adani Group, has applied for environmental clearance from the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) to develop a 19-acre site in Kurla for rehabilitating ineligible Dharavi residents. This land was previously home to the Mother Dairy plant. Under a government resolution issued on 4 October 2024, […]
Maharashtra CM Assures Housing For Ineligible Tenants Under Dharavi Redevelopment Project
Regarding the Dharavi redevelopment project, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has reassured locals that ineligible tenants will be given rental housing for a period of 12 years, following which ownership will be passed to them. Addressing concerns raised by the Opposition in the Assembly on Tuesday, Fadnavis emphasized the state government’s commitment to ensuring housing […]
Dharavi Redevelopment: A Transformation Or A Crisis For Residents?
At the entrance to her house in Dharavi, Mumbai, Anuradha Baraskale pauses. She has spent her entire life in a slum that is about to change into a contemporary complex of offices, shopping centres, and upscale homes. Although she sees the growth potential, she is nevertheless worried about the future. She is unsure of her […]
Dharavi Residents Protest Redevelopment Survey, Demand Transparency & Local Resettlement
On Monday night, Dharavi residents protested, requesting clarification on the distribution of residential and commercial space and expressing disapproval of the survey that is now being conducted in advance of the slum’s planned rehabilitation. At a public meeting organized under the banner of the Dharavi Bachao Andolan, around 100 residents gathered on Dharavi Main Road […]
Report: Mumbai Metro Phase 2 Linking Dadar & Worli Set For March 2025 Launch
By March 2025, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) plans to begin extending the Metro 3 network, improving connectivity throughout the city. This new phase, which comprises six crucial stations—Dharavi, Shitladevi, Dadar, Siddhivinayak, Worli, and Acharya Atre Chowk—will expand services to Acharya Atre Chowk station in Worli. These stations are in strategic metropolitan locations home […]
BJP Victory Eases Path for Adani’s USD 3 Billion Dharavi Project
The billionaire Gautam Adani-led group’s USD 3-billion proposal to transform the Mumbai slum of Dharavi into a “world-class” district will benefit from the BJP-led Mahayuti’s resounding victory in Maharashtra. If elected to power, the opposition Shiv Sena (UBT), led by Uddhav Thackeray, had vowed to abandon the project completely and recapture all the land that […]
Congress MP: Dharavi Construction project is the biggest scandal in real estate till date
Varsha Gaikwad, a Congress MP, claimed that the Dharavi Development Project was a massive scam that the Maharashtra government was putting together for the industrialist Gautam Adani’s benefit. During her talk on “Dharavi Dreams: From Slums to Skyline” at the India Today Conclave, Gaikwad shared her worries about the project and what it would mean […]
Slum Redevelopment Homes Have Expanded Over the Years
This week marks the half-year milestone since the start of the eligibility survey for the rehabilitation of one of the biggest slums in Asia. Thus far, surveys have been conducted among the occupants of around 14,000 tenements out of 300,000 and roughly 40,000 structures in Dharavi. It is anticipated that the exercise will be finished […]
Mumbai: DRPPL Extends Support to 250 Ganapati Mandals in Dharavi
In keeping with the Ganpati festival spirit, the Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd (DRPPL) donated money to 250 Dharavi mandals that engage in social welfare initiatives. Every year, these mandals provide books and stationery to students in Dharavi, as well as health screening and cataract surgery camps. “Ensuring that benefits reach the maximum number of […]
Gautam Adani: Dharavi aims to restore the dignity of more than a million people
On September 5, Gautam Adani, the chairman of the Adani Group, stated that the Dharavi Redevelopment Project, which his business is carrying out, is about more than just urban redevelopment; it’s also about giving over a million citizens their dignity back and demonstrating the possibility of bold, deliberate action. “Dharavi is more than just urban […]