BMC Issues Warning To Dharavi Redevelopment Project Over Air Pollution Violations In Matunga
December 1, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a warning to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) after inspections revealed multiple air pollution control violations at a Matunga construction site managed by Nav Bharat Mega Developers Pvt Ltd (NMDPL). The site was flagged by BMC’s environmental monitoring squad for not following mandatory dust-mitigation norms. […]
Praja Report Highlights Acute Toilet Crisis In Dharavi; Redevelopment Offers Hope Of Dignity And Safety
November 19, 2025: Dharavi continues to grapple with an extreme shortage of toilets, with a new Praja Foundation report revealing that more than 80 people are forced to use a single seat, far exceeding national sanitation norms. With public toilets locked at night and nearly 70% of residents dependent on ageing, unhygienic community facilities, millions […]
Mahim Nature Park Faces Fresh Threats Amid Dharavi Redevelopment Push, Say Citizens And Environmental Groups
November 15, 2025: Mumbai’s Mahim Nature Park—one of the city’s most critical and centrally located green lungs—is once again at the centre of public concern as momentum builds around the Dharavi Redevelopment Project. Urban planners and environmental groups warn that the renewed push for land consolidation could intensify pressure on the park’s 37-acre ecological zone, […]
BMC Leases 15 Acres Of Mulund Dumpsite To Adani-Led NMDPL For Dharavi Redevelopment Works
November 04, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to lease 15 acres of the Mulund dumpsite to Navbharat Mega Developers Private Limited (NMDPL)—a special purpose vehicle (SPV) led by Adani Properties—for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP). The leased land will be used to establish casting yards and ready-mix concrete (RMC) plants to support […]
Government Appoints SRA, DRP As Planning Authority For Mulund Salt Pan And Kurla Dairy Land
October 30, 2025: In a key move to advance the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP), the Maharashtra government has appointed the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) and the DRP as the special planning authority (SPA) for the 42.51-acre Jamasp Salt Pan land in Mulund East and the 8.5-hectare Kurla Dairy land in Mumbai. The state’s Urban Development […]
Two-Week Campaign In Dharavi From November 1 To Collect Eligibility Documents For Redevelopment
October 27, 2025: The Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) will launch a two-week documentation drive across Dharavi from November 1 to 15 to collect pending eligibility documents from residents. The initiative is aimed at ensuring that every eligible household is included in the government’s ambitious redevelopment scheme, leaving no family behind. According to official data, over […]
PM Modi To Inaugurate Metro Line 3’s Final Stretch And Navi Mumbai Airport On September 30
September 18, 2025: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the final leg of Mumbai’s underground Metro Line 3 corridor — from Acharya Atre Chowk in Worli to Cuffe Parade — on September 30, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis confirmed on Tuesday. On the same day, Modi is also scheduled to open the Navi Mumbai International Airport, […]
Mumbai Unlocks 6,000 Acres For Biggest-Ever Slum Redevelopment Drive
September 11, 2025: Just ahead of last year’s assembly elections, former chief minister Eknath Shinde had pledged to make Mumbai slum-free. Months earlier, his government had cleared a plan to redevelop nearly 32 hectares of land in Ghatkopar , which Shinde described as merely “a trailer” of what lay ahead. That “trailer” has now turned […]
Maharashtra Forms Panel To Address Legal Hurdles In Dharavi Redevelopment Land Acquisition
September 8, 2025: The Maharashtra government has constituted a high-level committee to resolve legal disputes related to salt pan lands in Kanjurmarg and Bhandup, earmarked for rehabilitating ineligible residents of Dharavi under the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP). The Dharavi redevelopment, led by Adani Group’s Navbharat Mega Developers Limited (NMDPL) in partnership with DRP, is one […]
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 […]