Dharavi Makeover Faces Delays, Builders Request Key Approvals
The Dharavi Redevelopment Project, one of Asia’s largest slum transformation initiatives, is currently navigating key exemptions that are crucial to its progress. These exemptions, under active review, seek to unlock land parcels, lower upfront costs, and ease the construction of housing and infrastructure vital to the project’s success. Among the requested waivers are those for […]
Dharavi’s New Masterplan Aims for ‘Live-Work’ Model and Better Transport
According to people involved with the planning process, the ongoing reconstruction masterplan places a strong emphasis on maintaining Dharavi’s distinctive “live and work” lifestyle. The preservation of people’s live-work relationships with their industries and commerce has been guaranteed by master planning. According to a source, efforts are being made to make life as convenient as […]
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, […]
Adani’s Dharavi Project Secures Approval For Railway Housing Development
Receiving a beginning certificate from BMC to build railway quarters on railway-owned land marked a significant milestone for the Adani-led Dharavi Rehabilitation Project (DRP). The railway quarters are anticipated to be finished in two years, with groundwork starting in a month, according to sources. SVR Srinivas, CEO of the Dharavi Redevelopment Project/Slum Rehabilitation Authority (DRP/SRA), […]
Dharavi: NGOs back the Redevelopment Survey, Claiming that Non-locals are the only ones Opposed
The Maharashtra government is now conducting an informal tenant survey in Mumbai, the largest slum in Asia. A number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) who operate in Dharavi have expressed their support for this initiative. According to letters these organizations sent to state government officials, they have also charged non-local organizations with trying to obstruct the […]