Dharavi Redevelopment Gains Momentum With Railway Land Rehabilitation & Housing Initiatives
The rehabilitation of the 6.4-acre railway property in Matunga West has begun with the issuance of the commencement certificate (CC). In Phase I, four 36-story staff quarters and railway offices are being built to provide housing for railway workers. Five thousand squatters living on railway property will also receive rehabilitation. According to SVR Srinivas, Chairman […]
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 […]
Dharavi Redevelopment Rebrands: Adani-Backed Project Now Navbharat Mega Developers
The Adani Group-backed Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd (DRPPL), which is in charge of the ambitious reconstruction of Mumbai’s enormous slum of Dharavi, has formally changed its name to Navbharat Mega Developers Pvt Ltd (NMDPL). According to a statement from the corporation, this name change is a part of their renewed commitment to creating a […]
Dharavi Redevelopment: Survey Done for 25,000 Tenements, 60,000 Units Numbered
According to a statement released on November 28 by Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd (DRPPL), a joint venture between the Adani Group and the Maharashtra government, survey work for 25,000 tenements has been finished, and 60,000 dwellings have been numbered since the exercise started in March of this year. The corporation started the survey in […]
Adani-led DRPPL Controls 1,080+ Acres in Mumbai: Aaditya Thackeray
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray stated on Wednesday that the Mahayuti administration has granted the Adani Group 1,080 acres of land across the city for the Dharavi rehabilitation project, which is double the size of Asia’s largest slum combined. The Worli MLA slammed the state administration, claiming that chief minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena […]
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 […]
Dharavi Redevelopment: Work on relocating inhabitants to Matunga begins
Building construction has begun on structures intended to house Dharavi people who are determined to be eligible for free housing within the slum cluster on the six acres of Matunga railway land granted to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project Private Limited (DRPPL). According to sources, the railway staff quarters on the land are presently being dismantled […]
The 600 acres of the Dharavi redevelopment project will be converted into contemporary urban area
In the next six to eight months, work on the Dharavi Redevelopment Project, which intends to turn one of Asia’s biggest slums into a contemporary urban environment, is scheduled to start. The CEO of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority of Maharashtra, SVR Srinivas, acknowledged the challenges involved in this ambitious endeavor but also voiced hope for […]
Maharashtra Government would receive 256 acres of Salt Pan Land from the center for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project
The transfer of 256 acres of Mumbai salt pan land to the state government was approved by the Union cabinet on Monday, clearing the way for the Dharavi Redevelopment project to be implemented as soon as possible. The transfer of 283 acres was requested by the Shinde government in response to a cabinet decision made […]