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, […]
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 […]
BMC Adopts ‘Junction-To-Junction’ Approach To Streamline Road Concreting & Ease Traffic
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has chosen to forgo haphazard road excavation in favour of concrete due to the numerous grievances raised by more than 100 Advanced Locality Management (ALM) groups in H West Ward. To reduce traffic congestion, the civic authority will instead employ a planned “junction-to-junction” strategy. The Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects), Abhijit […]
Dharavi Redevelopment Gains Momentum: Land Acquisitions & Rehabilitation Plans In Full Swing
On 6.5 acres of railway land, work has already begun as part of the Dharavi Redevelopment Project. As part of the agreement to first turn over offices and four 36-story staff quarters to railways, railway offices are being built in phase 1. Additionally, 5,000 squatters on railway property must be rehabilitated. According to SVR Srinivas, […]
Residents Of Mulund, Kurla, And Dharavi Unite To Demand Clarity Regarding Dharavi Redevelopment
The formation of a unified organization to demand clarification on the project has been declared by residents of Mulund, Kurla, Dharavi, and other parts of the city impacted by the Dharavi redevelopment program and the projected Project Affected Persons (PAP) colony in Mulund. Mumbai Bachao Samiti, an organisation, has threatened to call a public gathering […]
Driverless pod taxis will soon operate between Bandra and Kurla in Mumbai
Pod taxis will soon operate in Mumbai between Bandra and Kurla, according to recent news sources. The launch of a pod taxi service in the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) area has reportedly received approval from the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional event Authority. This is a noteworthy event as it is the first of its kind in Mumbai’s […]
21 more acres were granted to the Dharavi revitalization project
The Kurla dairy’s 21-acre site has been approved for transfer to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project and the Slum Rehabilitation Authority by the Maharashtra government’s dairy development department. Slum dwellers who were not eligible for free housing via the Dharavi project, a joint venture between the Maharashtra government and the Adani Group, can be rehabilitated using […]