Maharashtra Greenlights Cluster Redevelopment To Transform Mumbai’s Slums
October 13, 2025: The Maharashtra Cabinet has approved a landmark cluster redevelopment policy for slums across Mumbai, paving the way for the city’s largest push yet toward planned, inclusive urban transformation. Announced on October 7, the initiative seeks to redevelop slum clusters exceeding 50 acres into integrated housing zones with modern infrastructure, upgraded civic amenities, […]
Niranjan Hiranandani Hails Maharashtra’s Housing And Infrastructure Push, Says Slum-Free Mumbai Is Achievable
October 09, 2025: Real estate tycoon Niranjan Hiranandani has lauded the Maharashtra government’s ambitious vision for the housing sector, emphasising that the state’s ongoing infrastructure and redevelopment initiatives could make “housing for all” a reality and help eliminate slums across Mumbai. In an interview with ANI, Hiranandani expressed optimism about the transformative potential of these […]
Mumbai’s Slums Set For Cluster Redevelopment As Maharashtra Pushes Sewage Reuse Drive
October 09, 2025: In a major step toward sustainable urban transformation, the Maharashtra Cabinet has approved two key initiatives — a cluster-based redevelopment plan for Mumbai’s slums and a statewide Sewage Treatment and Reuse Policy, 2025. Together, these policies aim to modernise housing infrastructure and promote resource-efficient water management. Under the new cluster-based slum redevelopment […]
BMC Calls Developers For Slum Redevelopment Across 26 Civic-Owned Plots
September 12, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has invited Expressions of Interest (EOI) from developers for slum rehabilitation projects across 26 civic-owned land parcels under Regulation 33(10) of the Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR) 2034. The move follows a lackluster response to an earlier call for bids. In May, the civic body had […]
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 […]
Bharat Nagar Redevelopment Sparks Tensions, Residents Accuse Builder Of High-Handedness
September 5, 2025: Mumbai’s Bharat Nagar in Bandra East has become the centre of a fierce redevelopment dispute, with residents accusing the authorities and the Adani-backed Budhpur Buildcon of carrying out unlawful demolitions. Bharat Nagar, spread across 44 acres and divided into 22 societies within the Bandra Kurla Complex, has long been a coveted site […]
BMC Scraps 21 Slum Redevelopment Schemes, Relaunches 26 Projects
September 4, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is pushing ahead with stalled slum redevelopment schemes, though progress remains mixed. Of the 63 schemes transferred to the civic body, 47 were earmarked for immediate implementation. However, only 21 have received concrete responses from developers, while 26 projects attracted little to no interest. According to officials, […]
Over 50% Of BMC’s Proposed SRA Schemes Yet To Take Off
August 25, 2025: Of the 64 Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) schemes planned on land owned by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), only 29 are currently set to progress. The projects fall under DCPR-2034 Regulation 33(10), which empowers the civic body to act as a special planning authority for redevelopment of slums situated on its plots. […]
Adani Group To Offer 43% Of Redeveloped Dharavi Land In Open Market
August 21, 2025: Construction on 43% of the 108.99 hectares allocated for Mumbai’s Dharavi redevelopment project will be available for free sale in the open market, according to the Master Plan cleared by the Maharashtra government. The free-sale component will be handled by Navbharat Mega Developers Private Limited (NMDPL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) formed […]