Supreme Court Upholds Landowner’s Right In Kurla Slum Redevelopment Dispute
August 23, 2025: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a 2018 Bombay High Court ruling that struck down the Maharashtra government’s acquisition of land in Kurla for a slum rehabilitation project. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N. K. Singh ruled that landowners have a preferential right to redevelop their property under the Maharashtra […]
SRA Pushes Redevelopment Drive As It Targets 5 Lakh Homes Planned For Slum Dwellers
August 16, 2025: With a slum-free Mumbai still an unfulfilled aspiration, the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has set up a dedicated Project Implementation Unit (PIU) with the ambitious goal of delivering over five lakh homes to slum residents within the next five years. This target is more than double the total of 2.75 lakh houses […]
Bombay HC Clears Path For Santacruz Slum Redevelopment After 4-Year Delay
August 16, 2025: The Bombay High Court on Thursday reprimanded a group of residents from the Jaku Club slum pocket in Santacruz East for obstructing the redevelopment of their settlement for nearly four years. The court directed the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) to proceed with eviction under police protection and vacate the site within two […]
Fadnavis Directs Equal Land Division For Dharavi Redevelopment
August 13, 2025: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has instructed that land within the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) be divided equally between rehabilitation housing and for-sale buildings. The directive was issued during a review meeting on 28 May, with several key revisions approved for incorporation into the DRP Master Plan, in line with the city’s […]
50-50 Land Split Proposed In Dharavi Redevelopment Plan
August 11, 2025: Mumbai’s ambitious Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) is poised for a major shift, with state authorities directing a more balanced and resident-centred approach. Under the updated plan, Dharavi’s land will be split equally between rehabilitation housing and for-sale developments, alongside significant increases in the size of rental and planned residential units. According to […]
BMC To Demolish 625 Huts For National Park Tunnel, Rehab Homes Ready
July 22, 2025: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is preparing to demolish approximately 625 homes in the Amar Nagar slum in Mulund, adjacent to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), to make way for the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) tunnel. The affected families will be relocated to Bhandup West, near Kanjurmarg, where six rehabilitation buildings […]
Dharavi Residents Rally For Equitable Housing Rights
Dharavi, one of Asia’s largest informal settlements, is an economic powerhouse with diverse industries — ranging from pottery and leatherwork to recycling and garment manufacturing — generating an estimated annual turnover of Rs 10,000 crore. This intricate web of informal and formal enterprises has woven Dharavi deeply into Mumbai’s economic fabric. However, ongoing redevelopment plans […]
Mumbai Launches Slum Redevelopment Project In Ghatkopar
In a landmark move for urban renewal, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has launched the city’s first Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) project directly under its supervision. Valued at ₹8,498 crore, the ambitious redevelopment will transform approximately 32 hectares of informal settlements in Ghatkopar into a modern housing enclave featuring over 17,000 residential units […]
New Masterplan Aims to Seamlessly Link Dharavi’s Rehab Areas
Every piece of land outside of Dharavi that is allocated for the rehousing of ineligible inhabitants will have its own separate masterplan. Nonetheless, they will all be a part of a single vision that links them to the Dharavi Notified Area’s (DNA) master plan. According to sources, that is the most basic town planning approach […]
Upper-Floor Dharavi Residents Get Legal Housing Under New Rehab Policy
The Maharashtra government has formally started integrating upper-floor tenement residents into the vast Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP), marking a significant step towards more inclusive urban development. Thousands of previously excluded families now have access to rehabilitation funds because to this policy change, which also gives them a route to reasonably priced legal property in the […]