Mumbai’s Slum Coverage Shrinks 8.6% Over 17 Years, New Study Finds
A new analysis found that between 2005 and 2022, the amount of land covered by slums in the Mumbai region decreased by 8.6% or 4.1 square kilometres. That’s around 4.5 times the size of the Mahalaxmi Racecourse. The study discovered that the area covered by slums in estuarial Mumbai — Greater Mumbai and Thane city […]
From Slum to Skyline: Adani’s Dharavi Redevelopment Impact
The Adani Group plans to transform Dharavi, the bleak setting of Slumdog Millionaire, into a high-rise Mumbai cityscape, continuing their trend of urban regeneration. Dharavi has long been a blemish on India’s image of progressive growth, and the Adani Group’s plans to transform the 594-acre slum into a modern-day city hub have been accelerated by […]
Dharavi Redevelopment Project Survey Completed 8,500 Houses by 30 Teams
The redeveloped are will consists of dispensaries, public gardens, community halls and recreational areas and this developed area will be resettling around 68,000 people including slum dwellers. Dharavi redevelopment project survey had started from Kamla Raman Nagar which is near Matunga Road station with a unique number allotted to each tenement. This was done through […]
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 […]
New Tender For Mumbai’s Dharavi Slum Redevelopment Transparent, Court Told
The new tender issued in 2022 for the Dharavi slum redevelopment project in Mumbai was transparent and no undue favour was shown to the highest bidder Adani Group, the Maharashtra government has submitted to the Bombay High Court. The government earlier this month submitted its affidavit in response to a petition filed by the UAE-based […]