Deconstructing Dharavi: As Adani Group Wins Redevelopment Bid, Locals & Businesses Flustered about Future
2 years ago

Deconstructing Dharavi: As Adani Group Wins Redevelopment Bid, Locals & Businesses Flustered about Future

News 18  

A parlour in one small room, a cloth business in the other. The Adani Group last week bagged the Rs 20,000-crore Dharavi redevelopment project, with a winning bid of Rs 5,069 crore. “If you compare Dharavi with any other redevelopment of slum pockets or government land, I believe the land value should be notional. Killawala suggested that an ideal way to go about the “complex” project would be to take out a small area, redevelop and proceed from thereon after widespread consultations with all stakeholders including the residents. “It will take a few months,” SVR Srinivas, CEO of Dharavi Redevelopment Project, told News18.com.

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Bombay High Court Upholds State Govt's Cancellation Of Earlier Dharavi Redevelopment Tender And Award Of Fresh Tender To Adani Properties
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3 days, 14 hours ago

Bombay High Court Upholds State Govt's Cancellation Of Earlier Dharavi Redevelopment Tender And Award Of Fresh Tender To Adani Properties

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court today, upheld the tender awarded to Adani Properties Pvt. Cancelling earlier tender The High Court opined that the reasons given by the CoS for cancelling the earlier tender process was justified. The Court also did not accept SecLink's contention that the fresh tender conditions were tailor made as two out of three bidders were found to …

Bombay HC upholds tender awarded to Adani Group to redevelop Dharavi slum sprawl
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3 days, 19 hours ago

Bombay HC upholds tender awarded to Adani Group to redevelop Dharavi slum sprawl

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Friday gave a green signal to the Adani Group to continue with the Dharavi Redevelopment Project in Mumbai. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar observed that it cannot be said that the fresh tender conditions for Dharavi Redevelopment Project were “tailor-made” to suit only a particular bidder, Adani …

Pan-India developers chase Mumbai’s redevelopment, SRA opportunities
2 weeks ago

Pan-India developers chase Mumbai’s redevelopment, SRA opportunities

Live Mint  

Developers from across India are seizing opportunities to redevelop Mumbai’s old, dilapidated buildings, housing societies and slums to expand their footprint in the land-starved financial capital. "With limited opportunities of greenfield land parcels in Mumbai, a massive opportunity exists in the redevelopment and SRA space," said Tariq Ahmed, CEO, West India at Prestige Group. “Mumbai is a redevelopment market," said …

Dharavi redevelopment project: Survey work for 25,000 tenements completed, 60,000 dwellings numbered so far
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Dharavi redevelopment project: Survey work for 25,000 tenements completed, 60,000 dwellings numbered so far

Hindustan Times  

Survey work for 25,000 tenements has been completed and 60,000 dwellings have been numbered since the exercise began in March this year on the Dharavi redevelopment project, according to the statement issued by Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between the government of Maharashtra and the Adani Group on November 28. Dharavi redevelopment: Survey work for 25,000 tenements …

Dharavi Awaits Poll Results to Define its Future
1 month ago

Dharavi Awaits Poll Results to Define its Future

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A day before the Maharashtra Assembly election results, people in Dharavi are worried about their future. Dharavi’s small houses and one-room factories are now marked with red ink, signalling impending change even as the ‘Dharavi Bachao Andolan’ has gained momentum. Within five months, the Dharavi Redevelopment Project was awarded to Gautam Adani's company, with 80 per cent of the …

Rahul Gandhi mocks 'ek hai to safe hai' with jab at Adani's Dharavi slum project
1 month ago

Rahul Gandhi mocks 'ek hai to safe hai' with jab at Adani's Dharavi slum project

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday took sharp digs at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'ek hai toh safe hai' slogan, accusing him of prioritising the interests of business tycoon Gautam Adani over the people of Maharashtra. The first featured PM Modi alongside Adani with the caption 'ek hai toh safe hai', while the second displayed a map of the Adani …

Maharashtra polls: Women, farmers in focus as MVA doles out poll sops
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra polls: Women, farmers in focus as MVA doles out poll sops

Hindustan Times  

: The Maha Vikas Aghadi on Wednesday announced a slew of sops, including ₹3,000 a month to poor women and ₹4,000 a month to unemployed young people, as part of its effort to outdo the ruling Mahayuti two weeks ahead of the high-stakes November 20 assembly elections in Maharashtra. At a joint rally in Mumbai, the MVA announced five guarantees …

Maharashtra could earn ₹5,000-10,000 crore from Dharavi rejig
3 months ago

Maharashtra could earn ₹5,000-10,000 crore from Dharavi rejig

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The state government could earn between ₹5,000 crore and ₹10,000 crore from rents and sale of houses to Dharavi residents who are found ineligible for free housing within the slum cluster, highly placed sources told HT. According to the project plan drawn up by DRPPL, families whose tenements were constructed prior to January 1, 2000, and those living on …

Dharavi redevelopment: Work begins on moving residents to Matunga
3 months, 1 week ago

Dharavi redevelopment: Work begins on moving residents to Matunga

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Work on buildings to house Dharavi residents who are found eligible for free housing within the slum cluster has taken off in the six acres of railway land in Matunga allotted to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project Private Limited. Around 40,000 tenements in the slum cluster have already been surveyed to identify residents eligible for free housing, the sources added. …

Gautam Adani said the Dharavi project is not only about urban renewal but also restoring the dignity of over 1 million people
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Gautam Adani said the Dharavi project is not only about urban renewal but also restoring the dignity of over 1 million people

Op India  

Adani Group Founder and Chairman Gautam Adani on Tuesday mentioned the Dharavi Redevelopment Project during a speech in a Mumbai college and said it is not just about “urban renewal” but “restoring dignity to over one million residents of our country”. Mundra today hosts India’s largest port, the largest industrial Special Economic Zone, the largest container terminals, the largest thermal …

Dharavikars: from home into the unknown
4 months ago

Dharavikars: from home into the unknown

The Hindu  

In Dharavi’s Kumbharwada, where the lanes are as narrow as an arm span, a group of teenagers is glued to the screen of a single mobile phone, an anachronistic scene if there ever was one. Srinivas, chief executive officer and officer on special duty, Dharavi Rehabilitation Project, which comes under the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority, says, “It is …

Adani Group sought 540-acre land to complete Dharavi project, alleges Thackeray, demands scrapping of tender
5 months ago

Adani Group sought 540-acre land to complete Dharavi project, alleges Thackeray, demands scrapping of tender

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena has opposed giving any additional sops to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd other than those mentioned in the tender. The party has claimed that the Adani Group, which is implementing the project, has sought additional land space of 540-acre to complete the project, which is not part of the tender conditions. Uddhav Thackeray Party chief Uddhav …

Will scrap Dharavi redevelopment project tender, won't let Mumbai turn into Adani city: Uddhav
5 months ago

Will scrap Dharavi redevelopment project tender, won't let Mumbai turn into Adani city: Uddhav

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said the Dharavi slum redevelopment project tender awarded to industrialist Gautam Adani's firm will be scrapped if his party comes to power in Maharashtra. Addressing a press conference, Thackeray said his party will ensure Dharavi residents and businesses are not uprooted, adding that people staying there must be given 500 square feet …

Mumbai real estate market: 5 things you need to know about Dharavi redevelopment project
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Mumbai real estate market: 5 things you need to know about Dharavi redevelopment project

Hindustan Times  

Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slum housing clusters with a population of around one million people is located in the heart of Mumbai, and is set to undergo redevelopment. According to real estate developers and consultants, Dharavi redevelopment and rehabilitation will not only mark the beginning of a slum-free Mumbai but will be one of the biggest factors that is …

No land transfer to Adani group in Dharavi slum redevelopment project: Report
6 months ago

No land transfer to Adani group in Dharavi slum redevelopment project: Report

Hindustan Times  

The world's largest slum redevelopment project involves no land transfer to Special Purpose Vehicle created for the project or to the Adani group. Sources close to the project told ANI that land transfer will be done to Dharavi Redevelopment Project/slum rehabilitation authority which is part of Maharashtra government housing department. The ₹23,000 crore slum redevelopment project comes under controversy after …

No land to Adani group, Dharavi land transfer to Maha govt depts; Adani only a developer: Sources
6 months, 1 week ago

No land to Adani group, Dharavi land transfer to Maha govt depts; Adani only a developer: Sources

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The multi-crore Dharavi slum redevelopment project involves no land transfer to the Adani group but to the Maharashtra government's departments, and the Ahmedabad-based conglomerate, as a project developer, will build houses that will be handed over to the same departments for allotment to residents of Asia's biggest slums, sources said. Denying allegations of land grab made by MP Varsha …

Why does Adani Group need 1,250 acres for redevelopment project: Dharavi residents
6 months, 1 week ago

Why does Adani Group need 1,250 acres for redevelopment project: Dharavi residents

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A group of Dharavi residents have questioned why the Adani Group-led Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd requires 1,250 acres of land for its slum overhaul plan. Calling it “a land scam”, the Dharavi Bachao Andolan said 1,250 acres is double the area of Dharavi, one of the world’s largest slums. Why does Adani Group need 1,250 acres for redevelopment …

Mumbai: Extra 21 acres given to Dharavi redevelopment project
6 months, 1 week ago

Mumbai: Extra 21 acres given to Dharavi redevelopment project

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government’s dairy development department has cleared the handing over of a 21-acre plot of the Kurla dairy to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project and the Slum Rehabilitation Authority. June 12, 2024: 10.4 hectares of the Kurla dairy land has been handed over to Adani's Dharavi Redevelopment Project. The government had earlier given up nearly 2.5 acres of the …

Adani takes cricket league route to woo Dharavi residents
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Adani takes cricket league route to woo Dharavi residents

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between the Government of Maharashtra and the Adani Group, has organised the Dharavi Premier League, a three-day cricket tournament to woo Dharavi residents, many of whom have been opposing the redevelopment of their slum. Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between the Government of Maharashtra and the Adani …

Railways may lease out land to real estate developers in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Railways may lease out land to real estate developers in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

India’s largest landowner, the Indian Railways, has identified 341.93 hectares of prime land across the country which will be given out to private developers on a 90-year-lease, and from which the railways hopes to generate ₹5000 crore. In Mumbai, the railways are looking to hive off 110.46 hectares at Grant Road, Tardeo, Parel, Bandra east and west, Carnac Bunder among …

Dharavi redevelopment project: Housing eligibility survey starts today
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Dharavi redevelopment project: Housing eligibility survey starts today

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The second phase of a door-to-door survey of Dharavi residents to determine eligibility for free housing will begin on April 1 on Monday from Kamla Raman Nagar area for the redevelopment project of Asia’s largest slum. Mumbai, India - March 18, 2024 : SVR Srinivas, CEO of the Dharavi Redevelopment Project interacts with resident of Kamla Raman Nagar, as …

Dharavi redevelopment survey begins, activists flag concerns over zone selection
9 months ago

Dharavi redevelopment survey begins, activists flag concerns over zone selection

The Hindu  

The survey for Dharavi’s redevelopment began from Kamala Raman Nagar in Matunga, Zone 2 of the plan, on March 18. The Dharavi Redevelopment Project Private Limited, a joint venture between Adani Realty and the Maharashtra government, began the survey by giving unique numbers to the houses. The survey would also create, for the first time, a ‘digital Dharavi’, an advanced …

47.5 acres of prime rly land in Matunga and Mahim handed over for Dharavi project
9 months ago

47.5 acres of prime rly land in Matunga and Mahim handed over for Dharavi project

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The prime railway property in Matunga and Mahim, spread across 47.5 acres, will now be part of Asia’s largest slum redevelopment project in Dharavi. Over the weekend, the land was handed over to the Adani Group-led Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd which on Monday began the survey to identify the eligible residents of the 600 acres slums. On March …

DRPPL begins survey in Dharavi to make Mumbai ‘slum-free’
9 months ago

DRPPL begins survey in Dharavi to make Mumbai ‘slum-free’

Hindustan Times  

Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between Adani Realty and the state government, began a survey in the area on Monday to collect data from lakhs of informal residents of Dharavi for what is said to be “the largest urban rejuvenation projects in the world” and “the first step towards making Mumbai slum-free.” The survey will also create, …

Govt agents taking away your land: Rahul in Dharavi
9 months, 1 week ago

Govt agents taking away your land: Rahul in Dharavi

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI Rahul was accompanied by party leader and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, as he completed 6,700 kilometers of the march that began in Manipur on January 14 As part of the final leg of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressed a large crowd in Dharavi on Saturday, where he attacked prime minister Narendra Modi for …

Adani Group's Dharavi plan begins next week: All you need to know
9 months, 1 week ago

Adani Group's Dharavi plan begins next week: All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

Adani Group is set to begin mapping Asia’s largest slum, a highly valuable area at the heart of Mumbai that the port-to-power conglomerate will redevelop starting March 18. The survey, which will create the world’s first digital map of a vast informal settlement using laser mapping technology, will kickstart Adani’s efforts to make India’s financial capital slum free, the spokesperson …

Adani Realty wins bid to redevelop 24-acre plot at Bandra Reclamation
10 months, 1 week ago

Adani Realty wins bid to redevelop 24-acre plot at Bandra Reclamation

Hindustan Times  

Adani Realty, the real estate arm of Adani Group, has beat Larsen & Toubro to emerge as the highest bidder for the redevelopment of a 24-acre plot at Bandra Reclamation, located close to the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. Mumbai, India - Feb. 16, 2024: Adani group has won the bid for 24 acre Bandra reclamation plot in Mumbai, India, on Friday, …

Adani Realty wins 24-acre Bandra Reclamation Redevelopment project outbidding L&T
10 months, 1 week ago

Adani Realty wins 24-acre Bandra Reclamation Redevelopment project outbidding L&T

Hindustan Times  

Adani Realty has emerged as the preferred bidder for the redevelopment of a 24-acre prime land at Bandra Reclamation close to the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, beating L&T, the only other eligible bidder in the bid process. Adani Realty gets 24-acre Bandra Reclamation Redevelopment Confirming this, Kailas Jadhav, Joint MD of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation, said, "Financial bids were …

Adani promises houses in ‘Navi Dharavi’ for ineligible Dharavi residents
11 months, 1 week ago

Adani promises houses in ‘Navi Dharavi’ for ineligible Dharavi residents

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Adani Group promoted Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd will provide tenements measuring 350 square feet to all residents of Dharavi who lived there prior to the cut-off date of January 1, 2000 free of cost. Residents who moved into the slum settlement later and are not eligible for rehabilitation will be accommodated in proposed ‘Navi Dharavi’ colonies, and …

Global planner, designer for Dharavi redevelopment project
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Global planner, designer for Dharavi redevelopment project

The Hindu  

Industrialist Gautam Adani’s ambitious Dharavi Redevelopment Project Private Limited a joint venture with Mumbai’s slum rehabilitation authority, is partnering with architect Hafeez Contractor, design firm Sasaki, and consultancy firm Buro Happold. Hafeez Contractor is known for social housing and Slum Rehabilitation Authority projects in Mumbai; Sasaki is an interdisciplinary design firm from the U.S.; and Buro Happold is an international …

Int’l planners, designers to prepare master plan for Dharavi project
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Int’l planners, designers to prepare master plan for Dharavi project

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Dharavi Redevelopment Project Private Limited a special purpose vehicle formed by Adani group for the redevelopment of Dharavi in the next important step has decided to appoint internationally renowned planners and designers to prepare the master plan for the project, which is considered as one of the largest slum areas in Asia. HT Image DRPPL is in the process …

Hafeez Contractor, Sasaki, Buro Happold join hands for Dharavi redevelopment
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Hafeez Contractor, Sasaki, Buro Happold join hands for Dharavi redevelopment

Live Mint  

The Adani Group has brought leading global experts in city planning including architect Hafeez Contractor, design firm Sasaki, and consultancy firm Buro Happold, among others, on board for the ambitious Dharavi redevelopment project in Mumbai. Led by Contractor, the consortium will also boast experts from Singapore as they work on rehabilitating Asia's largest slum that nearly a million call their …

Mumbai firm bags ₹22 crore contract to digitally map Adani's Dharavi project
1 year ago

Mumbai firm bags ₹22 crore contract to digitally map Adani's Dharavi project

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai-based digital mapping firm Genesys International has bagged the contract to deploy its digital twin mapping technology for the Dharavi redevelopment project. Adani's Dharavi redevelopment project has run into trouble with the opposition parties alleging that the business conglomerate received favours from the Eknath Shinde government. In a statement issued last week, the Adani Group had claimed that the tender …

Uddhav calls Dharavi project ‘biggest scam’, says his govt was not anti-development
1 year ago

Uddhav calls Dharavi project ‘biggest scam’, says his govt was not anti-development

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Dharavi redevelopment project involves TDR irregularities worth more than ₹100 crore, which is the “biggest scam in the world”, said Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday in a frontal attack on the Eknath Shinde-led government for handing over the project to an Adani Group firm. Thackeray who led a well-attended morcha against the project from T-junction in …

‘Dharavi project tender conditions finalised during MVA rule in Maharashtra’, says Adani Group
1 year ago

‘Dharavi project tender conditions finalised during MVA rule in Maharashtra’, says Adani Group

Hindustan Times  

The Adani Group on Saturday said it was awarded the Dharavi slum redevelopment project by the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra through a fair and open international bidding. The Adani Group's Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd issued a statement on the day former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray led a protest march from Dharavi to Adani's office in Mumbai. …

‘Remove Adani, Save Dharavi’ | Protesters stage massive march against redevelopment project
1 year ago

‘Remove Adani, Save Dharavi’ | Protesters stage massive march against redevelopment project

The Hindu  

Opposition-led protesters, numbering in the thousands, marched towards billionaire Gautam Adani’s Mumbai offices on December 16 to express their dissent against the ₹23,000 crore Dharavi Redevelopment Project. Dharavi is one of Asia’s largest slum clusters and the Adani Properties secured the 259-hectare redevelopment project in November last year through competitive bidding. Wielding flags and banners bearing slogans like “Remove Adani, …

Congress accuses BJP govt. of relaxing norms of Dharavi redevelopment project to suit Adani group
1 year, 1 month ago

Congress accuses BJP govt. of relaxing norms of Dharavi redevelopment project to suit Adani group

The Hindu  

The Congress on November 17 accused the BJP of relaxing norms for the Dharavi redevelopment project in Mumbai to benefit the Adani group. In a statement, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh alleged that the Maharashtra Urban Development Department had been “compelled” to change rules. “It is now reported that the Maharashtra Urban Development Department — which had originally expressed its …

Adani Group can now earn more from TDR in Dharavi Redevelopment Project
1 year, 1 month ago

Adani Group can now earn more from TDR in Dharavi Redevelopment Project

Hindustan Times  

Controversy over Dharavi Redevelopment Project seems to be deepening further as the state government recently issued a notification to bring in changes in the Development Control Rules which has allowed the use of Transfer of Development Rights without an indexation. This change will give more value to the Adani group for the TDR generated from the Dharavi Redevelopment Project and …

MHADA gets back ₹500 crore given for railway land to develop Dharavi Project
1 year, 1 month ago

MHADA gets back ₹500 crore given for railway land to develop Dharavi Project

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority on Friday received ₹500 crore for the acquisition of railway land for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project. MHADA on Friday got back ₹500 crore given for the railway land development. “It was decided that once the developer is appointed for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project the money taken from MHADA will be given back …

New tender process for Dharavi slum redevelopment transparent; no undue favour to Adani Group: Maharashtra government to Bombay High Court
1 year, 3 months ago

New tender process for Dharavi slum redevelopment transparent; no undue favour to Adani Group: Maharashtra government to Bombay High Court

The Hindu  

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. I say that the new tender process was conducted in an absolutely transparent manner and in fact the new tender attracted more …

Gautam Adani wants to convert one of the world's largest slums into a modern hub. Some Dharavi residents are nervous
1 year, 4 months ago

Gautam Adani wants to convert one of the world's largest slums into a modern hub. Some Dharavi residents are nervous

ABC  

Gautam Adani and the residents of Mumbai's Dharavi slum couldn't be further apart on the wealth scale. "For us, Dharavi is the heart of India, the residents who live here belong to different castes and religions," Mr Galwani said. Without saying how Dharavi's residents will be rehomed, Mr Adani claims in his blog that they'll get "gas, water, electricity, sanitation, …

Adani says he is planning to convert Mumbai's Dharavi into a modern city hub
1 year, 5 months ago

Adani says he is planning to convert Mumbai's Dharavi into a modern city hub

Hindustan Times  

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani on Thursday said he plans to convert India's largest slum in Mumbai, Dharavi, into a modern city hub, a huge challenge which would require the rehousing of around 1 million people. Gautam Adani Believed to be the largest slum in Asia, Dharavi is a crowded area that houses thousands of poor families in cramped quarters in …

Maharashtra government ‘gifted’ Dharavi project to Adani firm: Congress
1 year, 5 months ago

Maharashtra government ‘gifted’ Dharavi project to Adani firm: Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Saturday accused the Maharashtra government of awarding the Dharavi Redevelopment Project to an Adani Group firm as a ‘gift’. Watch | All about the Dharavi Redevelopment Project ‘Shady takeover’ Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh criticised Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, stating that his final action before leaving the housing department was to formally approve …

Adani final go-ahead for Dharavi project held up after UD concerns
1 year, 7 months ago

Adani final go-ahead for Dharavi project held up after UD concerns

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Five months after the state cabinet approved Adani Realty’s bid for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project, the latter has still to take off, as the government has not issued a final Letter of Award. The urban development department has expressed reservations on the concessions in the indexation of TDR given to Adani as well as the order to city builders …

SRA asked to pitch in ₹300 crore for Dharavi Redevelopment Project
1 year, 7 months ago

SRA asked to pitch in ₹300 crore for Dharavi Redevelopment Project

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The state government has directed the Slum Rehabilitation Authority to contribute ₹300 crore to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project, of which ₹200 crore will be allotted to Rail Land Development Authority towards the 45-acre railway land and ₹100 crore will be diverted towards DRP’s equity in the Special Purpose Vehicle to be created for the Dharavi project. It was agreed …

Malvani slums to be redeveloped like Dharavi Project
1 year, 9 months ago

Malvani slums to be redeveloped like Dharavi Project

Hindustan Times  

The 1,200-acre land mass of Malvani, known for its large slum colonies, will be developed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on the lines of the Dharavi redevelopment project. Chahal will be the first CEO of the Dharavi Redevelopment project, and BMC officers said this experience would count a lot in the Malvani redevelopment plan. While Dharavi measures around 270 acres, …

Cabinet approves Adani’s bid for Dharavi redevelopment
1 year, 11 months ago

Cabinet approves Adani’s bid for Dharavi redevelopment

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Maharashtra cabinet on Friday approved the bid of the Adani group in the Dharavi Redevelopment Project. HT Image Bids for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project were opened at the end of November and the Adani group, with a bid of ₹5,069 crore, was declared the winner. When Adani’s bid came up for approval, officers and ministers discussed the issue …

As Adani Group clinches project to redevelop Dharavi, dreams and doubts abound in Asia’s largest slum
2 years ago

As Adani Group clinches project to redevelop Dharavi, dreams and doubts abound in Asia’s largest slum

The Hindu  

Every morning, Asha, a 27-year-old schoolteacher, wakes up at the crack of dawn to help her disabled mother get ahead of the long queues outside the community toilets in central Mumbai’s Dharavi, Asia’s largest slum, where around 11 lakh urban poor live cheek by jowl in over 1.2 lakh cramped, tin-roofed shanties in a maze of crowded, winding alleys spread …

Mint Explainer: Dharavi, the big test for Adani and Mumbai
2 years ago

Mint Explainer: Dharavi, the big test for Adani and Mumbai

Live Mint  

In the heart of Mumbai lies Dharavi, Asia's largest slum hosting thousands of small businesses and hundreds of thousands of people over more than 600 acres. Dharavi’s small businesses will stay Many slums have almost become a permanent feature of Mumbai’s landscape, spawning mini business ecosystems. Dharavi: The big test for Gautam Adani With a net worth of over $150 …

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