DHARAVI
Adani Properties to invest Rs 1 lakh cr to redevelop Mumbai’s 143-acre Motilal Nagar
Adani Properties will invest over Rs 1 lakh crore to redevelop Mumbai's Motilal Nagar, a 143-acre project set to become the second-largest urban renewal initiative in India. This decade-long project will rehabilitate over 3,700 residential and 300 commercial occupants, alongside slum dwellers, and will feature a mixed-use township with extensive public amenities and infrastructure upgrades.
Mumbai’s skyline is soaring. So is the pressure on housing
Mumbai's booming real estate market sees global financial giants occupying luxury towers while low-income residents like taxi driver Ramu Virmale negotiate for modern housing. Developers are redeveloping slums, promising new apartments but raising concerns about displacement and the loss of community. This transformation is reshaping the city's skyline and its social fabric.
Dharavi redevelopment gathers pace; 11,000 rehab homes planned on railway land
The Dharavi Redevelopment Project is accelerating, and residents in Sector-6 on railway land have been urged to cooperate and vacate homes. Construction of new rehabilitation buildings will begin soon. Residents have been offered transit accommodation or rental support.
Anil Agarwal challenges Adani's winning bid for $4 bln in assets, F1 track
Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta is challenging fellow tycoon Gautam Adani’s winning bid for bankrupt real estate firm Jaiprakash Associates in the Supreme Court. The $4 billion asset pool includes homes, power and cement plants, and India’s only Formula One track near New Delhi.
Maharashtra budget: Focus on farm relief, infra push
Presenting his first budget as both chief minister and finance minister, Fadnavis dedicated the budget to late deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, who held the finance portfolio for several years until his death in an air crash in January.
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Fadnavis announces Rs 23,487-cr metro line to Gateway of India, underground tunnel network
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis unveiled ambitious infrastructure plans for Budget 2026-27. The state will see extensive metro networks and expressways for enhanced connectivity. Key projects include underground tunnels in Mumbai and Pune, and a Rs 23,487 crore metro line to the Gateway of India. These developments aim to transform passenger and freight transport across the state by 2047.
Australian tourist was warned before India visit. But travel lessons she learnt in India stays with her forever
An Australian traveller, Bec McColl, has shared a heartwarming account of her India visit, challenging negative stereotypes. Instead of fear, she found immense hospitality, generosity, and kindness from locals in places like Udaipur and Mumbai's Dharavi. Her journey underscores the importance of firsthand experiences over preconceived notions, encouraging mindful exploration.
Fadnavis to request PM Modi to launch Dharavi Revelopment Project, assures 350 sqft homes
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the state will request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lay the foundation stone for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project in Mumbai. The scheme aims to provide 350 sq ft homes to eligible residents settled before January 1, 2000, while those who arrived between 2000 and 2011 may get 300 sq ft flats at alternative locations.
First eligibility list for Dharavi redevelopment released
The Dharavi Redevelopment Project's initial eligibility list reveals that over 75% of tenement holders in Meghwadi and Ganesh Nagar qualify for new homes. Residents settled before January 1, 2000, are eligible for 350 sq ft flats within Dharavi, while those who settled later may receive 300 sq ft units elsewhere.
How Dharavi redevelopment plan will change the face of Mumbai
Adnan Syed, 24, celebrates his team's victory at the T10 Dharavi Premier League cricket tournament, winning `1 lakh. The tournament, supported by the Adani Group that aims to redevelop Dharavi, Asia's largest slum. The project, worth `5,029 crore, faces challenges due to Dharavi's cultural, economic, and political significance. The redevelopment promises modernisation, job creation, and improved living conditions, yet faces resistance and controversies. The plan involves state-of-the-art infrastructure, social overhaul, and economic upgradation, aiming to transform Dharavi into a modern business hub.
Sharad Pawar will not allow destruction of Mumbai to re-develop Dharavi: Uddhav Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray voiced strong opposition to the Dharavi redevelopment project by the Adani Group, insisting residents should be rehoused within Dharavi. Sharad Pawar reportedly echoed this sentiment in meetings with Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde. Concerns were raised over plans to relocate residents across multiple Mumbai locations, potentially creating multiple slums.
Dharavi redevelopment plan gets shot in the arm as resident body supports govt survey
Residents of Dharavi are backing a state government survey essential for a $3-billion redevelopment project spearheaded by the Adani Group. The survey will map informal tenements, paving the way for modern housing and amenities. The project includes sustainable infrastructure and vocational training, aiming to transform the densely populated slum area.
No land to Adani group, Dharavi land transfer to Maharashtra govt depts: Sources
The Dharavi slum redevelopment project involves the Adani group building houses for residents, with land transferred to Maharashtra government departments, not Adani. Officials rejected claims of land grab, emphasising that the land remains with government entities. The project aims to provide housing and commercial spaces, ensuring no displacement of Dharavi residents. Additional benefits include stamp duty exemptions and business support.
Lok Sabha polls: Dharavi redevelopment gives Sena (Shinde) upper hand
Dharavi, once Asia's largest slum, remains central to Mumbai's South Central parliamentary polls due to redevelopment plans. The Adani Group's bid to redevelop with 350 sq ft homes faces opposition from the Uddhav Thackeray faction, demanding 450 sq ft units. Residents express skepticism over promises, with conflicting views on the project's viability. Political factions vie for support, leveraging housing concerns and minority interests in the electoral battleground.
DRPPL says Dharavi redevelopment project awarded by previous MVA govt in open bidding
Dharavi Redevelopment Project on Saturday said the Dharavi slum redevelopment project was awarded to it by the previous Congress-Shiv Sena coalition government (Maha Vikas Aghadi or MVA) through a fair and open international bidding. In a statement, a spokesperson of Adani's Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd (DRPPL) said financial conditions, including the obligations and incentives, were known to all bidders and had not changed for the awardee.
Eknath Shinde govt favouring Adani in Dharavi project, says Varsha Gaikwad; cites doubling of saleable area
Speaking in the Assembly, Gaikwad, the MLA from Dharavi, said the saleable area in the project had doubled after the billionaire industrialist's group firm got the rights to execute the project. Raising the issue under Rule 293, Gaikwad said, "Dharavi slum has an area of 160 hectares. After redevelopment the saleable area will be 10.5 crore square feet. In 2018, when Devendra Fadnavis was Maharashtra chief, the builder who carries out the redevelopment was supposed to get just 5 crore square feet."
Adani forms key JV to redevelop one of Asia's biggest slums Dharavi
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's property unit has formed a joint venture with Mumbai's slum rehabilitation authority to redevelop the Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums. The formation of the entity, Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd, is a critical step as Adani faces a legal challenge from a rival bidder, SecLink Technologies Corporation. The next step will be the submission of a master plan by the Adani group, which won the Dharavi rebuilding project in July for $610 million.
New Dharavi will produce many millionaires, no slumdogs: Gautam Adani
In an open letter, Gautam Adani says Dharavi mega project will aim for ‘comprehensive and holistic redevelopment’. The Adani Group recently final approval to start the redevelopment of Dharavi, one of Asia’s largest slums that sits in the heart of Mumbai.
Gautam Adani takes a dig at 'Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle over Dharavi redevelopment plans
The Maharashtra state government confirmed Adani's successful $619 million bid for the redevelopment of Dharavi last week, hailing it as "the world's largest urban renewal scheme." The vast project encompasses an area spanning 625 acres (253 hectares). In his letter, Adani laid out the vision for the redevelopment, emphasizing the provision of essential amenities to the area's inhabitants, including gas, water, drainage, and healthcare facilities, among others.
Redevelopment will kill Dharavi's identity, destroy its small-scale businesses, say residents of biggest Mumbai slum
The Adani Group has emerged as the highest bidder for the 259-hectare Dharavi Redevelopment Project. The group has put in a Rs 5,069 crore bid for the redevelopment of one of the largest slum sprawls in the world, outbidding DLF, which had quoted Rs 2,025 crore, chief executive officer of the project S V R Srinivas said on Tuesday. The bid is for the entire Rs 20,000-crore project, and the total timeline for the project is seven years to rehabilitate the 6.5 lakh slum dwellers who are spread over 2.5 sq km area right now, he said.
Maharashtra government plans to fast-track Dharavi redevelopment, fresh bids likely soon
In October 2020, the then state government had scrapped the earlier tender for the redevelopment project that has been in the making for the last 16 years. The redevelopment of Dharavi, Asia’s largest slum spread over 600 acres of prime land in Mumbai, will be a big opportunity for slum-dwellers and will also help urban planners, human rights activists and the state government to transform the face of Mumbai city altogether.
Two years after pandemic outbreak, Dharavi free of COVID-19
Mumbai's slum colony of Dharavi, once a coronavirus hotspot and a challenge for municipal authorities in implementing containment measures, has become free of COVID-19, nearly two years after reporting the first case of the infection. Kiran Dighavkar, assistant municipal commissioner of G-North ward, which houses Dharavi, said for the first time since the outbreak of coronavirus in 2020, the slum- dominated area has no active case.
Covid-19 tally in Dharavi goes up to 1,715 with 41 new cases
No new death was reported in Dharavi, due to which the toll remained unchanged at 70. Of the 41 new patients, as many as seven were found in Matunga Labour Camp locality of Dharavi alone
3 to 19: Dharavi sees 6-fold jump in doubling rate
Dharavi reported its first Covid case on April 1. By mid-April, there were almost 100 positive cases. From April 27 to May 15, the G North Ward where Dharavi is located reported on an average 95 positive cases, a majority of which were in the slum cluster. The number has now fallen to 25 cases.
Dharavi's journey to becoming Mumbai s COVID-19 hotspot
It has just been 43 days since the city's most congested ward detected its first case at Dr Baliga Nagar on April 1, setting the alarm bells ringing for the city's administration. The progression was, however, slow in the area and it took a little over a fortnight for Dharavi to add 100 cases to its tally and by May 3, it crossed the 500 mark.
11 new coronavirus cases in Dharavi; slum area tally rises to 71
Dharavi is one of the largest slum areas in Asia. Nearly 15 lakh people live in shanties located in this highly congested area.
Dharavi: Maharashtra government invites tenders to redevelop Asia's biggest slum
The government of Maharashtra has invited global tenders to kick start the process of redeveloping Dharavi.
Megha Gupta's Dharavimarket.com aims to sell products by Dharavi's craftspeople across the world
Dharavimarket.com, a for-profit venture, hopes to take the products manufactured by the craftspeople of Dharavi to the rest of the world.
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