Section of Dharavi residents demand Maharashtra govt deal with redevelopment mission
3 min readBy PTI
MUMBAI: A piece of residents of Dharavi in Mumbai on Wednesday demanded the slum sprawl redevelopment mission be dealt with by the Maharashtra authorities.
An agitation was held at a floor which was joined by native activists and Aam Aadmi Party.
“Dharavi is the biggest land scam. We want a fresh survey on the eligibility criterion. We demand that all structures to date be considered eligible and residents be given 405 sq feet of houses in Dharavi itself. A survey conducted in 2008 identified 59,000 structures but this number has crossed one lakh now,” Aam Aadmi Party activist Sandip Katake claimed.
Organisers of the protest claimed to have secured prior permission from Mumbai Police for the gathering.
Some of the protesters displayed placards opposing the Adani Group.
Katake additionally demanded that SEZ be arrange as Dharavi is a metropolis inside the metropolis and is the hub for numerous small-scale industries and 80% of its inhabitants depends on native companies.
One of the protesters, Paul Rafale stated, ”Thousands of households reside in Dharavi for many years.If Adani Group agrees to our calls for together with lease, space of flats, transit camp and many others, then we can’t have any objection,” he stated.
The Maharashtra authorities final month formally awarded the 259-hectare Dharavi Redevelopment mission to an Adani Group agency.
The mission, which reportedly has a income potential of Rs 20,000 crore, entails rebuilding the Dharavi slum sprawl in central Mumbai, positioned close to the BKC enterprise district.
It was gained by Adani Properties in November final yr by aggressive bidding which additionally noticed realty main DLF and Naman Developers competing.
MUMBAI: A piece of residents of Dharavi in Mumbai on Wednesday demanded the slum sprawl redevelopment mission be dealt with by the Maharashtra authorities.
An agitation was held at a floor which was joined by native activists and Aam Aadmi Party.
“Dharavi is the biggest land scam. We want a fresh survey on the eligibility criterion. We demand that all structures to date be considered eligible and residents be given 405 sq feet of houses in Dharavi itself. A survey conducted in 2008 identified 59,000 structures but this number has crossed one lakh now,” Aam Aadmi Party activist Sandip Katake claimed.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Organisers of the protest claimed to have secured prior permission from Mumbai Police for the gathering.
Some of the protesters displayed placards opposing the Adani Group.
Katake additionally demanded that SEZ be arrange as Dharavi is a metropolis inside the metropolis and is the hub for numerous small-scale industries and 80% of its inhabitants depends on native companies.
One of the protesters, Paul Rafale stated, ”Thousands of households reside in Dharavi for many years.If Adani Group agrees to our calls for together with lease, space of flats, transit camp and many others, then we can’t have any objection,” he stated.
The Maharashtra authorities final month formally awarded the 259-hectare Dharavi Redevelopment mission to an Adani Group agency.
The mission, which reportedly has a income potential of Rs 20,000 crore, entails rebuilding the Dharavi slum sprawl in central Mumbai, positioned close to the BKC enterprise district.
It was gained by Adani Properties in November final yr by aggressive bidding which additionally noticed realty main DLF and Naman Developers competing.
