New Dharavi master plan cleared

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis cleared the much-awaited master plan to redevelop Dharavi slums on Wednesday after an hour-long meeting with the stakeholders of the Dharavi Redevelopment Project Private Limited (DRPPL) who made a presentation.

- Yogesh Naik and Shashank Rao

MUMBAI: The master plan will serve as a strategic roadmap, guiding the planning and execution of this large-scale cluster redevelopment project, which will integrate residential, commercial and industrial spaces, within and beyond Dharavi.

The space is being envisaged as an annexe to the finance and business hub of Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), which is 5.5 kilometers from Dharavi.

Dharavi spans 620 acres, of which 296 acres have been earmarked for redevelopment. In January 2024 a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) was formed comprising the government of Maharashtra's Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) and the Gautam Adani-owned Navbharat Mega Developers Pvt. Ltd (NMDPL) to transform Dharavi. Apart from the transformation, the project also aims to rehabilitate 0.7 million residents.

At the meeting, Fadnavis insisted on "a holistic eco-friendly approach to the project", and emphasized that "everyone must be rehabilitated through the plan".