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A section of residents of Dharavi in Mumbai on Wednesday demanded the slum sprawl redevelopment project be handled by the Maharashtra government. An agitation was held at a ground which was joined by local 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 also demanded that SEZ be set up as Dharavi is a city within the city and is the hub for various small-scale industries and 80% of its population is dependent on local businesses. One of the protesters, Paul Rafale sa