Dharavi wants to be redeveloped but with its residents' future secured

Questions over Adani Group's ability to pull it off but the developer says the concern is unwarranted

Baburao Mane is furious as "his" Dharavi, a city stuck in its striking images in movies and glossy magazines, faces a radical transformation.

Not that Mane, leader of Dharavi Bachao Andolan, minds the development of the city, which has a population of 1 million. What he’s sceptical about is the involvement of Adani Realty, which has come under public scrutiny after Hindenburg Research, an American short seller, alleged the Adani Group of financial frauds.

Accusing the Maharashtra government of being partial towards the conglomerate, Mane expressed his doubts about the group's financial capability. “We don’t mind the development but it shouldn’t be