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Dharavi revamp plan set for legal battle; HC to hear petition on Monday

Bombay HC to hear petition filed by Seclink on Monday

Dharavi redevelopment: Residents welcome move, but have no clue about plan

Many are also concerned about their livelihood after relocation

Dharavi redevelopment may dampen real estate prices in Mumbai

Niranjan Hiranandani, managing director of Hiranandani Group, says the rehabilitation needs to be accomplished in a timely manner

Dharavi dreams, and a few nightmares: Businesses worried about viability

Even as many are in a wait-and-watch mode, they have questions about labour availability, access to markets and inputs, and higher costs taking a toll on their business

What is the Dharavi redevelopment project? Here is all you need to know

Eighteen years have gone since the plan to redevelop Dharavi, one of the largest slums in the world, was first proposed. Here we find out its history and what lies ahead for the project

Gautam Adani to convert Mumbai slum into modern city despite challenges

It is the latest mega-project taken on by ports-to-energy conglomerate Adani Group, which already supplies electricity in Mumbai through listed unit Adani Transmission

Adani's Dharavi dream: Producing millionaires minus slumdog prefix

Adani in his note also linked the bid prices to the huge personal connect it offered

Dharavi project gift from Maharashtra govt to Modi's crony Adani: Congress

The Congress on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Maharashtra government formally awarding the Dharavi Redevelopment project to an Adani Group firm, alleging that BJP state governments have been reduced to "ATM machines for his cronies." A resolution released on Thursday by the Housing Development department of the Maharashtra government said the state cabinet had approved the outcome of the bidding process on December 22, 2022, following which the rights were awarded. Adani Properties will be the lead partner in the project for which a special purpose vehicle will be formed. Reacting to the development, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said Devendra Fadnavis' last act before handing over the housing department on Friday was to formally approve the Adani Group's "shady takeover" of the Rs 5,069 crore Dharavi redevelopment project, which involves 600 acres of prime Mumbai land. The project had originally been awarded to a different bidder, he said. "Af

Adani group gets approval to redevelop the slums in Mumbai's Dharavi

Last November, Adani Properties had won the bid to redevelop the 259-hectare slum with an investment offer of Rs 5,069 cr. The project is close to BKC and has redevelopment potential of Rs 20,000 cr

Dharavi project: 8 months after Adani's winning bid, approval pending

Adani Realty was declared the highest bidder in 2022, but there has been no progress in issuing the letter of authorisation

Infant among 32 hospitalised after fire in residential building in Dharavi

At least 32 persons, including a one-month-old boy, were injured and admitted to hospitals after a fire erupted in their seven-storey residential building in Dharavi slum area of central Mumbai on Sunday, an official said. Seventy to eighty persons were rescued after the fire broke out in Shama building located on 90 Feet Road around 11 am. It was doused by around 12.30 pm, he said. "The blaze broke out on the ground floor of the building. It was confined to electric wiring, CCTVs in the common passage area and the duct. Some scrap material kept on the fifth and seventh floors also caught fire," the civic official said. It was a level one (small) fire and after being alerted, the local fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and began the firefighting operation, he said. "A total 32 persons either suffered injuries or complained of uneasiness following the fire. All of them, including a one-month-old boy, were admitted to different hospitals. While two senior citizens were ...

Fire in residential building in Dharavi; 11 injured including 3 children

Three children were among 11 persons injured in a fire that broke out in a residential building in Dharavi area of central Mumbai on Sunday, a fire official said. The blaze broke out in a ground-plus seven-storey building on 90 feet road around 11 am and was put out by 12.30 pm, the official said. At least 70 to 80 people were rescued from the structure and 11 of them, including a seven-month-old boy and two other children, experienced uneasiness due to the smoke, he said. Six of the victims are undergoing treatment at civic-run Sion Hospital, while the remaining five were taken to Aayush Hospital, the official said. The level one fire was caused due to short circuit in the electric duct area of the building, he said. The injured persons admitted to Sion Hospital have been identified as Muskan Sheikh (35), seven-month-old Rizwan, Rukhsana Sheikh (26), Farhan (10), Nadiya (5) and Sana Dalvi (27), the official added.

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

Congress raises questions over Maharashtra govt's Dharavi project rebidding

The Congress on Tuesday alleged that the Maharashtra government's Dharavi project rebidding "deliberately excluded" the previous winner, and asked if the tender conditions were changed to help Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "favourite business group" Adani. The opposition led by the Congress has been seeking a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe after the Hindenburg Research made a litany of allegations against the Adani Group, including fraudulent transactions and share-price manipulation. The Gautam Adani-led group has dismissed the charges as lies, and said they comply with all laws and disclosure requirements. In a statement, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that as part of the party's 'Hum Adani ke Hain Kaun (HAHK)' series in February it had asked Modi to explain the change in bid conditions that excluded the previous winner of a tender to redevelop Mumbai's Dharavi area and "allowed the Adani Group to win a fresh tender with a much lower bid". Citing news reports

Old tender cancelled, fresh one issued in Dharavi project: Maha tells HC

The Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court on Friday the 2018 tender for the Dharavi redevelopment project was cancelled and a fresh tender was issued in 2022 because of several factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine-Russia war that affected financial and economic affairs. The Gautam Adani Group had bagged the 2022 tender with a bid of Rs 5,069 crore to redevelop an area of 259 hectares. The government's decision to cancel the 2018 tender and issue a fresh tender in 2022 with additional conditions was challenged in the HC by UAE-based company Seclink Technologies Corporation, which had emerged as the highest bidder in the earlier tender with a Rs 7200 crore bid. The state Housing Department, in its affidavit filed in reply to the petition, said a decision was taken to cancel the earlier tender and issue a fresh one with new conditions due to several factors, adding the financial and economic state of affairs in 2019 and in 2022 were materially ...

Major fire breaks out in Mumbai's Dharavi slum, no injury reported

A major fire broke out in Dharavi, the biggest slum in Mumbai, in the wee hours of Wednesday, but there was no report of injury to anyone, officials said. The blaze erupted in some shanties in Kamala Nagar and Shahu Nagar localities near the Dharavi fire station around 4.15 am, they said. "At least 12 fire engines, eight water tankers and other fire brigade vehicles are engaged in the firefighting operation that is currently underway," a civic official said. The fire is confined to some huts, but there has been no report of injury to anyone, he said. Personnel from the Mumbai Police, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) administrative ward and other agencies are present at the spot, the official said, adding that the cause of the fire is being ascertained. Further details are awaited.

Dharavi redevelopment project a veritable realty goldmine, say experts

Sensitive rehab, retaining local jobs key challenges in Adani's mega project

Dharavi redevelopment project a veritable realty goldmine, say experts

Sensitive rehab, retaining local jobs key challenges in Adani's mega project

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