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Time of India
23-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Dharavi-Like Makeover: Cut-Paste Or Misfit?
New Delhi: Constantly under attack from the opposition over the demolition of illegal settlements, albeit on the directions of the courts, CM Rekha Gupta recently announced that her govt will study Mumbai's Dharavi redevelopment model to explore the possibility of replicating the same in the capital to provide housing to the residents of 675 slum clusters. D haravi, a vast slum sprawl in the heart of Mumbai, will be redeveloped through a special-purpose vehicle set up through a joint venture between Adani Group and Maharashtra govt. According to estimates, close to a million people live in Dharavi, which is located over a total area of just 2.5 sq km. The area also houses thousands of small-scale manufacturing units of leather, textiles and pottery, among many others. Adani Realty won the bid in 2022 to execute the redevelopment in a phased manner over a period of 7–10 years. As per reports, the Dharavi Redevelopment Master Plan was on the verge of finalisation and will be submitted to the authorities soon. It will then be placed before the public for suggestions. But can the same plan be replicated in Delhi? Those who work closely with slum dwellers on the issue of their housing and rehabilitation, and experts, believe the "model" is not fit for the capital for the simple reason that Dharavi and Delhi's slums are completely different. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo While Dharavi is spread across nearly 256 hectares of contiguous land, Delhi's slum clusters are much smaller and spread across the capital. As per estimates, Delhi's 20% population, or nearly 50 lakh people, live in more than 675 slums, spread over 0.5% of 1,483 sq km of the city's total area, which comes to nearly 7.5km. According to the list of slums available on the website of Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, these slums are much smaller in size, with a large number of them providing housing to fewer than 50 households. According to Aravind Unni, an urban policy researcher, Mumbai has a separate govt body, named Slum Redevelopment Authority (SRA), for the rehabilitation of slum clusters. But the fact is that it is not the same agency but a special-purpose vehicle that will redevelop Dharavi because of its size. "Dharavi is mammoth. The number of houses is huge. SRA could never do that kind of redevelopment in Dharavi; that's why a new authority (Navbharat Mega Developers Private Limited — a joint venture between govt of Maharashtra and Adani Group) has been formed. The scale of the area is totally different. In Delhi, the 675-plus slums are spread across the city. It does not offer a big patch of land or the scale that Dharavi does," Unni said. To rehabilitate the slum dwellers in the capital and provide them with pucca houses, govt came up with Delhi Slum and Jhuggi Jhopri Rehabilitation and Relocation Policy, 2015. The policy stressed in situ rehabilitation, which means providing pucca houses to slum dwellers at the area where they were already residing. The policy stated that only in conditions where in situ rehabilitation was not possible would slum dwellers be relocated. This decision was taken because a large number of more than 53,000 flats built previously for the economically weaker sections in localities in the periphery of the city — Narela, Bawana and Savda Ghewra, and many more — under schemes, such as Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, remained unoccupied and turned into ghost towns. The city's poor, who work largely in areas around their slums, cannot afford to live in the periphery and spend a lot of time and money travelling to the centre of the city to work. These flats are in a dilapidated condition now and require an investment of thousands of crores of rupees to make them liveable again. In the last few years, Delhi provided housing to a small number of people under the in situ redevelopment model in three areas — Kalkaji, Kathputli Colony at Shadipur and Jailorwala Bagh — but left out many of them as they failed to meet the eligibility criteria. As per the rehabilitation policy, only those having their dwelling units built before Jan 1, 2015, in slum clusters in existence before Jan 1, 2006, are eligible for pucca housing, provided they have their names mentioned in a DUSIB survey and possess one of the 12 identification documents. Unni said even the in situ rehabilitation scheme was not successful due to little interest shown by private developers who looked for higher floor-area ratio, more land and bigger incentives. "Since slum clusters occupy only 0.5% of the total land of the city, let them exist where they are. 'Jahan Jhuggi, Wahan Makaan' is the best policy. And in cases where slum houses are in good condition, the clusters should be regularised the way unauthorised colonies are being done. Only those clusters should be considered for relocation that exist in areas such as close to railway tracks," Unni said. Sunil Kumar Aledia, executive director of Centre for Holistic Development, which works closely with the deprived, also said that the clusters should be allowed to exist where they are located, as most of them worked in the close vicinity. "Provide them with all basic amenities such as water, electricity, drainage, etc., and let them live there. They are part of an ecosystem and cannot sustain if moved out in the name of rehabilitation. Their voices should be heard, and they should be included in any plan right from the stage of inception," Aledia said. Indu Prakash Singh, a housing rights activist, also agreed that a "Dharavi-style" plan was not suitable for redevelopment of the city's slums, as Mumbai's sprawling slum was a "livelihood ecosystem" while in Delhi the dwellers depended on the neighbouring areas for their livelihood. "The main objective of a private developer will be profit, not the life and the livelihood of the poor living in those slums. Let the slums be there where they exist. Build houses and consider them for giving on rent to the poor. Provide them with loan holidays or loans on very small interest so that the poor can think of buying their own small houses without stressing overpaying huge EMIs," Singh said. A senior Delhi govt official, however, said the CM had so far directed them to check the feasibility of a 'Dharavi-like' redevelopment plan. "We will soon work out the modalities and study the model. We will only recommend it if it is suitable for the city," said an official.
Deccan Herald
11-06-2025
- Business
- Deccan Herald
Dharavi's big rebuild: Between uplift and uprooting, will its spirit endure?
Last month, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis approved the Dharavi Redevelopment Master Plan, a colossal project with an investment of a whopping Rs 95,790 crore.
Hindustan Times
01-06-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Dharavi's ₹95,790 crore makeover: 5 things to know about the Master Plan approved by the Maharashtra government
The Dharavi Redevelopment Master Plan received the state government's approval on May 28, according to a statement from the office of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The Master Plan details the redevelopment and rehabilitation of Dharavi, India's largest slum cluster. Here are five things that you need to know about the Master Plan of the Dharavi redevelopment project. The Master Plan will serve as a comprehensive blueprint for integrating residential, commercial, and industrial spaces while rehabilitating residents in Dharavi. It aims to modernise infrastructure while preserving Dharavi's socio-economic fabric. Spanning over 600 acres, Dharavi is all set to undergo a facelift, with nearly 300 acres marked specifically for redevelopment and rehabilitation. In January 2024, Navbharat Mega Developers Private Limited (NMDPL), a joint venture between the Maharashtra government and the Adani Group, appointed renowned architect Hafeez Contractor to lead the redevelopment initiative. Also Read: Mumbai News: Dharavi redevelopment master plan gets Maharashtra government's nod According to the master plan of the Dharavi redevelopment project, a total of 72,000 tenants are presumed to be eligible for rehabilitation. Out of the 72,000 tenants, over 13,000 units are non-residential tenants, and the balance are residential tenants. As per Maharashtra's Slum Rehabilitation Act, each eligible resident of Dharavi will receive one rehabilitation unit, regardless of the number of tenements they own. These units will be 350 sq. ft. in size, an upgrade from the 300 sq. ft. units provided in other slum redevelopment projects. Residents deemed ineligible for rehabilitation within Dharavi will be relocated to rental housing complexes outside the area under a hire-purchase arrangement. According to the Master Plan of the Dharavi notified area, which covers a total of 251 hectares, the net developable area is 108.99 hectares, which is slightly above 269 acres. Out of the total 108.99 hectares, 47.20 hectares are reserved for the rehabilitation of Dharavi residents. Another 47.95 hectares are reserved for a saleable component, where residential, commercial, and retail units will be sold in the open market. The Master Plan also reserves around 40 hectares, or around 99 acres, for open spaces. Also Read: 100 acres of greenery, open space proposed in Dharavi According to the Master Plan, a survey has been completed for around 56,971 structures and partially completed for the remaining structures as of May 19. The door-to-door survey is being undertaken to identify the tenants' eligibility. The authorities are expecting to complete the entire door-to-door survey in the next two months. According to the Master Plan of the Dharavi redevelopment project, the rehab portion of the project is estimated to cost over ₹95,000 crore. The first commencement certificate for the rehab portion's construction was received on January 14, 2025, and the end date is seven years later, on January 13, 2032. The timeline for the entire project, including the sale component, is 17 years. Also Read: ₹3 lakh crore investment expected for the Dharavi redevelopment project: CEO The total project cost, including the sale component and other components, is expected to be ₹3 lakh crore. Speaking to reporters on February 27, SVR Srinivas, CEO of the Dharavi Redevelopment Project, estimated the total investment for the redevelopment and rehabilitation project to be approximately ₹3 lakh crore.
