In an effort to determine eligibility criteria for beneficiaries under the proposed Dharavi re-development project, the joint venture between the Maharashtra government and the Adani Group set up to implement the project will begin a survey to collect data from lakhs of informal tenement residents of Asia’s largest slum, Dharavi, from March 18, 2024.
Apart from providing data for taking the ambitious project forward, the joint venture M/s Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd (DRPPL) will create, for the first time ever, a ‘Digital Dharavi,’ an advanced library of one of the world’s largest informal settlements.
Dharavi, a densely populated slum located on an area measuring 210.43 hectares, is home to many flourishing small industries – leather processing, pottery, garment manufacturing, bidi and traditional packaged snacks, to name a few. Its current population ranges anywhere from 8 to 10 lakhs.
The survey will begin from Kamla Raman Nagar, with a unique number being given to each informal tenement.
This will be followed by laser mapping of the respective lane, known as ‘Lidar Survey.’ A trained team will visit every tenement with an indigenously developed application to scan documents.
Describing that the Dharavi re-redevelopment “is one of the largest urban rejuvenation projects in the world and is the first step to make Mumbai slum free”, a DRPPL spokesperson said here on Monday: “It is the beginning of transforming Dharavi into a world-class township, a state-of-the-art city within Mumbai. We urge people of Dharavi to support this exercise, which will enable us to execute the rehabilitation process and ultimately provide them with their dream home”.
As per the recent announcement by DRPPL,, the beneficiary families of Dharavi slum --- whose residential hutments existed before January 1, 2000, -- will get a 350 sq ft residential tenement each.
“Recently, DRPPL announced that as per the DRP tender, all eligible and ineligible resident tenement holders will get a flat with an independent kitchen and toilet,” a DRPPL spokesperson said.
“Also, eligible industrial and commercial units in redeveloped Dharavi will enjoy a five-year holiday in State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) payment to boost and help formalise their businesses; this is also as per the tender conditions,” the spokesperson added.
