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Mumbai: Meghwadi Chawl Residents Claim Coercion in Redevelopment

MUMBAI: Residents of the historic Meghwadi chawl in Dharavi are not just opposing a redevelopment plan but are also facing a systematic campaign of intimidation and harassment aimed at displacing families who have lived there for generations. The issue escalated after an urgent seven-day eviction notice was issued by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) last December, with claims of local thugs, possibly politically motivated, pressuring residents to leave their homes. The nearly 150-year-old Meghwadi chawl, formerly known as Central Railway Patra chawl, contains around 80 hutments housing approximately 350 residents, including many seniors and children. Many of them have ancestral…

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Mumbai: Thousands in Dharavi to Relocate to Transit Homes

MUMBAI: A few thousand residents of Dharavi will need to relocate to temporary or rental accommodation as part of the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP), according to Mahendra Kalyankar, CEO of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) and in charge of the DRP. This statement contradicts previous commitments for key-to-key rehabilitation. Kalyankar emphasized that such relocations are a part of any extensive urban regeneration effort. “Our immediate goal is to initiate construction and commence rehabilitation as soon as possible,” he stated. The SRA/DRP has recently delivered eviction notices to 42 residents of Meghwadi-Ganesh Nagar in Sector 1 to facilitate the laying of…

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CM: Split Dharavi Land for Rehab Units and For-Sale Homes

Certainly! Here’s a rewritten version of your content: Representative image created by AI MUMBAI: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has instructed the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) to enhance the size of rental tenements to 350 sq ft for residents not eligible for free housing and rehabilitation within the Dharavi notified area. For residents of planned buildings, the size will increase from 405 sq ft to 500 sq ft, as revealed by an RTI application regarding a meeting held on May 28. He also instructed the DRP to ensure that land in Dharavi be evenly split between the rehabilitation section and the…

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Bombay HC Rejects PIL on Salt Pan Land for Dharavi Rehab

File Photo MUMBAI: On Thursday, the Bombay High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that contested the allocation of 250 acres of salt pan land for the rehabilitation of individuals affected by the Dharavi redevelopment project. Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne stated, “It goes without saying that the state government must consider environmental issues while executing the project.” Advocate and activist Sagar Devre questioned the state’s decisions from August 7 and September 30 regarding the transfer of 255.6 acres of salt pan land in Mulund, Bhandup, and Vikhroli for housing projects for Dharavi’s affected individuals. He…

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Over 75% of Dharavi Tenement Holders Eligible for New Homes

MUMBAI: The Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) has unveiled its first eligibility list, revealing that over 75% of tenement holders qualify for new homes under this ambitious slum redevelopment initiative, according to DRP data. Residents who moved to Dharavi before January 1, 2000, can qualify for a 350 sq ft flat within the area, assuming they provide the necessary documentation. Residents who established residence between January 1, 2000, and January 1, 2011, may be offered 300 sq ft units at alternative locations outside Dharavi. The first list identifies 505 households from Meghwadi and Ganesh Nagar in Mahim as eligible for rehabilitation.…