Dharavi worth crores of rupees The slum redevelopment project does not involve the transfer of land to the Adani Group. Clarifying the situation in this regard, sources have said that the land in the project is to be transferred to the departments of the Maharashtra government and the Ahmedabad group will only build houses as a project developer which will be handed over to the same departments. Later these houses will be allotted to the residents of Asia’s largest slum. MP Varsha Gaikwad has alleged land grabbing in this case. On these allegations, sources associated with the project said that the pieces of land are to be transferred only to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project / Slum Rehabilitation Authority (DRP / SRA) of the Housing Department of the State Government.
Homes and commercial projects will be built
The Adani Group had bagged the Dharavi slum redevelopment project in an open international bidding process. The group will build housing and commercial spaces through its joint venture company Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd (DRPPL) and hand them over to the DRP/SRA. Trying to clear the misconceptions on the project, sources said that as per the tender, the land will be allotted to the DRP/SRA at rates fixed by the government. In this case, where DRPPL has got the development rights, the State Support Agreement is part of the tender document. It clearly states that the state government will support the project by giving land to its own DRP/SRA department. On the issue of allotment of railway land, where rehabilitation units for the first set of Dharavi residents are to be built, sources said it was allotted to the DRP even before the tender, for which DRPPL has paid a hefty premium of 170 per cent over the prevailing rates.
Houses will be allotted for just Rs 2.5 lakh under PMAY
Terming the allegations that Dharavi residents will be evicted from Dharavi and rendered homeless as completely imaginary and a figment of imagination to create anxiety among the public, sources said the government’s 2022 order stipulates that every resident of Dharavi (eligible or ineligible) will be given a house. They asserted that no Dharavi resident will be displaced under the DRP/SRA scheme. Holders of houses existing on or before January 1, 2000 will be eligible for in-situ rehabilitation. Those existing between January 1, 2000 and January 1, 2011 will be allotted houses anywhere in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) outside Dharavi for just Rs 2.5 lakh under PMAY or through rental.
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