IN PICS: Mulund Residents Protest Against Dharavi Redevelopment Project By Forming Human Chain

By: Aleesha Sam | February 04, 2024

The Dharavi redevelopment project faces increased opposition as a significant number of protesters formed a human chain at Veer Savarkar Road, Mulund East, Thane.

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Mulund residents are protesting against the relocation of Project Affected Persons (PAPs) in their area planned by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

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They are expressing their dissent by turning out in large numbers and taking to the streets against the 'PAP' project.

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In a partnership between the Adani Group and the Maharashtra government there will be a redevelopment of Dharavi slums.

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Eligible residential tenements for the DRPL project are those existing prior to January 1, 2000.

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The project targets the redevelopment of the city's largest slum located centrally.

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It's noteworthy that previously, inhabitants of informal settlements in Maharashtra were provided with 269 sq ft homes, but now, these residents are slated for relocation in Mulund.

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As per the (PAPs) plan, 7,439 tenements were to be constructed in Mulund.

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