Overview
- The Solid Waste Management department issued the permission on December 10, clarifying it is for a survey only and not approval to build.
- PGTI will pay for and execute geotechnical and environmental assessments to gauge land conditions and potential course layout.
- Remediation continues at the closed site, with about 5.8 million of 7.8 million tonnes of legacy waste treated and a February 2026 deadline to clear the remainder.
- The BMC has also approved a temporary five‑year lease of 15 acres to NMDPL for Dharavi redevelopment support facilities at roughly ₹18.35 crore annually, with formalities pending.
- Local BJP MLA Mihir Kotecha, who proposed the golf plan, welcomed the move, and officials say any development decision will follow the study and completion of cleanup.