Overview

• Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad led protests on June 8 after the state cabinet approved transferring the 8.5-hectare Kurla Mother Dairy site for Dharavi’s slum rehabilitation project.
• The transfer assigns the plot to Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd, backed by the Adani Group, to relocate roughly 3.5 lakh families deemed ineligible for on-site rehabilitation.
• Kurla residents have long sought a botanical garden on the environmentally sensitive land, which is valued in the hundreds of crores and home to century-old trees.
• The Congress alleges the state favoured Adani by offering the land at a nominal rate and deployed police to break up the peaceful sit-in.
• Party leaders vow to continue their agitation until the government reverses the allotment and addresses local environmental and civic concerns.