Overview

• The Cabinet’s June 3 decision amends the land transfer agreement to hand over an 8.5-hectare Kurla plot, formerly a Mother Dairy unit, to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project Private Limited.
• The site will house around 3.5 lakh families deemed ineligible for in-situ rehabilitation, supplementing the 620-acre footprint within Dharavi.
• New provisions allow the special purpose vehicle to load transfer of development rights and develop commercial components to fund construction of housing and civic infrastructure.
• Officials say the change is vital for advancing the Rs 20,000-crore redevelopment effort, which aims to rehabilitate 8.5 lakh families and build schools, hospitals and shops.
• Local residents and opposition leaders have criticised the move for favouring the Adani-led partner and potentially endangering over 700 trees on the green site.