‘Navi Dharavi’ colonies to provide 350 sq ft tenements for ineligible

The Adani Group promoted Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRPPL) will provide tenements measuring 350 square feet to all residents of Dharavi who lived there prior to the cut-off date of 1 January 2000 free of cost.Residents who moved into the slum settlement later and are not eligible for rehabilitation will be accommodated in proposed ‘Navi Dharavi’ colonies and the developer will conduct a fresh survey to identify beneficiaries. Dharavi is one of Asia's largest slums.The tenements meant for eligible residents would be 17 per cent larger than in other slum redevelopment projects in Mumbai. Since 2018, eligible slum dwellers are entitled to tenements measuring 300 square feet. Each tenement will include an in-built kitchen and toilet while the residential complexes would include community halls, recreational areas, public gardens, dispensaries and day care centres for children. The colonies will have facilities on par with the redeveloped Dharavi.