Construction work begins on 6.5 acres railway land

Mumbai: Construction as part of the Dharavi Redevelopment Project has already started on 6.5 acres of railway land. Railway offices are being constructed in phase I as part of the agreement to first handover offices and four 36-storeyed staff quarters to railways. 5,000 squatters on railway land are also to be rehabilitated.
Navbharat Mega Developers Pvt Ltd chairman SVR Srinivas said 15-20,000 tenements will be constructed on railway land. Apart from slum dwellers eligible for free housing, 5,000 residential households from authorised buildings will be resettled here. The remaining will be rehabilitated in-situ in Dharavi.
So far, the Dharavi Redevelopment Project has obtained possession of 23 acres of railway land out of the 47 for which NMDPL paid Rs 1,000 crore. Recently it also obtained possession of 21.25 acres of dairy land at Kurla.
While NMDPL paid Rs 319 crore for salt pan land at Mulund, Rs 58 crore has been paid for the Kurla Dairy land and Rs 50 crore paid as advance for 125 acres of Deonar dumping ground land. Srinivas said it is for the BMC to decide as per its rules on whether it will pay for scientific closure of the dump. It is estimated that the process will cost approximately Rs 2,500 crore. The land is to be used to rehabilitate Dharavi residents.
The Union cabinet has approved transfer of 255.9 acres of salt pan lands spread across Mulund, Bhandup and Kanjurmarg for the project. However, most of it is under litigation. There is also opposition from residents in Mulund, Kurla and Madh-Marve to relocation of Dharavi residents. In Madh-Marve, govt has approved the transfer of 140 acres for the project. Srinivas said residents in other parts of Mumbai need to understand that Dharavi is a vital social project and the objective is to provide housing for all.
Mumbai: Construction as part of the Dharavi Redevelopment Project has already started on 6.5 acres of railway land. Railway offices are being constructed in phase I as part of the agreement to first handover offices and four 36-storeyed staff quarters to railways. 5,000 squatters on railway land are also to be rehabilitated.
Navbharat Mega Developers Pvt Ltd chairman SVR Srinivas said 15-20,000 tenements will be constructed on railway land. Apart from slum dwellers eligible for free housing, 5,000 residential households from authorised buildings will be resettled here. The remaining will be rehabilitated in-situ in Dharavi.
So far, the Dharavi Redevelopment Project has obtained possession of 23 acres of railway land out of the 47 for which NMDPL paid Rs 1,000 crore. Recently it also obtained possession of 21.25 acres of dairy land at Kurla.
While NMDPL paid Rs 319 crore for salt pan land at Mulund, Rs 58 crore has been paid for the Kurla Dairy land and Rs 50 crore paid as advance for 125 acres of Deonar dumping ground land. Srinivas said it is for the BMC to decide as per its rules on whether it will pay for scientific closure of the dump. It is estimated that the process will cost approximately Rs 2,500 crore. The land is to be used to rehabilitate Dharavi residents.
The Union cabinet has approved transfer of 255.9 acres of salt pan lands spread across Mulund, Bhandup and Kanjurmarg for the project. However, most of it is under litigation. There is also opposition from residents in Mulund, Kurla and Madh-Marve to relocation of Dharavi residents. In Madh-Marve, govt has approved the transfer of 140 acres for the project. Srinivas said residents in other parts of Mumbai need to understand that Dharavi is a vital social project and the objective is to provide housing for all.