Dharavi NGOs Support Redevelopment Survey, Say Opposition Only By Non-Locals

The survey, which began on March 18, 2024, has so far completed over 11,000 tenements via door-to-door visits, while numbering has been done on more than 30,000 tenements.

Several non-government organisations working in Dharavi have pledged their support to the ongoing state government-led survey of informal tenants in Asia's biggest slum and accused non-locals of trying to stall redevelopment by spreading misinformation, according to letters they wrote to state government authorities.

The NGOs have written to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project/Slum Rehabilitation Authority (DRP/SRA), a government of Maharashtra body overseeing the USD 3-billion redevelopment project being executed by the Adani group, extending support for the survey.

A total of eight NGOs and citizen welfare associations involved in diversified welfare activities ranging from health, education, and women empowerment amongst others, met with DRPPL CEO and extended support of Dharavikars to the state-government-led survey currently being conducted in the area.