Dharavi residents to get 350 sq ft flats after redevelopment: Adani group
The Hindu
Adani group to offer eligible Dharavi slum residents new 350 sq ft flats with improved amenities and facilities.
The Adani group on Monday said it will offer eligible residents of the Dharavi slum clusters new flats measuring 350 sq ft.
The Adani group, which is redeveloping Dharavi slums in collaboration with the Maharashtra government, claimed the flat size was "17% more" than what is offered as part of slum redevelopment projects.
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The new flats will have a kitchen and toilet, Adani said in a statement, adding that earlier, the dwellers of informal settlements were given houses measuring 269 sq ft.
Since 2018, the state government started giving them homes measuring 315-322 sq ft.
The redeveloped area will also have community halls, recreational areas, public gardens, dispensaries and daycare centres for children.