10k flats in Mahim to be ready in 3 yrs: Dharavi project CEO
Mumbai: Construction of 10,000 rehab flats in up to 30-storey buildings is being undertaken under phase 1 of Dharavi redevelopment project (DRP) on railway land in Mahim and will be ready in the next three years, said project CEO SVR Srinivas.
The 47.5-acre railway land is part of Dharavi notified area. DRP has physical possession of 28 acres, on which construction for railway quarters is also underway.
"Residents closest to the railway land (those in sector 1) will be first shifted to the new 350sqft flats," said Srinivas.
The redevelopment, though, will not be carried out sector-wise. Dharavi notified area has been split into five sectors. On completion, phase 1 will free up 60-70 acres in Dharavi notified area, which will pave the way for further redevelopment, said Srinivas.
"Our attempt is to minimise transit and after phase 1, work will be sped up," he said.
Simultaneous construction of rental housing will be undertaken at Kurla dairy land and salt pan land at Mulund for those ineligible for free housing in Dharavi notified area. While DRP has obtained physical possession of 21.5 acres of Kurla dairy land and 58.1 acres of Jamasp salt pan land at Mulund, the 140 acres earmarked at Aksa in Malad West is a large parcel that could accommodate many ineligible Dharavi residents in rental housing, said Srinivas.
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This land is yet to be handed over to DRP.
On the Deonar dumping ground, whose 124 acres are to be used for the project, Srinivas said it would take at least three to four years to get partial possession of the land after scientific closure of the dump and procurement of all environmental clearances.
Defending the incentives offered by govt for the redevelopment scheme, Srinivas said the project isn't just about construction of rehab buildings but also providing housing to all and not letting residents go to another slum.
"In no other slum scheme is everyone provided with a home. Besides, the entire civic infrastructure will be laid by the special purpose vehicle (NMDPL) and paid for by it. Dharavi today has no sewers and everything is discharged directly into Mithi river that discharges into the sea, which brings it all back.
Dharavi needs a sewer network, a water supply network." He said Dharavi's redevelopment will serve as a model on how to deal with slums, and make Mumbai a slum-free city.
"In 1985, the late PM Rajiv Gandhi gave Rs 100 crore to redevelop Dharavi and then in 2004, there were efforts to redevelop the slum. In 2015-16, the tender notice was extended five times but there was no response. In the initial years redevelopment is highly capital intensive. In the special purpose vehicle, govt has 20% equity and has so far invested only Rs 100 crore. We could have had 26% equity and veto power but govt cannot be in the driver's seat and hence this via media," he said.
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