Dharavi

Old tender cancelled, fresh one issued in Dharavi project: Maha tells HC

The Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court on Friday the 2018 tender for the Dharavi redevelopment project was cancelled and a fresh tender was issued in 2022 because of several factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine-Russia war that affected financial and economic affairs. The Gautam Adani Group had bagged the 2022 tender with a bid of Rs 5,069 crore to redevelop an area of 259 hectares. The government's decision to cancel the 2018 tender and issue a fresh tender in 2022 with additional conditions was challenged in the HC by UAE-based company Seclink Technologies Corporation, which had emerged as the highest bidder in the earlier tender with a Rs 7200 crore bid. The state Housing Department, in its affidavit filed in reply to the petition, said a decision was taken to cancel the earlier tender and issue a fresh one with new conditions due to several factors, adding the financial and economic state of affairs in 2019 and in 2022 were materially ...

Major fire breaks out in Mumbai's Dharavi slum, no injury reported

A major fire broke out in Dharavi, the biggest slum in Mumbai, in the wee hours of Wednesday, but there was no report of injury to anyone, officials said. The blaze erupted in some shanties in Kamala Nagar and Shahu Nagar localities near the Dharavi fire station around 4.15 am, they said. "At least 12 fire engines, eight water tankers and other fire brigade vehicles are engaged in the firefighting operation that is currently underway," a civic official said. The fire is confined to some huts, but there has been no report of injury to anyone, he said. Personnel from the Mumbai Police, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) administrative ward and other agencies are present at the spot, the official said, adding that the cause of the fire is being ascertained. Further details are awaited.

Dharavi redevelopment project a veritable realty goldmine, say experts

Sensitive rehab, retaining local jobs key challenges in Adani's mega project

Dharavi redevelopment project a veritable realty goldmine, say experts

Sensitive rehab, retaining local jobs key challenges in Adani's mega project

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Adani Properties bags Rs 5,069 crore Dharavi redevelopment project

DLF and Shree Naman Developers were the other two bidders

Realty goldmine or citizen minefield, Dharavi makeover gets wiggle room

Asia's largest urban slum, spread over 600 acres in the heart of India's financial capital, is home to an informal leather and pottery industry employing over 100,000

Maharashtra govt to invite fresh bids for Dharavi redevelopment project

The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday decided to invite fresh bids for the Dharavi Redevelopment project and offer additional benefits for the project, a statement said. This decision taken by the cabinet headed by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for the Dharavi Redevelopment project also entails formation of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for one of the major infrastructure projects in the city. This will also include the terms and conditions laid down by the Rail Land Development Authority, it said. The statement said the concession has been offered looking at the overall slowdown in the market compounded with COVID-19 pandemic. The redevelopment of Dharavi, one of the biggest slums in Asia, throws open over 600 acres of prime land, but the project has met with hurdles over the last two decades.

Welspun Enterprises bags Rs 4,636-cr order from civic body BMC

This takes the outstanding order book of the company to around Rs 12,500 crore, of which Rs 6,500 crore is in the water sector and the balance Rs 6,000 crore is from the road sector, WEL said

Mumbai sees 89 new Covid cases; no death for seventh day in Feb

The active caseload of the city is 902, and 20,073 samples examined in the last 24 hours took the overall number of tests to 1,61,53,525, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation data showed

No new Covid case in Dharavi for second day in row; 16 active cases now

Dharavi, the biggest slum in Mumbai, did not report even a single coronavirus positive case for the second consecutive day on Thursday

'Dharavi model' helps tame second Covid-19 wave in Mumbai's slum town

After reporting up to 99 Covid-19 cases daily in April, Mumbai's slum colony of Dharavi has seen a gradual drop in single-day infections to under below 5 in the last couple of days

Mumbai's Dharavi reports single-digit Covid-19 cases after two months

Mumbai's slum sprawl Dharavi reported nine new COVID-19 infections on Monday, its single-digit case count after two months, a senior civic official said

Mumbai's Dharavi reports highest ever spike of 99 coronavirus cases

In a matter of concern, Mumbai's Dharavi area recorded its highest ever daily spike of 99 Covid-19 cases on Thursday, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

Dharavi sees 62% jump in Covid-19 cases in March as compared to Feb

Dharavi, the biggest slum in Mumbai, has reported 272 coronavirus cases so far in the month of March as against the entire February's infection count of 168, a rise of 62 per cent

30 fresh coronavirus infections found in Dharavi, highest this year

This is the highest one-day spike since September

Covid-19: Dharavi sees 21 cases, highest since Oct 6 last year

Dharavi in Mumbai is one of the world's densest urban sprawls

Mumbai's Dharavi reports highest daily cases since October

Dharavi on Monday reported 18 Covid-19 cases