December 20, 2024 11:43 AM

Upper-floor residents to be Included in New Dharavi Rehabilitation Scheme

In a first-time move under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) has introduced a policy to include residents of upper-floor tenements, making it the most inclusive and human-centred redevelopment plan in Maharashtra, officials said. Traditionally, upper-floor tenements in slums have been deemed illegal and excluded from rehabilitation projects, causing outright displacement of residents who often had no alternatives. Many were forced to move into othe...