Dharavi: Adani aims to transform Mumbai slum into modern city hub
₹5070 crore) bid, DLF was among other bidders. SecLink doesn't bid. The Maharashtra government in 2023 awards the Dharavi project to Adani Group.
SecLink added Adani Group to its lawsuit against the state government. Adani and the state government contested allegations of wrongdoing in court filings. After Adani group won the right to redevelop the area, Gautam Adani said he intends to “transform Dharavi into a modern city hub," by supporting small industries and promoting new jobs focused on young people and women.
“The redevelopment is likely to be through a combination of training centers as well as setting up data, research and development centers", Bloomberg reported quoting Adani. The billionaire added that he plans to create an organized marketplace in line with India’s Open Network for Digital Commerce. Under the redevelopment plan, “only those who lived in Dharavi before 2000, mostly ground-floor residents, were eligible for getting free homes", reported Reuters.
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