Dharavi Redevelopment: Balancing Hope and Concerns in Progress

Dharavi, Asia’s largest slum, covering 600 acres and home to over 100,000 people, is undergoing a redevelopment plan. The project brings hope for improved living conditions but also raises fears about displacement and the true cost of progress.

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Dharavi, Asia’s largest slum is set for redevelopment. Spread across 600 acres and employing over a 100,000 people, a plan to overhaul Dharavi is underway in India’s financial and entertainment capital Mumbai. The project is being executed through a partnership between the government of Maharashtra and the Adani Group led by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani. The BBC's Sumedha Pal and Anshul Verma travelled to Dharavi to speak to the residents about their anxieties and aspirations around the project. #dharaviredevelopmentproject #dharavi #dharavimumbai #adani #gautamadani #dharavidevelopment #dharaviredevelopmentplan #dharaviplanmumbai #gautamadani #dharavidocumentary #dharaviredevelopmentdocumentary #maharashtra Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3whmDp3 ----------------------------------- This is the official BBC News India channel. If you want to understand and follow the India story, we hope this will be your home. Here, you’ll find stories that move your heart and explainers, interviews and documentaries on issues that you care about. Don’t expect a 24/7 stream of news, we are not that channel. But you can look forward to top-quality BBC journalism that will help you make sense of what’s happening around you. Do comment on our videos and posts because we will be reading them and taking them on board, and if you like what we do, you can also find us here BBC Website 👉🏽https://bbc.in/3XjgjcP Instagram 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3GNTSVW Facebook 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3XgMc5M Twitter 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3XlbAXZ Thanks for following us! #BBCNewsIndia #India

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