Kurla dairy land will be used for ineligible Dharavi residents' rehab
Mumbai: Around 85,000 slum households ineligible for free housing will be rehabilitated in rental housing outside Dharavi. On Tuesday, the state cabinet formally approved the transfer of 21.25 acres of Kurla dairy land to the Dharavi Redevelopment Project.
In a press release, the govt said 8.5 lakh people are to be rehabilitated under the project, of whom five lakh will be rehabilitated in Dharavi and 3.5 lakh outside the Dharavi Notified Area (DNA).
In a presentation of the master plan to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis last week, it was mentioned that 4.85 lakh people will be rehabilitated in Dharavi Notified Area. This includes 2.92 lakh eligible slum dwellers, 1.06 lakh sale component population, 51,025 residing in properties excluded from redevelopment, 15,000 residing in private properties, 3,711 in railway quarters, and 16,425 is the anticipated population growth during the period of redevelopment.
During the presentation before the CM, it was pointed out that the state revenue dept, which owns the Kurla dairy land, needs to grant permission to sub-lease the land to the housing societies. Without the sub-lease clause in place, the implementation of the project on the plot cannot be undertaken. Sources said the cabinet approved the sub-lease, which will place the land in the Occupancy Class II category. "After five years of the construction of the residential buildings, the housing societies will be given the option of converting the leasehold land to freehold," said sources.
The Navbharat Mega Developers Pvt Ltd (NMDPL), the special purpose vehicle (SPV) set up by the state govt in a joint venture with the developer Adani Realty to implement the redevelopment project, has already paid Rs 58 crore for the Kurla dairy land, which is 25% of the Ready Reckoner Rate for the plot. The SPV is already in physical possession of the plot.
"Today's decision will pave the way for the rehabilitation of ineligible citizens of Dharavi.
This decision is very important in pursuing the Housing for All policy as it will facilitate the construction of not only houses but also other civic amenities like schools, hospitals, shopping complexes...," stated the press release.
The redevelopment on the Kurla dairy land and other plots outside Dharavi will be carried out under Regulation 33(10) of DCPR 2034. The floor space index allowed is a sum of rehab plus sale component in equal proportion and can exceed 4 without any limit. Besides, permission for simultaneous construction of the sale component can be granted in equal proportion to the rehab component.
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