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DRP says legal notices served before Meghwadi demolition
The Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) on Friday defended the August 6 demolition of 16 hutments in Meghwadi, Dharavi, insisting it followed all legal steps. It said a public notice was issued in…
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The Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) on Friday defended the August 6 demolition of 16 hutments in Meghwadi, Dharavi, insisting it followed all legal steps. It said a public notice was issued in April 2026, hearings held on July 6 and 13, and demolition notices displayed on July 28. Twelve hutments were voluntarily vacated, it claimed, and only four removed with police help. Families who lost homes spent hours at the SRA/DRP office seeking clarity on rehabilitation but got no resolution. The DRP said all affected families will get rental assistance, with ground-floor occupants entitled to Rs 18,000 a month and upper-floor to Rs 15,000, plus a Rs 5,000 shifting allowance and one year's rent paid in advance.
The Indian Opinion
The DRP's timeline suggests a paper trail, but residents' accounts of being caught off-guard cannot be dismissed as mere grievance. A redevelopment this large inevitably creates winners and losers, yet each side here speaks a completely different language, one of statutory notices, the other of sudden wrecking balls. The real test will be whether the promised rental assistance of Rs 18,000 a month actually reaches the displaced families without months of eligibility wrangling. How many of the 16 families will sign rental agreements in the next fortnight?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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