Dharavi slum redevelopment tender will be scrapped if we come to power, says Uddhav Thackeray
We will not allow Mumbai to be turned into Adani city, said the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief.
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The tender given to Adani Group for the Dharavi redevelopment project will be scrapped if the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) comes to power in Maharashtra, said party chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday, PTI reported.
Assembly elections in the state are expected to be held in October.
In 2022, the Adani Group emerged as the highest bidder for a project to redevelop the Dharavi slum cluster in Mumbai. The project entails rehabilitating 6.5 lakh slum residents currently living in an area of 2.5 square kilometres.
On Saturday, Thackeray said in a press conference that his party would ensure that the residents of Dharavi and the businesses in the locality are not uprooted, PTI reported.
The Uddhav Sena is part of the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, which also includes the Congress and the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party.
Thackeray said that those staying in the slum cluster must be provided with houses sized 500 square feet within the locality.
The former chief minister claimed that additional concessions not specified in the contract had been given to the Adani Group for the project.
“We will not give additional concessions,” he said, according to PTI. “We will see what is good for residents of Dharavi and if need arises we will issue a fresh tender.”
Thackeray added: “We will not allow Mumbai to be...
