Who owns the land in Dharavi, Mumbai?

Mumbai during British times, extended until Mahim Creek, to be called Island city. Later in 1960's , the boundaries were extended beyond it, to eastern and western suburbs. Dharavi basically is a reclaimed land . Essentially what it means is that it was “ No Man's land”. read more

The are plans of redevelopment of Dharavi or Dharavi as vibrant economy or Dharavi on world map as “ Slum Dog Millionaire “ , It continues to be most difficult place. It may be Slum, but in actuality, it's one of most vibrant economic hub, others similar competitor being one at Chembur .. The land at Dharavi completely belongs to Government . read more

About a fifth of the total land that is to be developed for the project is privately owned and needs to be acquired. Dharavi comprises five sectors spread across 240 hectares, of which 152 hectares will be developed under the project. read more

Dharavi is a locality in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Its slum is one of the largest in the world; home to roughly 700,000 to about 1 million people, Dharavi is the second-largest slum in the continent of Asia and the third-largest slum in the world. read more