Kurla east residents on Thursday staged protest against Dharavi rehabilitation projects in the area to save greenery at Kurla's Mother Milk Dairy land in Mumbai. (Pics/Sameer Abedi)
Updated On: 2025-01-23 01:43 PM IST
Compiled by : Jyoti Shukla
Residents of Kurla East gathered in large numbers to protest the survey of the Mother Milk Dairy land for the Dharavi Rehabilitation Project on Thursday
Earlier on Sunday, state government officials had arrived to clean and clear the plot but locals opposed the move
The police on Sunday detained several protesters, though they were later released the same day
The state government plans to allot the Kurla dairy land, located in Kurla East, to rehabilitate Dharavi residents, who were ineligible for the scheme in Dharavi
However, locals are demanding the land be used for a nature park instead. The State Land Records Department will survey the land on Thursady
The state government has allocated 21 acres of this land to the Dharavi Redevelopment Authority
An earlier survey, planned for July 26, 2024, was postponed due to local opposition
Earlier, MP Varsha Gaikwad criticised the government’s actions, stating on social media, “Before the Assembly elections, the state government announced a stay on handing over the plot to the Dharavi Redevelopment Authority. Now, with the elections over, the government is showing its true colours”
Gaikwad added, “This public land, home to 800 to 900 precious trees, is a lush, green, and environmentally critical zone. But just as they did with Aarey, the government wants to cut down these trees to serve Adani’s interests. .” Phone calls and text messages to Navbharat Mega Developers Pvt. Ltd., (NMDPL) went unanswered till press time
