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Dharavi redevelopment plan triggers protest

Dharavi redevelopment plan triggers protest    the stage is set for protests against the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (drp), which envisages transforming Dharavi into an integrated township without people's consent. On June 18, residents will march to the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority's office to voice their protests. Raju Korde, president of Dharavi Bachao Committee is firm: "We will not take things lying down.'

On June 1, the Maharashtra government issued an advertisement inviting expression of interest (eoi) for the Rs 9,300-crore drp