Over 91,000 Families Complete Household Survey for Dharavi Redevelopment Project
More than 91,000 families across Dharavi have completed household surveys as work advances on the Dharavi Redevelopment Project, which aims to transform living conditions for over 10 lakh residents in the Mumbai locality.
Residents from multiple neighbourhoods, including parts of Kumbharwada and Compound 13, have participated in the household survey and home numbering processes. Families have begun signing voluntary agreements and handing over their premises to facilitate construction. Several hundred households have already relocated to transit accommodation while awaiting permanent housing.
Rehabilitation construction on railway land is currently underway, with project timelines indicating that the first rehabilitation building will be handed over by the end of 2028. The long-term design envisions Dharavi as a mixed-use, self-sustaining township integrating residential housing, workplaces, retail outlets, schools, healthcare centres, public transit, and open green spaces.
International planning, architectural, and engineering firms—including Sasaki, Buro Happold, Systra, and Studio POD—have been engaged to design the township. The plan seeks to preserve the area's live-work culture while upgrading civic infrastructure. An upcoming Dharavi Experience Centre will feature model apartments and exhibits outlining the future township layout.
As part of the project's technological implementation, planners have established a Digital Twin, a virtual replica of Dharavi used by engineers and agencies to coordinate infrastructure and development. Residents are also accessing project information and checking rehabilitation eligibility through Dharavi Didi, a multilingual AI assistant.
The project also includes social and environmental components. Under the Dharavi Social Mission, residents are enrolled in skill development and entrepreneurship programmes, alongside health camps and welfare initiatives. Environmental plans include rejuvenating the Mithi river using Water Sensitive Urban Design methods, planting 40,000 trees within Dharavi, and planting nearly two lakh trees across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region through ANDPL.
