India, June 21 -- The Delhi government is planning to redevelop the 675 slums in the Capital along the lines of the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, which is the largest slum in Asia, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday. She said slum dwellers who have been allotted flats will have to vacate the slums, she added.

The government is also planning to revive 50,000 flats constructed for EWS (economically weaker sections) long ago to rehabilitate slum dwellers which remained unused because of rigid eligibility norms and political tussle between the central and state government, and have since deteriorated.

"After people get houses, they will have to vacate the jhuggis. I believe that Delhi needs a revival, and in this direction we are also stud...