India, Feb. 28 -- The final master plan for the ambitious Dharavi redevelopment project is expected to be ready within a month, with the state government directing Adani Group-backed Navbharat Mega Developers Private Limited (NMDPL) to make revisions. The project, estimated to require an investment of nearly Rs.3 lakh crore, aims to transform one of Asia's largest slum clusters.

Once approved by the state government, the master plan will be made public. However, no public consultations or hearings are scheduled before its release, despite its wide-scale impact across 640 acres in central Mumbai. "Of the total area, only around 240 acres is developable," said S V R Srinivas, CEO of the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP), on Thursday.

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