India, Dec. 17 -- The first of thousands of Dharavikars have started moving out of their decades-old homes in cramped alleys. At least two areas-Meghwadi at Matunga and Shatabdi Nagar at Sion, spread over 620.82 acres-have been issued eviction notices under the Rs.2.5-lakh-crore Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) headed by Gautam Adani's Navbharat Mega Developers Private Limited (NMDPL).

On Tuesday, a statement issued by Mahendra Kalyankar, the CEO of the DRP, said that the Dharavi residents would be shifted to their new homes in a "humane and dignified manner". He was responding to eviction notices served to around 42 residents of Ganesh Nagar in Meghwadi, which sits on railway land. Behind this locality is where the first part of the ...