Mumbai, June 5 -- A year after allotting 8.5 hectares (21 acres) of the state-owned Mother Dairy plot in Kurla for rehousing residents of Dharavi who will not be eligible for in-situ housing once the slum goes in for redevelopment, the state government has granted several relaxations to the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) - comprising government of Maharashtra's Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) and the Gautam Adani-owned Navbharat Mega Developers Pvt. Ltd (NMDPL), formed in January 2024 to transform Dharavi - to utilize the plot. The decision was taken in the state cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

The major reliefs include allowing transfer of development rights (TDR) on the land in lieu of constructing housing for slum-dwellers following t...