Uplifting lives and paving the path to a World-Class Mumbai

New Delhi: Dharavi, recognized as Asia’s largest slum, epitomizes the glaring deficiencies in Mumbai’s dilapidated civic and social infrastructure, embodying the city’s persisting challenges.

“We’ll make Mumbai a Singapore,” said former Maharashtra chief minister Sharad Pawar in 1994. “We’ll make Mumbai a Shanghai,” said former PM Manmohan Singh in 2004. As we step into the year 2023, Mumbai remains entrenched in the distressing reality of being a city characterized by sprawling slums, decaying infrastructure, dilapidated public transport, and deteriorating housing.

Dharavi, recognized as Asia’s largest slum, epitomizes the glaring deficiencies in Mumbai’s dilapidated civic and social infrastructure, embodying the city’s persisting challenges. Dharavi has long been associated with dire living conditions and inadequate infrastructure.

The recent decision by the Maharashtra government to redevelop Dharavi into a modern township presents an unprecedented opportunity to uplift the lives of its 1 million residents.

Upendrra Rai CMD / Editor in Chief Bharat Express News Network