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Feb 6, 2010 Dharavi, Slum for Sale Screenings in Mumbai confirmed for next week:
Feb 4, 2010 Dharavi, Slum for Sale
Hi, I'm very happy to announce the release of "Dharavi, Slum for Sale", a documentary film on the Dharavi redevelopment plans and its opposition which I've shot over an extended period along with Rob Appleby and Farida Pacha. You can find more information on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dharav...2F459169530577 ...and on my home page: http://www.konermann.net/dharavi_en.html The most important news, though, is the fact that we will bring the film to the people, right at the heart of Dharavi, in a screening on Feb 10. If any of you active people should be around, please join! Bests, Lutz Konermann
Residents, Activists, Architects, Students, Researchers, Journalists:Jan 29, 2010
This site is yours! It is a wiki meaning that everyone is allowed and encourage to contribute. You can leave commments, create pages, share photos, drawings and videos about Dharavi, Mumbai.
We have decided to let anyone else contribute to this site as well. So many people have been taking pictures, writing theses and article on Dharavi. This is a way to share and give back to all. Dharavi.org allows all opinion to be shared. Its aim is to provide the maximum of info on Dharavi so any discussion about its past, present and future can be better informed. Informal Cities Exhibition & SeminarsOct 19, 2009
Click on the image above to download the PDF document. Develop Dharavi, Don't Destroy itSeptember 10, 2009 Kalpana Sharma, one of India's leading journalist and the author of the book Rediscovering Dharavi revisits the recent history of the Dharavi Redevelopment Project and concludes that "Dharavi should be viewed as a thriving and functioning urban settlement and not as a slum that needs to be flattened and rebuilt. That what it needs is greatly improved infrastructure, particularly water and sanitation, and that the housing solutions should be tackled specifically, area-wise, keeping in mind people’s livelihood needs. Such an approach might result in more land being used than is currently envisaged in the DRP for Dharavi’s inhabitants. It would definitely mean lower profits for any developer who ventures to undertake such a project. But in the long run, it would allow Dharavi to redevelop in a way that retains its uniqueness but at the same time is environmentally sound and physically attractive." Click here for the complete article.
Dharavi Bids PostponedJuly 31, 2009 The Maharastra government decided to postpone the bids amidst rising controversy about the Dharavi Redevelopment Project. This may be motivated by upcoming election, according to a source cited in the Hinduistan Times. Appointed Dharavi expert and life-long slum activist Jockin was quoted in Times of India saying: "There are so many contradictions and complications. Only 35% of the slum dwellers seem to be eligible for the project and the government has not considered 35,000 families living on lofts and first floors." Read more about this in: Committee of Experts Debunk Dharavi Redevelopment ProjectJuly 07, 2009
A letter to Maharshtra's chief minister Ashok Chavan sharply indicts the Dharavi Redevelopment Plan, the plans and suggestions of Mr. Mukesh Mehta and the presentations by several bidders. It raises critical issues about the impracticality of the plans and is signed by D M Sukthankar, A Jockin, Chandrasekhar Prabhu, Neera Adarkar, Sheela Patel, Sundar Burra, Vidyadhar Phatak, Shirish Patel, Arvind Adarkar and Anirudh Paul. All of them comprise a committee of experts that was appointed by the government itself. Since the committee has been saying what they are for a long time, but have been wilfully ignored, they have now circulated an open letter in this regard. Dharavi Survey Ignores Upper Floors (and those who live there)July 01, 2009
The survey on which the Dharavi redevelopment plans are based ignores anything above the ground floor. A majority of Dharavi's residents, especially those who came in relatively later live on the upper floors while the older inhabitants and those who have first-right on the ground level stay below. The survey is impatient with working out details of those above the ground floor since that involves a greater number of people. This is a clear indication that there is little intention to do anything that respects the shelter and livelihood rights of all the inhabitants in Dharavi. Since most of Dharavi is ground plus, often going up to 3 floors, it is evident that in the end much more than half of the present inhabitants of Dharavi will be evicted. The secure residents,who have been included in the survey, who think that a free flat is better than nothing, will even do the job for the authorities to chase the rest away. For more information about how the surveyors are helping the government throw lakhs of people back on the street by ignoring the upper floors, read this recent Times of India article.
Dharavi makeover hits bumpJune 09, 2009
A committee of experts recently appointed by the state government has raised doubts about Dharavi redevelopment project consultant Mukesh
LIVE/WORK Proposal for Tool-House Clusters in DharaviJune 05, 2009
"The existing and complex live/work typology of Dharavi has been a model of post-modern development and is a significant contributor to Mumbai’s economy. "LIVE/WORK" envisions the vertical densification of this typology, a type that must not only be preserved, but magnified and enhanced. Centrally located in Mumbai with high-potential real estate value, Dharavi is under pressure for large-scale redevelopment. The existing redevelopment project, headed by Mukesh Mehta, calls for 76% high-end residential, 17% high-end commercial, and 2 industry/productivity. As this plan is pushed forward, one must realize the losses that will take effect. As an approach to the existing “Tabula Rasa” strategy, it is critical to understand and respond to current conditions, as Dharavi plays a key role in the economy of Mumbai." Read More.
Mukesh Mehta comes up with a design for Dharavi, with the help of a panel of expertsMay 20, 2009
In anticipation of a future he has been dreaming about for more than a decade, architect Mukesh Mehta produces yet another design for Dharavi. This one seems to incorporate much of the rhetoric used by those who oppose the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) including their concern about preserving the lively streets and commercial life of Dharavi. Even as Mukesh Mehta and an appointed panel of experts try to reconcile the DRP with the ground reality of Dharavi, they fall in the same old traps. However good the design for the redevelopment of Dharavi may be, it will still be leaving out the majority of residents. The problem is that the DRP never tries to be inclusive. It remains pure top down planning, with zero participation from the concerned parties in Dharavi. Only one of the appointed experts comes from there. Moreover, the DRP is divisive at heart since it segregates between those who are eligible to be resettled in a 300 sqft flat in Dharavi (about 25% according to Gautam Chatterje, officer on special duty for the DRP) and the rest. All those who are non-eligible will be left to find a new shetler and working space for themselves. The DRP will destroy their homes and livelihoods, disrupt student's school year and so many other things. The DRP may well result in deadly clashes between eligible and non-eligible residents. The non-eligible residents, perhaps 4 - 6 lakhs people, will be in the streets. They will be as many new pavement-dwellers, railway-dwellers producing new slums which will eventually feed the slum redevelopment industry. If he wins this time, Mukesh Mehta will have many other slum redevelopment projects ahead of him to fulfill his greed and megalomania. Read an article about the new design euphemistically titled Design in Place for Dharavi "Makeover".
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I'm a norwegian freelance journalist working on a piece about the DRP and I would like to get in touch with some Dharavians to get some statements, interviews, etc.
I'd also like to meet with some recyclers/wholesellers for another piece. So if anyone have any connects ...
If there's anybody out there who could be interested, please contact me on: okidoke@gmail.com
Peace
any one help me please. sir - madam.
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I am an architecture student who is currently working on my masters' thesis and am focusing on how people in Dharavi manage to make a living. I am particularly interested in people who have businesses within Dharavi and also live there. I am planning a visit to Dharavi in August and would like to meet and interview some people who live and/or work there. If anyone has any contacts or would be interested please could you contact me at: d7trinity@yahoo.co.uk
Thanks.
dharavi people
how are you?
plz replay me because i am staying in dharavi
I am a British TV Assistant producer involved in a documentary which is being produced in Mumbai.
For this film we are looking for inspirational young people in Dharavi who are entrepreneurial and have set up their own businesses.
I'd love to hear from anyone based in Dharavi with an interesting and inspiring story to tell.
My email address is Jamie.seal@iwcmedia.co.uk
All the best,
Jamie
I've initiated something similar for Scampia (the worldwide famous suburb of Naples, Italy)...it's why I got so excited finding dharavi.org
the site I'm talking about is http://www.progettoscampia.net
At the moment it works in Italian only but Dharavi.org let me understand how much important is to comunicate to a wider community....I'll try to translate it.
for more information, everybody feel free to contact me at info@progettoscampia.net
enjoy Open Source philosophy! edited 23:07, 5 Dec 2009