Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Dharavi Experience Centre Shows Residents Proposed Redevelopment Plans
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis opened a centre that shows what Dharavi’s proposed redevelopment could look like.
The centre has models of homes that visitors can walk through.
Some models are 350 square feet, and others are 500 square feet.
A 3D display shows planned homes, businesses, roads and public spaces.
The plans also include schools, healthcare, transport and parks.
The centre describes Dharavi’s history and the businesses that operate there.
Plans include improving the Mithi River area and adding trees and a public riverfront.
One article says the centre is in Dharavi, while another says it is at Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the Dharavi Experience Centre on Gandhi Jayanti.
The 22,500-square-foot centre features life-size sample homes, interactive exhibits and a 3D walkthrough of proposed redevelopment.
Visitors can explore furnished and unfurnished 350-square-foot and 500-square-foot apartment models.
The redevelopment plan includes homes and workspaces alongside schools, healthcare facilities, transport links, parks and other public amenities.
Plans also include rejuvenating the Mithi River, planting around 40,000 trees and creating a 3.3-kilometre public riverfront; one report places the centre in Dharavi, while another says it is at Bandra-Kurla Complex.
- Who
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the centre; it is intended for residents and other members of the public.
- What
- The Dharavi Experience Centre opened to present the proposed redevelopment through home models, exhibits and a 3D walkthrough.
- When
- On Gandhi Jayanti, described in one article as Mahatma Gandhi’s 157th birth anniversary.
- Where
- Mumbai. The reports differ on the precise location: one says Dharavi and the other says Bandra-Kurla Complex.
- Why
- To help residents and the public understand the proposed redevelopment, including its homes, livelihoods, transport and public amenities.
- Centre area
- 22,500 square feet
- Sample apartment sizes
- 350 square feet and 500 square feet
- Exhibits
- Life-size home models, digital displays, interactive exhibits and a 3D walkthrough
- Proposed public facilities
- Schools, healthcare facilities, places of worship, public transport and parks
- Proposed environmental features
- Around 40,000 trees and rejuvenation of the Mithi River
- Proposed riverfront
- A 3.3-kilometre public riverfront
- Location discrepancy
- One report says the centre is in Dharavi; another identifies Bandra-Kurla Complex.
- Other inauguration events
- A Dharavi anthem was unveiled and a coffee table book was released.
