Dharavi is considered one of the largest settlements of the world. It is located at a location in Mumbai which is real estate gold. It is located in the heart of Mumbai, close to Bandra-Kurla Complex. Bandra-Kurla is considered to be the richest business district of India. Amidst the complexities of land acquisition and rehabilitation, its redevelopment will involve massive investment of funds. Free houses for people born before January 1, 2000 The Dharavi redevelopment project is worth 20 thousand crores. The government aims to complete the project in the next 17 years and complete rehabilitation in seven years. Under the project, those who have been living in Dharavi before January 1, 2000, will be given a pucca house free of cost. Whereas, those who settled here between 2000 and 2011 will have to pay the price. Movies increased popularity, tourists also come The area gained popularity after the release of the movie 'Slumdog Millionaire' in the year 2008. The film also won many awards. After this, it was seen in the film Gully Boy. Many tourists come here to have a glimpse of the life of the people living in the slums of India. Settled by the British in 1882 This area was settled by the British in 1882. It was established with the aim of providing affordable accommodation to the laborers. Gradually people started increasing here and slums were formed. The land here is government, but people have made slums. Employment to more than one lakh people Leather goods and decorative pottery are manufactured in the slum spread over 2.8 sq km. The goods manufactured here are sold in the country and abroad. This provides employment to more than one lakh people. The state government wants to convert this entire area into a cluster of skyscrapers with better urban infrastructure. There are 60 thousand families and about 12 thousand commercial complexes in Dharavi. A total of about 1 million people live here. The project was first proposed in 1999 In 1999, the BJP-Shiv Sena government first proposed the redevelopment of Dharavi. Subsequently, in 2003-04 the Government of Maharashtra decided to redevelop Dharavi as an Integrated Planned Township and for this an action plan was approved and tenders floated. In 2011 the government canceled all tenders and prepared a master plan. Adani Group lost bid in 2019 In 2018, the BJP-Shiv Sena government formed a special purpose vehicle for Dharavi and notified it for the redevelopment project. Later global tenders were