Why I undertook Dharavi redevelopment project: Adani

Fri, 08 August 2025

12:08

Pic: Amir Cohen/Reuters

Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani group, spoke to a packed audience at IIM-Lucknow on Thursday, and told students how close to his heart the Dharavi Redevelopment Project was.

"Every time I flew into Mumbai, the slums below disturbed my conscience, because no nation can truly rise when so many of its people live without dignity," he said.

"Everyone told me: 'Dharavi is too political'. 'It's too risky'. 'It's un-manageable'.

"And that's precisely why I said: We must do it."

"And redeveloping Dharavi is not about laying bricks or yet another slum redevelopment project. It is about rebuilding the dignity for those 1 million people who helped build Mumbai, but never benefited from it."

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