BMC to lease out 15 acres of Mulund dumpsite to Adani-led NMDPL for Dharavi redevelopment

According to government records, Adani Properties Private Limited (APPL) holds 80 per cent of the shares in NMDPL, and the remaining 20 per cent is with the state government’s Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA).

As per a BMC document, the civic body has leased the Mulund dumpsite at an annual rent of Rs 18.35 crore for a period of five years. Overall, the BMC intends to earn Rs 91.78 crore by leasing out the 15-acre portion of the dumpsite.

Mulund dumpsite clean-up after 2018 court order

The Mulund dumpsite spans 24 acres and has remained operational since 1968. In 2018, a court ordered the civic body to close it down scientifically. Following this, the BMC initiated the cleaning up of the 70 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of solid waste present there, and to date, around 50 lakh MT of solid waste has been removed from the entire site. The civic body initially set a six-year deadline for clearing the site; however, this deadline was not met due to logistical challenges.

“As of today, around 50,000 MT of solid waste remains within the 15-acre portion, which has been allocated to NMDPL, and it will be cleared before they start using it formally. They will be using the land parcel for creating a casting yard and setting up ready-mix concrete (RMC) plants for the larger DRP project,” a senior civic official told The Indian Express.

Casting yard at Mulund to facilitate construction in salt pan lands

The NMDPL initially sought this land earlier in February. Besides the Deonar site, the government also allocated the salt pan lands in the eastern suburbs for constructing housing units as part of the DRP. The casting yard at Mulund will be set up to facilitate construction in the salt pan lands, which are easily accessible via the Eastern Express Highway (EEH).

Meanwhile, in July this year, the BMC awarded a Rs-2,540 crore work order to Navayuga Engineering Company Limited (NECL) at 7 per cent above the estimated cost for clearing the mounds of waste present at the Deonar dumpsite. In its tender document, the BMC stated that 110 hectares, or approximately 271 acres, of land will be cleaned as part of this project.

Earlier in 2020, the NECL and Adani entered into a 74:26 joint venture, with the latter holding the majority stake for constructing the 47.8-km Vijayawada Bypass. For this project, the two firms also incorporated a new company, Vijaywada Bypass Project Private Limited (VBPPL).

Previously, the NECL also secured contracts for several major infrastructure projects in Mumbai, including the extension of the Eastern Freeway from Mankhurd to Anand Nagar for Rs 2,682 crore and the 13-km-long Thane Coastal Road, which extends between Balkum and Gaimukh, also being built at Rs 2,727 crore.

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