Slum Rehabilitation Authority - Question of Cities

Three trends in cities we will closely watch in 2025

As curtains come down on 2024, the hottest year on record, building sustainable cities has become more urgent than ever. What kinds of cities are being built across India as urbanisation picks up pace? What core ideas inform urban development?…

Big bold ideas that can change public or affordable housing in our cities

India’s urban housing crisis is well-known. Millions live in slums and jhuggis. The housing paradox in Mumbai and Delhi, now increasingly seen in other cities too, means there is a high shortage of affordable homes and a glut of high-priced…

Dharavi makeover: Public loss, private gain in this mother of all redevelopment projects

Among the largest informal settlements in the world, Dharavi in Mumbai, is finally set to undergo redevelopment. Aptly called an informal city within a city, the vibrant settlement, though lacking in basic amenities, is home to nearly a million people…

25 years on, Mumbai’s SRA model eludes housing crisis but yields hefty profits for builders

When slum dwellers are rehabilitated, they face a new set of problems and challenges. They are pushed into cramped tenements in multi-storeyed buildings, and their struggles continue. The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) model became the default way to rehouse slum…

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Three trends in cities we will closely watch in 2025

Big bold ideas that can change public or affordable housing in our cities

Dharavi makeover: Public loss, private gain in this mother of all redevelopment projects

25 years on, Mumbai’s SRA model eludes housing crisis but yields hefty profits for builders

Mumbai needs a master plan for slum land, not mere populism

Insider accounts of precarious lives in a slum and a resettlement colony

Mumbai: The way forward from slums to affordable housing