Mumbai’s iconic Dhobi Ghat to be slum free

Heritage structure will remain untouched

geetanjali

Geetanjali Minhas | November 26, 2016 | New Delhi


#redevelopment   #dhobi ghat   #Mumbai   #slums  

 Mumbai's Dhobi Ghat, the world’s largest open air laundry, will  be redeveloped. The British era laundromat, a popular tourist spot has rows of open air,  concrete wash pens  each  with its  own flogging stone. It is now a large  slum sprawl.

According to Omkar Realtors and Developers  who are executing the Slum Rehabilitation Project, 4,000 families out of the  5,000 slum tenements surrounding the heritage site  have consented to redevelopment.
 
Located next to Mahalaxmi railway station, the slum is occupied by washer men community. Their range of services include washing, drying, ironing, dyeing and transporting clothes/linen etc. Part of the new generation has moved away from traditional business, but resides at the same place.
 
As many as 731 washing pens and flogging stones of the structure will remain untouched and rehabilitation will take place 150 metres from the site.
 

Comments

 

Other News

New pathways for tourism growth

Traditionally, India’s tourism policy has been based on three main components: the number of visitors, building tourist attractions and providing facilities for tourists. Due to the increase in climate-related issues and environmental destruction that occurred over previous years, policymakers have b

Is the US a superpower anymore?

On April 8, hours after warning that “a whole civilisation will die tonight,” US president Donald Trump, exhibiting his unique style of retreating from high-voltage brinkmanship, announced that he agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran. The weekend talks in Islamabad have failed and the futur

Machines communicate, humans connect

There is a moment every event professional knows—the kind that arrives without warning, usually an hour before the curtain rises. Months of meticulous planning are in place. And then comes the call: “We’ll also need a projector. For the slides.”   No email

Why India is entering a ‘stagflation lite’ phase

India’s macroeconomic narrative is quietly shifting—from a rare “Goldilocks” equilibrium of stable growth and contained inflation to a more fragile phase where external shocks are beginning to dominate domestic policy outcomes. The numbers still look reassuring at first glance: GDP

Labour law in India: A decade of transition

The story of labour law in India is not just about laws and codes, but also about how the nation has continued to negotiate the position of the workforce within its economic framework. The implementation of the Labour Codes across the country in November 2025 marks a definitive endpoint in the process. Yet

Time for India to build genuine resilience in energy security

There is a strip of water barely 33 kilometres wide between Iran and Oman that connects the Persian Gulf to the rest of the world`s oceans. For most of India`s history, it was a distant geographic fact. Since late February, it has been a kitchen problem.   The Strait of Hormuz. T


Archives

Current Issue

Opinion

Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linkedin Subscribe Newsletter

Twitter