Mumbai: Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad alleged that officials are misclassifying the external boundary of Dharavi Koliwada as a slum and have begun a survey by Adani group company under the Dharavi Redevelopment Project despite the area not being included in the plan.She said it is a conspiracy to grab land and undermine the future of the original inhabitants.Gaikwad joined a protest march organised by the Dharavi Koli Community Trust, during which participants displayed black flags to condemn the ‘monstrous’ and ‘anti-Mumbai’ attitude of the govt.She demanded that the external boundary and extended land of Dharavi Koliwada be fixed before any survey under the DRP was carried out.Gaikwad pointed out that despite a govt order stating that the gaothans and Koliwadas of Mumbai are not slums, the state govt is attempting to declare them as such, thereby encroaching on the land and rights of the original inhabitants.The MP insisted on fixing the external boundaries of all gaothans and Koliwadas and for mapping them in the city development plan.
