Many developers believe that slum redevelopment adds asset value appreciation to the existing properties in the vicinity. This is a primary concern when it comes to town planning and infrastructure development. They say when a slum is redeveloped; the infrastructural development of the area in and around it is bound to happen.
Experts in the urban policy and planning are of the view that since none of the traditional solutions have worked, it calls for fresh approach and out-of-the-box thinking to make India slum free. Pranay Vakil, Chairman of Knight Frank India outrightly blames the ambiguous policies coming in the way of slum redevelopment. He says there is no dearth of expression of interest and even some of the international players had recently tied-up with the Indian partners for the same. He urges the Government for consistency in policy guidelines if slum free cities have to be a realty reality.
Babulal Varma, Managing Director, Omkar Realtors & Developers There are…
Just over a decade ago nobody would have even thought about the redevelopment. What then changed in the last two decades? Well, almost about everything changed as far as vision about the urban infrastructure and living is concerned.
In Mumbai, rising costs and lack of space make it unfeasible for residents to move out of aging and often sadly dilapidated housing societies.
When 80 years old Ramakant Apte in California read what filmmaker Karan Johar said about his birthplace Bandra as the new heart of the city, he got so nostalgic that India visit in general and moving around his good old queen of suburbs in particular was his wish list number one.
The world’s largest and Mumbai’s oldest Red Light District ‘Kamathipura’ known for its kothas that is brothels engaged in flesh trade is now turning golden with the increasing interest of the real estate developers there. Thanks to the Mumbai police that the increasing pressure on brothels under the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act have compelled the operators to shut the brothels and move to suburban area like Navi Mumbai for resettlement; making way for the real estate developers to plan out commercial complexes in the area.
Considering the amount of negative press they get, it is not immediately apparent that there are also less negative ways of looking at them. For instance, slums represent an extremely high-density model of residential settlement. In this respect, they make the most efficient use of limited land possible.