SEAnews 2015-10-27 ArtNo.45517

【Mumbai】In an ambitious effort, the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim Trust is undertaking the Rs 4,000- crore project that will raze all the buildings in Bhendi Bazaar to build an entire new cluster.
　"We want to bring about a change. Our redevelopment project will address these issues. We want it to set an example for redeveloping other such clusters in the country," says Abbas Master, chief executive, Saifee Burhani Upliftment Project (SBUP).
　"This project involves moving people out, rebuilding and then moving them back. I do not know of any such complex project in the world done on such a scale," adds New York-based urban planner Roland Baer, who was principal at the New York-headquartered Perkins Eastman, an international architecture and urban design firm, till recently.

○Great Mughal's capital gears up for an 1,800-cr royal revamp

【New Delhi】Delhi's Shahjahanabad area is being readied for a major revamp. The Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Board (SRDC) has brought in the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a comprehensive revitalisation programme for the Walled City. The detailed plan is being studied by top officials of the Delhi government, but sources report that it is likely to be approved and implemented in the months to follow.
　The proposal identifies various challenges in the Walled City and an action plan on how to address each challenge. "With the Walled City under consideration for a UNESCO world heritage tag, it became imperative that revitalisation programme kickstarts at the earliest," said an official. The project will cost an estimated Rs 1,830 crore which will be funded by ADB.

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Bhendi Bazaar: Rs 4,000 cr makeover of India's largest ever cluster redevelopment project could be a template for others

Great Mughal's capital Shahjahanabad gears up for an 1,800-cr royal revamp

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