Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has leased out a 15-acre portion of the Mulund dumping ground to Navbharat Mega Developers Private Limited (NMDPL), the special purpose vehicle (SPV) implementing the project. The five-year lease, valued at ₹918 million, will generate steady civic revenue while enabling smoother execution of one of India’s most ambitious urban renewal initiatives.
Civic officials confirmed that the leased land will serve as a site for casting yards and ready-mix concrete (RMC) plants essential for constructing residential and commercial units under the Dharavi project. Located near the Eastern Express Highway, the site offers logistical advantages for material transport and on-ground operations. According to official records, NMDPL is jointly owned by Adani Properties Private Limited, holding an 80 per cent stake, and the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), which holds the remaining 20 per cent on behalf of the Maharashtra government. The lease arrangement follows the state’s earlier decision to allocate 124 acres at Deonar landfill for similar construction support activities linked to the DRP.
The BMC document notes that the civic body will receive an annual rent of ₹183.5 million over five years. A senior official explained that around 50,000 metric tonnes (MT) of residual solid waste remains on the 15-acre section and will be cleared before formal handover. “The land is already under scientific closure. Once cleaned, it will host temporary infrastructure to speed up construction,” the official said. The Mulund dumpsite, spread across 24 acres, has been under remediation since 2018, following a court directive to scientifically shut down and reclaim the landfill. Of the seven million MT of legacy waste originally present, about five million MT has already been processed. The site’s reuse marks a milestone in the city’s broader strategy to repurpose degraded urban land for productive, sustainable use.
Urban planners view the move as a pragmatic balance between redevelopment needs and circular land use principles. “Leasing rehabilitated landfill sites for temporary construction activities allows the city to monetise idle assets without adding new environmental stress,” said an urban policy expert. Meanwhile, the BMC has also commissioned a ₹25.4 billion project to clear the Deonar dumping ground, awarded to Navayuga Engineering Company Ltd earlier this year. The company, along with Adani Group, has a history of collaboration on large-scale infrastructure ventures, including expressways and coastal road projects.
The Mulund land lease underscores Mumbai’s evolving approach to integrated urban renewal — combining slum rehabilitation, land reclamation, and waste management — to create space-efficient, sustainable models for city growth.
BMC Approves Rs 918 Million Mulund Dumpsite Lease Agreement With Dharavi SPV
