India, July 17 -- The proposal to hand over two key BEST bus depots at Dharavi and Kalakilla for the Adani Group-led Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) was approved by the BMC's general body on Thursday after a heated debate between the ruling alliance and the opposition.

Congress group leader Ashraf Azmi opposed the proposal, alleging that the BMC was steadily transferring prime properties to private companies. He pointed out that it had last month already approved the transfer of 11.57 acres of BEST land to the Adani Group-led joint venture Navbharat Mega Developers Pvt Ltd without even assessing its market value, and added that dues of nearly Rs.400 to Rs.500 crore from previously leased properties were still pending.

With the BMC e...