India, July 26 -- Mumbai's slum redevelopment programme has reached an unprecedented scale. More land is currently under redevelopment than has been successfully redeveloped over the past three decades, since the inception of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) in Maharashtra since 1995.

Around 2,156 acres of Mumbai's slum land have ongoing redevelopment projects. This includes 1,202 slum projects in which 3.21 lakh families reside, according to a Hindustan Times report.

Along with this, 607 slum projects are proposed, housing 2.85 lakh families spread across 1,015 acres. On the other hand, slum projects covering about 595 acres have stalled due to legal, financial or administrative hurdles. This includes a total of 271 projects whe...