Mumbai: Shiv Sena MLA Mangesh Kudalkar on Thursday opposed the handing over of a plot of land to Mother Dairy for rehabilitation of Dharavi slum dwellers, saying the residents are demanding a sports complex on the land.

In a letter to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Kudalkar said that under a new government resolution (GR) dated June 10, an 8.5-hectare plot in Kurla's Nehru Nagar has been handed over to the Slum Rehabilitation Authority for the rehabilitation of slum dwellers of Dharavi. , which is undergoing revival.

"The government proposal to hand over the Mother Dairy plot for rehabilitation of Dharavi's slum dwellers should be cancelled. The residents are demanding a botanical garden and a sports complex on the plot," he said in the letter.

Kudalkar along with residents of Kurla Nagar protested against the GR.

The billion-dollar Dharavi redevelopment project being implemented by the Adani Group is being opposed by Shiv Sena (UBT), part of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, and the Congress.