opposition to the state governments proposal to involve the maharashtra housing and area development authority mhada in dharavis redevelopment seems to be hotting uplast week about 35 housing societies of dharavi set up a yet unnamed federation to protest the governments apathy in delaying the redevelopment work over the past three years they held public meetings and showed us a film on how we have gardens and schools while we are yet to see such facilities the government wants mhada to develop the locality we dont want mhada said shaukat ali president of the federation their construction quality is poor and importantly they will harass us by asking us to submit numerous documents to give us the area we are entitled to in rehabilitation said ali a resident of dharavi from 1968 and a manufacturer of leather beltsthe 35 societies are located at ujjawala chawl mukund nagar near ongc and one on the 60foot roadadded another resident shakuntala rege said i have a 330squarefoot house why should i settle for 225 sq ft the government wants to make dharavi another bandrakurla complex and drive us out they should give us 400sqft homes rege is a resident of dharavis shastri nagar for the past 45 years she has installed four sewing machines at her house and stitches petticoats for a living