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From: Architexturez <interface.services@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 11:37:57 +0530
Architexturez. wrote:
Waste not, want not in the £700m slum
Dan McDougall reports from the chaos and filth of Dharavi in Mumbai,
where a recycling industry is helping thousands claw a way out of poverty.
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MUMBAI: The consultant for the Dharavi redevelopment project stands to
gain a cool Rs 90 crore from the multi-crore venture of the government.
On February 4, 2004, the state housing department issued a government
resolution appointing Mukesh Mehta, a US-based architect, as the
consultant for the Dharavi redevelopment project.
As consultant for the project, Mehta is entitled to collect 1% of the
total project cost as his fee.
cont'd....
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Mumbai/A_cool_Rs_90_crore_awaits_consultant/articleshow/2072943.cms