What’s at Stake in Dharavi

For nearly two decades, ACORN International has supported organizers working in Dharavi, a vibrant community in the heart of Mumbai home to hundreds of thousands of working families.

Now, this community faces the largest mass displacement in India’s modern history.

The Adani Redevelopment Plan

In 2022, a special purpose vehicle controlled 80% by the Adani Group was awarded the rights to “redevelop” Dharavi.
Despite Adani’s promises, the plan excludes residents who cannot prove 10 years of uninterrupted residence, putting thousands at risk of eviction without compensation or right to return.

Community leaders, experts, and elected officials warn this project is:

• A disaster for residents
• The biggest land grab in modern India
• A model for corporate-led displacement worldwide

📘 Read The Adani Report

A full breakdown of the redevelopment, displacement risks, political ties, corruption cases, and global implications.

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Who Is Gautam Adani?

Gautam Adani heads India’s second-largest conglomerate, with business interests spanning ports, airports, power, shipping, fossil fuels, and “green” energy.

He briefly became the world’s second-richest man in 2022 — with wealth built on:

• Favorable treatment from political allies
• Government-backed mega-projects
• Corporate structures criticized as opaque and exploitative

Political Connections

Adani’s long-standing relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi has fueled massive growth for his companies and sparked years of controversy.

Corporate Abuses & Investigations

Adani companies have been implicated in:

• Bribery and corruption schemes (U.S. federal indictment, 2024)
• Accounting fraud and stock manipulation (Hindenburg report, 2023)
• Coal over-invoicing scams inflating electricity costs
• Environmental destruction across multiple continents

Governments including Norway, Kenya, and Bangladesh have already cut ties or demanded renegotiation.

Your pension fund may still be invested.

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Global Day of Action Highlights

Around the world, ACORN members took action to expose institutional complicity with Adani and demand accountability for the displacement of Dharavi residents.

Highlights Include:

• London, UK — Symbolic eviction notices delivered at the Science Museum
• Edinburgh, Scotland — Letter delivered to BlackRock
• Hamilton, ON — Rally outside MP Aslam Rana’s office
• New Orleans, LA — Protest at Port Commission office
• Paris, France — Protest at Synergy gas station

👉 See photos and read the full roundup and press release.

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Adani and Dharavi News

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Take Action Now

This movement is global and growing.
Your voice can help protect Dharavi residents and stop institutions from funding corruption and displacement.

Call on the U.S. Attorney General to continue prosecuting Adani under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

✔️ Share the Campaign

Spread the word and help build pressure.

✔️ Demand Accountability

Tell your pension fund, government, and institutions:
Cut ties with Adani now!