Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday said the Dharavi redevelopment project was not for the betterment of local residents but for the Adani group.

Speaking at a meeting in Mulund in the northeastern tip of the metropolis, he said as per the master plan, the cut-off date for eligible residents, who will be settled in Dharavi itself, was 2000.

"The dumping ground and salt pan lands are being given away to the Adani group for housing people of Dharavi. Where is humanity? When our government wanted to shift the Metro car shed from Aarey to save forests, the Central government didn't allow it," he said.