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A huge number of projects have undergone distress due to the slowdown in Indian economy. As a result the Indian banking system has been increased in NPA (Non-performing Assets) and restructured real estate projects during the recent years. With degradation in value the distressed assets don�t produce any profit in economy. Financial distress is a trending topic these days in finance and the project�s health is very important for investors as well as management. Investors deposit money in those projects which are financially healthy as risk of default is minimized for them, while management must be able to identify causes of distress which can be controlled by taking different measures. This paper deals with the elements of project financial distress as its major signs and sources as well as it suggests ways to eliminate the consequences. This result provides an effective way to resolve financial distress by restructuring it. Restructuring a project is always a better option in comparison with liquidation if the project has undergone distress. This paper also shows that restructuring can be looked at in three broad categories: event oriented process oriented and technical oriented. This paper describes each category: their identification in live case study project and elimination process. I integrate the theory of financial distress into a real estate project initial model and examine a financial distressed phenomenon from capital market perspective and have made a restructured financial model based on different restructuring approaches- Additional loan, Debt Curtailment, Equity share, Debt-Equity tradeoff, Selling of shares and discussing about the profitability for each approach considering their pessimistic and optimistic value and the risk factors involved. Comparing all the approaches this paper suggests about the most suitable model that can be adopted for maximum profitability.