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When there's no home to call your own

In the past one year, the city has witnessed dilapidated buildings biting the dust like a pack of cards, leaving residents homeless. The loss of belongings, valuables and life has taken a toll on the lives of survivors. On the other hand, seven buildings in Campa Cola society at Worli have been slammed with a court notice, asking residents of unauthorised floors to vacate the premises

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Phorum Dalal meets victims and survivors who are running from pillar to post to reclaim their homes

It was a Saturday,” recalls 26-year-old Aashna Qureshi, erstwhile resident of Banoo 5, once a multi-storied building in Mumbra. The nondescript structure shot to limelight when it came crashing down like a pack of cards on September 21. “The following Wednesday, we had a wedding in the family. ‘Shaadi ka ghar tha, my brother-in-law was tying the knot,” recalls Aashna, as she pushes a bundle of clothes behind the bed and tidies the 300 square feet room in Mustafa Chawl where 11 members of the Qureshi family are presently residing.

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