After weeks of uncertainty and displacement, residents of Chunnilal building in Chira Bazar — which had collapsed on August 17 — have finally been moved to transit accommodations provided by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) in Cotton Green. While the new location is not where they had hoped to be relocated, the residents expressed relief that they now have a roof over their heads, at least during the ongoing festival of Diwali.

Chunnilal building, a decades-old structure, came crashing down in the congested lanes of Chira Bazar, leaving several families homeless overnight. Since then, the displaced residents had been living with relatives, friends, or in temporary arrangements, anxiously awaiting news of rehabilitation.