Mulund residents came out in droves on Sunday to form human chains in protest against BMC’s Project Affected People (PAP) initiative and the state government’s Dharavi rehabilitation project. Advocate Sagar Devre, who was convenor of the silent protest and who has already filed a PIL in the Bombay High Court against these projects, said, “These projects are going to put unreasonable pressure on civic resources and infrastructure of Mulund.” 

The civic body has decided to hand over two plots amounting to a total of 64 acres to the state government for the rehab project. The residents of Mulund East have been opposing the rehabilitation projects. The residents wrote emails, protested, and even met Chief Minister Ekanath Shinde. On Sunday, they formed a human chain to protest against the government and BMC rehabilitation colonies.