Residents of Siddharth Nagar in Goregaon, known as Patra Chawl, are locked in a standoff with the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) after the Bombay High Court set an April 2 deadline to accept newly allotted flats or risk losing them altogether.

Residents reuse possession

Several families have refused to take possession, alleging incomplete and unsafe construction. Residents, including women, senior citizens and teenagers, have launched an indefinite chain hunger strike, raising concerns over structural safety.