A delegation comprising housing rights activist Bilal Khan, NCP leader Vidya Chavan, and residents of the flood-prone area of Ambedkar Nagar in Malad East met Maharashtra Housing Minister Dr Jitendra Awhad on Monday to discuss the speedy rehabilitation of 510 tenants who are living in ‘high-risk areas’.

The delegation apprised the minister of the vulnerabilities of the community, including flooding, during monsoon in Mumbai. “The delegation demanded that families living in high-risk areas and prone to landslides be immediately shifted to temporary/permanent accommodation, whatever is possible, as per the directions of the chief minister,” said Khan from the Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan, which has been working with the communities since 2019.