People displaced from slums in Thane and Kalwa and temporarily housed in rental colonies by the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) claim they are surviving in hellish conditions. Despite paying rent to the TMC, the tenants waiting for their redeveloped houses are facing leakages, overflowing drains, lack of sanitation and zero maintenance.

Only two out of four elevators are working and there are leakages on every floor, said one person in the paper’s report. There is a lack of light in the common areas of these buildings and choked drains are common, as there is not enough personnel to maintain sanitation standards.