Residents of Siddharth Nagar’s Patra Chawl in Goregaon have begun an indefinite chain hunger strike, protesting against substandard construction in the long-delayed redevelopment project. They have raised serious concerns over leakages, falling plaster, hollow walls, poor-quality doors, incomplete work, and inadequate parking facilities. (PICS/ Manjeet Thakur, Anushree Gaikwad)

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday announced the launch of a city-wide cleanliness competition titled ‘Mumbai Clean League’ after Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar proposed for the initiative. Pics/Sameer Abedi