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“Why did they allow us to settle on an illegal land?”
Mumbai: The chaotic, dirty, and filthy slums were just a depressing sight for many travellers who travelled from and through the Bandra East station. But for young Arif Isaak, it was a place where he played cricket with his friends and devoured biryanis and sivaiyas during Eid. For him, Garib Nagar was a place where he lived with his Ammi and his loved ones. For him, it was a home. A place like no other in the whole world. A place that was loaded with memories and the warmth
Minal Sancheti
May 232 min read


WR promises new infra
CPRO says better travel experience on the card Mumbai: The Western Railway has decided to utilise the space vacated after demolishing the illegal structures at Garib Nagar in Bandra (East) for creating better infrastructure such as an integrated Railway Complex and facility for more cars. “This demolition will also reduce the traffic congestion and chaos that people experienced before. The new infrastructure will be built to enhance the travel experience for the people,” said
Minal Sancheti
May 222 min read


WR starts razing Bandra’s Garibnagar slums
Mumbai: The Western Railway started one of the biggest four-day long anti-encroachment drives in Garibnagar slums of Bandra east to clear the illegal occupation of its land bordering the eastern sides of Bandra suburban station. The Garibnagar slums had shot to global spotlight after the filming of the 8-Oscar winning superhit “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008) after it emerged that at least two of its young Rubina Ali and Azharuddin M. Ismail were residing here. Later, after the f
Quaid Najmi
May 193 min read
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