As reported in Indian Express , on May 18 2010
Four days after 1,250 hutments were razed by the suburban collector’s office and the civic body at Anna Bhau Sathe Nagar in Mankhurd, a few social activists, who oppose the drive, reconstructed the house of a 40-year-old widow, Fatima Khan. Khan’s house was also demolished on Thursday.
Along with residents of the razed hutments and those of nearby slums, the activists from National Alliance of People’s Movement entered the fourth day of their protests on Monday. The demolition drive was launched jointly by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and the collector’s office.
Though the demolitions have been stalled for the last three days, the dishoused people have been living on the streets. More than 2,900 families and about 10,000 people live in these slum hutments that were slated for demolition.
However, due to the protests of activist groups, the authorities could carry out the drive only on Thursday. “This land belongs to the government. These people had encroached upon the place,” said Dhananjay Sawarkar, additional suburban collector. As many as 38 women were arrested as they protested against the demolition drive on Thursday.
