India, June 29 -- In the past week, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) held a lottery to work out the rehabilitation of 47 out of more than 300 families residing in the Singh Estate basti in Kandivali East. Their rehabilitation will make way for the long-awaited 120-feet DP Road between Lokhandwala and Thakur Village. Despite the lottery, residents of the Lokhandwala Township think the 120-ft DP Road is in the distant future.

"47 eligible homes were selected in the lottery for SRA (Slum Rehabilitation Authority) homes at the Bitcon building in Thakur Village," said Manish Salwe, assistant commissioner of the R south ward.

Salwe added that only 162 homes in the Singh Estate basti have established their eligibility yet. The rest...