India, April 30 -- Following chief minister Devendra Fadnavis' announcement on Monday regarding in situ rehabilitation for residents of 19 buildings affected by the proposed two-deck flyover at Prabhadevi, replacing the British-era Elphinstone bridge, slum dwellers in Sewri affected by the same project have raised similar demands.

On Tuesday, Sewri MLA and Shiv Sena leader Ajay Choudhari met the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) commissioner Sanjay Mukherjee along with a few affected slum dwellers to press for their in-situ rehabilitation instead of financial compensation.

"If the MMRDA is providing in-situ rehabilitation to residents of all 19 buildings (in Prabhadevi), the same should be applicable for all pro...