India, Oct. 9 -- Forty-two slum families are being evicted in Siddharth Nagar, Andheri west, to make way for a new bridge that will connect Yari Road and Lokhandwala. The slum-dwellers, who are not being rehabilitated, have been given a fortnight to vacate their homes. They claim the civic administration has deliberately invoked the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, rather than the Slum Rehabilitation Act, 1995,to avoid providing them alternative accommodation.

Designed to ease traffic congestion and improve east-west connectivity in the area, the Rs.42-crore bridge is expected to significantly cut travel time for Versova residents. With the upcoming Versova-Bandra Sea Link, the new bridge would offer an alternative route, potentially reduc...