MUMBAI, March 1 -- As work on the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) picks up pace, issues caused by the construction have left residents fuming. With a ready-mix concrete plant set up for the project, residents said dumpers and cement-mixing trucks had been blocking the roads and leaving trails of residue. On Friday, the residents' collective angst erupted after a two-wheeler skidded on some spillage near Mahim Rail Yard. The unrest carried forward to Saturday when the locals, along with Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Joseph Koli, came out in large numbers at the rail yard, where the Adani Group's Navbharat Mega Developers Private Limited (NMDPL) is carrying out the DRP work. "For the past few days, there have been incidents of two-wheelers skidding near this project site mainly due to spillage from the dumper trucks. Moreover, there has been a spike in air pollution due to these heavy vehicles," said Koli after his visit to the site on Saturday. The corporator said he received a complaint about the persisting problem from Dharavi residents on Friday afternoon. "By evening, a ruckus started by the NMDPL staff angered the locals, and this spiralled into a physical altercation. I too got injured and have complained to the police." Another local resident, Congress leader Ayesha Khan, said that she and other residents were waiting peacefully for over two hours. "I was sitting with Mr Koli and a few others when someone came and pushed me," she claimed. "This angered the people, which led to the fight. Our issue is genuine, as the NMDPL trucks are causing significant levels of air pollution. Even the food sold by cart vendors to break our Ramzan fast every day is getting spoiled due to the trail of dust and muck." A statement from NMDPL said that all statutory rules and norms related to the disposal of excavated soil were being followed at all DRP work sites. "A group led by local Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Joseph Koli arrived at the work site on Friday and tried to enter the premises without authorisation," said an NMDPL spokesperson. "When security personnel stopped them, they were manhandled. An FIR has been registered against Koli and others under the relevant provisions of the BNS. The matter is under investigation."...