Vikhroli residents and activists are a happy bunch. They've won a long-drawn fight to seek the demolition of a supermarket and other illegal establishments along Vikhroli railway station, to decongest the area outside the station and get improved access to it. The demolition drive has been ongoing for the past few days.

Lengthy court battle
The drive comes after a lengthy court battle the locals were actively involved in. They'd filed a PIL in the Bombay High Court in April 2011, mentioning how they were forced to risk their lives by crossing the railway tracks, as the foot overbridge (FOB) built by the railways was too narrow, because the encroachments did not leave authorities with adequate land to make the FOB wide enough.