Backtracking on its earlier proposal to provide monetary compensation to project-affected people instead of homes, the civic administration on Tuesday sought suggestions from citizens on it. While it had proposed to give Rs 17-30 lakh shanty owners, the amount was Rs 34 lakh to Rs 1 crore for structures built before 1964. The plan to shift from homes to financial relief is the fallout of BMC’s struggle to build apartments for PAP.

Trouble mounted for the BMC after the rehabilitated residents refused to stay in homes provided to them in Mahul, citing health hazards due to pollution. The civic is now in dire need of 36,229 homes for its pending infrastructure projects, which will displace people, and the number will soar to over 45,000 in the near future.