It was an emotional moment for 10 families from Mahul on Friday, when they received keys to their new homes from environment minister Aaditya Thackeray. The civic body has allocated 206 flats to the residents of Mahul so far, and those remaining are looking forward to collecting their allotment letters and keys from civic officials on Saturday.

The 10 families went to Thackeray's residence, Matoshree at Bandra East, to take their allotment letters, and the relief was visible on their faces. Anita Dhole, one of the residents, has been protesting since October 2018 and on Friday, she was ecstatic to get the keys, "This is a very happy day for us and I am going directly from here to the new house. I hope that the government will continue its efforts to help all of us who are staying in polluted conditions at Mahul and until then, our struggle will continue," she said.