Residents of Kurla’s Tilak Nagar and the areas surrounding Mother Dairy land held a protest walk from Nehru Nagar (East Kurla) to Azad Maidan on Thursday. The walk was organised to oppose the proposed relocation of people from Dharavi to the Mother Dairy land.

Residents have long complained about the congestion in their locality. “When the area is already so crowded, the plan to relocate people from Dharavi doesn’t make sense. Living here is already difficult due to the population, and this move will only make things worse for us and for those who will be relocated,” said Kiran Pailwan, who led the protest walk.

According to Pailwan, the land was earlier under the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), with about 40 families living in each building. Now, he says, the number of families has more than doubled, making even walking on the roads in the evening a challenge due to heavy congestion.