The BMC has come up with a unique method of preventing squatters from returning to their slums, once they are demolished: dumping construction debris at the spot. Absurd as this may sound, this is precisely the route chosen by the corporation to keep slums at bay at the Balamiya lane in Mahim (West).

Dirty Picture : The spot on Balamiya lane that was cleared ofu00a0slums, but has been supplantedu00a0by a dumping ground now, causing health hazards to residents.u00a0Pic/Santosh Nagwekar