India, March 5 -- After a 25-year wait that saw 36 developers come and go, 265 families of old Chikhalwadi in Grant Road finally got the keys to their redeveloped homes - and a 24-inch colour television each, to help them settle in.

Handing the keys on Wednesday was deputy chief minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, who stressed that it was the cluster model that had made this project possible. The project was undertaken by the 37th developer, Shripati Developers, along with BJP MLA Parag Shah's company Man Infra, completing it within two years, according to a statement released to the media by the chief minister's office.

At the function, Shinde said the government had approved the cluster scheme and directed that the incentives ...