India, May 10 -- More than 150 people participated in the city's first 'Janta Durbar' or people's forum on issues related to the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) in Borivali on Sunday, raising complaints about delay in allotment of rehabilitation flats, unpaid rent for transit housing, problems with biometric verification, and eligibility disputes.

Around 20 senior officials from the SRA including secretary Dattu Navale addressed their concerns on the spot, whereas union minister for commerce and industry and north Mumbai MP Piyush Goyal, the organiser of the forum, urged SRA officials to take strong deterrent action against developers who defaulted on rents and delayed or stalled SRA projects.

The session, held at the Atal Smruti Ud...