India, May 6 -- After a months-long stand-off with the authorities, most families living in Haji Noorani Chawl outside Prabhadevi railway station started vacating the premises on Tuesday. While eight families packed up their belongings and left, three families have still refused to do so. The move has been necessitated due to the construction of a pillar for the Sewri-Worli Elevated Corridor.

Haji Noorani Chawl is one of the two buildings the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) acquired for the east-west road link. The first was Laxmi Niwas outside Prabhadevi railway station. On Tuesday, commercial establishments were seen tearing down furniture and other belongings to sell as scrap, and residents started moving thei...