India, Nov. 12 -- When 864 families received the keys to their new apartments in the redeveloped Naigaon BDD Chawl complex from chief minister Devendra Fadnavis during a glittering ceremony on March 16 this year, the buildings did not have an active water connection, according to documents accessed by residents under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

The documents, obtained from the hydraulic engineering (HE) department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and seen by HT, also showed a series of lapses in securing a pipeline connection to ensure adequate water supply for the newly built complex, which comprises eight high-rise buildings.

The Naigaon BDD Chawl redevelopment project, being executed by the Mumbai Housing and A...