India, April 29 -- Seventy-eight families, uprooted to make way for the Sewri-Worli Elevated Corridor, say they are paying a price for development. After generations in Elphinstone Road, they have moved into apartments allotted to project-affected persons (PAPs) under a rehabilitation package, clearing the path for a mega project that promises to transform east-west connectivity in the city.

But, for these families, the 'greater good' feels distant. Their new homes are in poor condition - some infested with termites, others with crumbling walls, and several plagued by seepage in walls and bathrooms. To make their new homes habitable, these residents have spent good money on repairs. But there's a plot twist - the Maharashtra Housing and ...