India, March 11 -- One of the most notorious stretches along the Bandra railway tracks' east side is finally being fenced off from the illegal slums bordering it. Over the decades, the slum dwellers have regularly dumped garbage and filth on and along the rail lines, which, apart from being a health hazard, has damaged rail infrastructure.

According to WR officials, the work of identifying the stretch and installing metal barricades began from February 28. In the last two days, railway engineers expedited the process after finishing the preliminary work of marking the location of the three-metre-tall fence.

Pits for the foundation poles are currently being dug. Digging work on 48 of the 50 pits is over, and foundations have been laid in...