Jarjar Ghar: Documentary on Mumbai's generational tenants underscores city's ethos, and its glaring housing crunch
January 18, 2021 10:52:31 IST
In 2019, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority declared 14,207 south Mumbai buildings dilapidated. However, the residents – many of whom have been living in these decrepit houses for decades – refused to move to transit accommodations for MHADA to initiate redevelopment procedures. They seemed to have accepted that the fear of living in a run-down establishment is more palatable than the crippling anxiety of moving to temporary housing, never to return to their generational homes, like scores of tenants who continue to languish in transit camps after over 30 years of moving out.