The Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust (SBUT) project is in an advanced stage of construction. Two towers of 53 storeys each are being constructed replacing 23 old and dilapidated buildings on a plot of approximately 1.34 acres. The project will house more than 1,250 families and around 270 businesses. The Bhendi Bazaar Redevelopment Project covers 16.
Learning to remember, learning to believe LIVES OF OTHERS | Zahra Patel, whose name means bright and shining, had known difficulty and has overcome it with faith
Zahra Patel has walked down to the petrol pump near Jora Girja on Lower Circular Road to take me to her home. It is in a lane that branches off from the main road. She lives in a small two-roomed flat in a building that houses many families. Zahra, who is 20, is a quiet, soft-spoken person with her petite frame covered in a burqa. But there is about her, and her eyes, an intensity that is immediately arresting.