Union Minister Piyush Goyal hands over keys of new homes for 91 slum swellers displaced by road project in Mumbai

Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday handed over keys of new homes to 91 slum dwellers displaced by a road project in Borivali West in North Mumbai.

Talking on the occasion, the Commerce and Business Minister stated, “Eligible slum dwellers ought to get homes in the identical locality. Officers should work with integrity to expedite the slum rehabilitation course of. No outsider ought to enter this space illegally, and no native resident ought to be unfairly displaced. Authorities should guarantee this”.

He directed civic authorities to make sure that public locations and inexperienced areas aren’t illegally occupied.

Civic authorities will likely be held accountable for any misconduct in this matter, Goyal, who’s Lok Sabha member from North Mumbai, stated.

Of the 224 eligible individuals affected by the project, 133 have already been allotted new homes.