Mumbai: Why Worli gaothan residents are hurt, angry and feel insulted

A sense of unease is palpable in the cluster of lanes and around houses in Worli village. The village is nestled at one end of Worli Sea Face that overlooks the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL). A recent Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) notice that seeks to declare 22 plots in Worli Koliwada as a slum has sent shockwaves across the village. - See more at: http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-why-worli-gaothan-residents-are-hurt-angry-and-feel-insulted/16688176#sthash.KtEuoZls.dpuf

Residents are bristling at the thought of their village which was part of the original city being called a slum. Resident Shashikanth Parkar (73) has records of all the strife these Worli villagers have had with various authorities to save their land. - See more at: http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-why-worli-gaothan-residents-are-hurt-angry-and-feel-insulted/16688176#sthash.KtEuoZls.dpuf

He says, “The East Indians and Kolis are the majority communities in this village. The area is a gaothan (village site) which comes under the Coastal Regulation Zone III and construction is restricted here. As per the Bombay Improvement Trust of 1933, no one can oust the villagers from the area. This SRA plan is bogus.” - See more at: http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-why-worli-gaothan-residents-are-hurt-angry-and-feel-insulted/16688176#sthash.KtEuoZls.dpuf