Residents demanding 400-sq-ft tenements in Dharavi, often described as Asias biggest slum, took to the streets on Tuesday against a decision to restrict their dwellings to a space of 300-sq-ft.
The slum is the focus of a looming showdown as municipal authorities and developers seek to raze it to the ground and replace it with office towers, luxury apartments and shopping malls.
Families that can prove they have lived in Dharavi since 1995 would be entitled to a free apartment in the same area, but the new dwellings would be tiny, just 300 square feet, about the size of a living room.
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