Locals demolish homes with hammers amid Musi evicitions

The final and odd nail in the coffin was hit on Tuesday, October 1 as the houses vacated by the Musi Riverfront Development Project’s evictees, were being brought down by the swing of hammers and the pull of ropes.

What strikes as odd is that basti dwellers themselves demolished the houses of those who were their neighbours, or



friends, till a couple of days ago. The basti people were engaged in the demolitions which were to be carried out by officials, who were nowhere to be seen while the demolitions were taking place brick-by-brick.

There were no emotions or resistance, except from social activist Syed Bilal, who was briefly detained in the basti itself.