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Vile Parle gaothan residents afraid of being displaced by Western Railway
Updated On: 30 July, 2018 06:00 PM IST | Mumbai | Suyash Karangutkar
Residents of this century-old gaothan received a notice in March about the realignment of the road next to their houses
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The gaothan is right next to the Vile Parle station, and the sixth line could displace several residents. Pics/Atul Kamble
To this day, Vijay Misquitta's fondest memories are from his birthday parties, when all his friends from the Vile Parle gaothan would come home to celebrate. Now, the 55-year-old is worried that his memories will be demolished along with his ancestral home, situated right outside an old railway crossing. Three generations of Misquittas have lived in the gaothan, which is now scheduled to be razed to make way for WR's proposed sixth line.
Like Misquitta, septuagenarian Dennis Gonsalves and occupants of six other houses fear the same. "This house is dear to us. Generations have lived here. My grandparents died here at the age of 94. We have grown up here. How can we leave now?" Dennis asked.
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