Western Railway begins demolition drive of 400 illegal structures in Bandra’s Garib Nagar

At 10 am on Tuesday, Western Railway began a five-day demolition drive targeting around 400 illegal structures in the Garib Nagar slum near Bandra East railway station in Mumbai (Source: Photo by PTI)

Railway authorities deployed nearly 1,000 personnel, including Railway Protection Force (RPF), Government Railway Police (GRP), engineers, and other staff for the operation (Source: Photo by PTI)

Heavy machinery, including four JCBs and one forklift, was pressed into service as part of the demolition exercise on railway land (Source: Photo by PTI)

The drive was initiated to clear approximately 5,200 square meters of encroached railway land near Bandra station (Source: Photo by PTI)

The action follows a Bombay High Court order issued in April 2026 permitting railway authorities to proceed with the demolition drive (Source: Photo by PTI)

As the operation began, slum dwellers staged protests against the alleged abrupt move in the area (Source: Photo by PTI)

Temporary chaos was reported at the site, with residents seen shifting and scattering their belongings onto nearby pavements (Source: Photo by PTI)

Anticipating unrest, over 400 Mumbai Police personnel, along with police vans and ambulances, were deployed outside the affected area to maintain law and order (Source: Photo by PTI)