Three elderly siblings have been living inside a 1BHK flat on the third floor of a dangerously dilapidated building that is being redeveloped in Borivli West. Since 2021, Harsha Vyas, 69, and her brothers Deepak Vyas, 66, and Kumar Vyas, 64, have been living without electricity, relying on solar lamps for light.

The siblings, who reside in the C&D wing of Shree Vijay Society on LT Road, told mid-day they did not agree with the builder’s terms as the sum offered was below the current market rate. The latter, Jayprakash Patel, on the other hand, said all society members had vacated their flats after agreeing to his proposal, except for the siblings and a woman, Ami Shah, who resides by herself on the third floor in another wing.