The rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) of residents at Malad's Pimpripada and Ambedkar Nagar in Kurar village that has been stuck for months, could have probably saved many lives lost in Monday night's wall collapse. Residents of the two areas, part of SGNP's peripheral land, were supposed to be shifted to houses in Aarey Milk Colony but no bidders have shown interest in constructing them despite the MHADA giving four extensions to its tender floated late last year.

"We want to undertake Resettlement and Rehabilitation of the slum-dwellers staying on the forest land of SGNP and also the tribals from SGNP on a plot in Aarey. MHADA had invited tenders too but despite extending the deadline, no bidder has come forward," a Forest Department official said.