Stenciled just above the stairs, the red mark in Mumbai¡¯s Dharavi slum is tantamount to an eviction notice for residents like Bipinkumar Padaya.

¡°I was born here, my father was born here, my grandfather was born here,¡± sighed the 58-year-old government employee.

¡°But we don¡¯t have any choice, we have to vacate.¡±