Indıa Housıng Lottery

epa02162174 Local residents watch the ongoing ' lottery ' procedure staged by the Maharashtra HousingArea Development Authority   ( MHADA )  in Mumbai , India  18 May 2010 . Around 328 , 000 applicants   applied for the 3449 houses in the MHADA housing scheme . The homes were allotted at low cost through a lottery system .  EPA/DIVYAKANT SOLANKI