Mumbai building collapse kills 14: Residents in maximum city prefer staying on in dilapidated buildings, here's why
5 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai building collapse kills 14: Residents in maximum city prefer staying on in dilapidated buildings, here's why

Firstpost  

The 16 July disaster in Mumbai’s Dongri area that left 14 dead, came 709 days after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on 7 August 2017 identified the Kesarbai building as a ‘dangerous structure’ that needed to be ‘vacated and demolished’. The 16 July disaster in Mumbai’s Dongri area that left 14 dead, came 709 days after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on 7 August 2017 identified the Kesarbai building as a “dangerous structure” that needed to be “vacated and demolished”. But very often, even the reluctance of one housing society member ends up stalling redevelopment projects for years, as it did in the case of Maitri Park Housing Society in Mumbai’s Chembur. The Maharashtra Apartment Ownership Bill will facilitate reconstruction of old and dilapidated buildings, especially in Mumbai, by allowing “majority consent of the owners instead of unanimous consent.” According to the new legislation, the consent of 51 percent of the residents will be required for reconstruction or repair of old and dilapidated buildings, the official said.

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For decades, MHADA has come to mean crumbling buildings; what's the solution?
1 month, 1 week ago

For decades, MHADA has come to mean crumbling buildings; what's the solution?

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Three generations of the Mishra family have been raised in a room measuring 220 sq ft in a housing colony at Kalachowkie in Parel. The story of Abhyudaya Nagar’s redevelopment mirrors that of thousands of crumbling MHADA buildings across Mumbai. Eknath Rajapure, working president, MHADA Sangharsh Kruti Samiti, says that residents of MHADA buildings face challenges such as corruption …

Sky-high rents have Mumbai residents living on the edge
4 months, 1 week ago

Sky-high rents have Mumbai residents living on the edge

Hindustan Times  

Among the swanky skyscrapers of India's financial capital Mumbai, hundreds of dangerously dilapidated buildings facing demolition are crowded with families risking their lives rather than braving impossibly high rents. "It was like seeing a biscuit that crumbles after you put it in tea," said office worker Vikram Kohli, recalling how he narrowly missed being killed when a four-storey building partially …

Woman dead, three injured after part of building's balcony collapses in Mumbai
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Woman dead, three injured after part of building's balcony collapses in Mumbai

The Hindu  

Incessant monsoons in Mumbai on July 20 caused a woman’s death when after a portion of a residential building’s balcony collapsed at Rubinissa Manzil in Mumbai’s Grant Road. The Mumbai Municipal Corporation’s Mumbai Fire Brigade team reported the incident at 11.28 a.m. and completed the rescue operation by 4:35 p.m. and declared the incident as level 1. On June 11, …

MHADA lists 20 buildings as extremely dangerous in South Mumbai, asks residents to move out before monsoon hits
7 months, 1 week ago

MHADA lists 20 buildings as extremely dangerous in South Mumbai, asks residents to move out before monsoon hits

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority has issued a list of 20 residential buildings in South Mumbai that are extremely dangerous and required to be vacated immediately. MHADA has issued a list of 20 residential buildings in South Mumbai that are extremely dangerous and required to be vacated immediately. Along with this, the Mumbai civic body, also known as …

After over 70 years, 25 buildings in Sion-Koliwada set to be redeveloped
10 months, 3 weeks ago

After over 70 years, 25 buildings in Sion-Koliwada set to be redeveloped

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The state government has approved the redevelopment of 25 buildings in Sion Koliwada, once occupied by Sikh, Sindhi and Punjabi families displaced during Partition. “The redevelopment of these buildings has been a long-pending issue,” said BJP MLC Prasad Lad. The conveyance of the buildings was done in the name of the housing society, and MHADA will develop this area …

Structurally sound buildings can’t be declared dilapidated: HC to MHADA
1 year ago

Structurally sound buildings can’t be declared dilapidated: HC to MHADA

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court rebuked the Maharashtra Housing and Development Authority on Tuesday for hastily declaring several properties on Shuklaji Street in Tardeo as dangerous based solely on visual inspection, subsequently proposing their redevelopment without due process. The court was addressing petitions filed by building owners challenging MHADA’s declarations of their properties as dangerous under Section 79A of the …

12 under-construction illegal buildings razed in Kurla- Sakinaka in nine days
1 year, 7 months ago

12 under-construction illegal buildings razed in Kurla- Sakinaka in nine days

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation comes down hard on unauthorised construction in its L ward area which covers parts of Kurla and Sakinaka. In the last nine days, the civic body razed 12 under-construction illegal buildings constructed by unscrupulous builders and unregistered contractors. 12 under-construction illegal buildings razed in Kurla- Sakinaka in nine days The L ward is no stranger …

54 bldgs declared dangerous in Borivali, 33 already razed
2 years, 2 months ago

54 bldgs declared dangerous in Borivali, 33 already razed

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has declared 54 buildings in Borivali’s R ward ‘dilapidated’ and ‘dangerous’ as per its C1 category of classifying structures. Most also have issues about paying rent for new accommodation, so we give them shelter in BMC schools on humanitarian grounds till they find new houses.” As regards the structural audit reports of 30-plus-year-old buildings, Vichare …

Mumbai: Two die as ceiling collapses in old building in Mulund
2 years, 4 months ago

Mumbai: Two die as ceiling collapses in old building in Mulund

India TV News  

Mumbai news : Two persons were killed after a part of the ceiling of their first-floor house in a building in suburban Mulund collapsed on Monday night, Fire Brigade officials said. The incident occurred on the ground in plus two-storey Moti Chhaya building situated at Nanepada in Mulund. "On Monday night, part of the ceiling of the first floor collapsed …

Will not allow unauthorised buildings to take even one innocent life, says Bombay HC
2 years, 5 months ago

Will not allow unauthorised buildings to take even one innocent life, says Bombay HC

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday said it will not allow unauthorised buildings to take the life of even one 'innocent person', while taking a serious note of the dangers posed by such structures. The court was referring to the Maharashtra government resolution of 1998 which restrained civic authorities from demolishing unauthorised structures during the monsoon season. Advocate Neeta Karnik …

Mumbai building collapse: Police book flat owners who rented homes in Kurla complex
2 years, 6 months ago

Mumbai building collapse: Police book flat owners who rented homes in Kurla complex

Firstpost  

At least 19 people were killed when a 3-storey building collapsed on Monday. BMC officials said that the residents of the building, constructed in 1973, had agreed to carry out repairs, but apparently, no repairs were carried out Mumbai police have registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against some flat owners and others in connection with …

At least 10 dead after four-storey building collapses in Mumbai
2 years, 6 months ago

At least 10 dead after four-storey building collapses in Mumbai

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 10 people were …

Mumbai: Toll in four-storey building collapse in Kurla rises to three, around eight feared trapped under debris
2 years, 6 months ago

Mumbai: Toll in four-storey building collapse in Kurla rises to three, around eight feared trapped under debris

Firstpost  

BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said that four people were admitted to a hospital, while nine people were discharged after primary treatment The death toll in Mumbai’s Kurla four-storey building collapse has risen to three. The rescue operation is still underway and as per the fire brigade department, seven to eight people are still trapped under the debris. The Brihanmumbai …

Mumbai: One dead, several others trapped under debris in Kurla's four-storey building collapse
2 years, 6 months ago

Mumbai: One dead, several others trapped under debris in Kurla's four-storey building collapse

Firstpost  

So far, 12 people have been rescued and 10 more are feared trapped. BMC said that the building has been dilapidated and since 2013 notices were given to first repair and then demolish the building One person died and at least eight others are feared trapped after a four-storey building collapsed in Kurla, Mumbai on Monday night. So far, 12 …

Mumbai: Several feared trapped after four-storey building collapses in Kurla, rescue operation underway
2 years, 6 months ago

Mumbai: Several feared trapped after four-storey building collapses in Kurla, rescue operation underway

Firstpost  

The incident took place in Kurla’s Naik Nagar Society, where a wing of the building collapsed around midnight, official from fire brigade department said, adding that the connected wing was likely to collapse A four storey building collapsed in Mumbai’s Kurla late on Monday night. The incident took place in Kurla’s Naik Nagar Society, where a wing of the building …

Mumbai: 19 Dead in Kurla Building Collapse; State Govt Announces Rs 5 Lakh Ex Gratia
2 years, 6 months ago

Mumbai: 19 Dead in Kurla Building Collapse; State Govt Announces Rs 5 Lakh Ex Gratia

News 18  

Nineteen people died after a four-storey building collapsed at Naik Nagar Society in Mumbai’s Kurla area late on Monday night. BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal earlier said that he has requested the fire bridge and NDRF to carry out the search and rescue operation carefully as there could be some people alive inside. Locals informed the fire brigade personnel that …

Kurla building collapse: 19 dead, Maharashtra CM announces Rs 5 lakh as compensation
2 years, 6 months ago

Kurla building collapse: 19 dead, Maharashtra CM announces Rs 5 lakh as compensation

India TV News  

Highlights Locals informed the fire brigade personnel that around 20-22 people were trapped under the debris Around a dozen fire engines were deployed at the spot Two rescue vans and other fire brigade equipment were also deployed for rescue operations Kurla building collapse: At least nineteen bodies were recovered on Tuesday evening after a four-storey building collapsed in Mumbai late …

Bombay HC pulls up Mumbai mayor for 'blaming' court for building collapses
3 years, 6 months ago

Bombay HC pulls up Mumbai mayor for 'blaming' court for building collapses

India Today  

Slamming civic authorities for blaming the court for building collapses, the Bombay High Court on Friday said, “We are not going to tolerate politics over building collapses.” Bombay High Court's statement comes just after a four-storey building in the Malvani area of Mumbai collapsed and killed 11 people, followed by another building collapse in city's Shivaji Nagar area which killed …

11 Killed, 7 Injured as 3-story Building Collapses in Mumbai's Malad After Heavy Rainfall
3 years, 7 months ago

11 Killed, 7 Injured as 3-story Building Collapses in Mumbai's Malad After Heavy Rainfall

News 18  

A three-story dilapidated building collapsed following heavy monsoon rains in the western Indian city of Mumbai, killing at least 11 people and injuring seven others, police said. The New Delhi Television channel said the building collapsed onto another structure in a slum in the Malad West area of Mumbai. Building collapses are common in India during the June-September monsoon season …

Mumbai: 8 children among 11 killed as house collapses in Malad West
3 years, 7 months ago

Mumbai: 8 children among 11 killed as house collapses in Malad West

India TV News  

At least eleven people, including 8 children, were killed and eight others injured after a residential structure collapsed in New Collector compound, Malad West of Mumbai late on Wednesday night, informed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. It also affected another residential structure in the area that is now in a "dangerous condition", the municipal corporation said. Teams are present here to …

After two slab collapses, panel to survey Ulhasnagar’s old structures
3 years, 7 months ago

After two slab collapses, panel to survey Ulhasnagar’s old structures

Hindustan Times  

The Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation commissioner has formed a ward level committee to survey buildings that were built between 1994-1998, using inferior quality sand in Ulhasnagar. Both the Mohini Palace building that killed five and Sai Shakti building that killed seven residents were built in 1995 using inferior quality sand. The civic body will also put up the ward level helpline …

Right Of Citizens To Live In Safe Buildings A Facet Of Right Guaranteed By Article 21; Bombay HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance OF Bhiwandi Building Collapse [Read Order]
4 years, 3 months ago

Right Of Citizens To Live In Safe Buildings A Facet Of Right Guaranteed By Article 21; Bombay HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance OF Bhiwandi Building Collapse [Read Order]

Live Law  

Taking suo motu cognizance of the building collapse that took place in Thane's Bhiwandi area where the death toll has risen to 41, the Bombay High Court expressed pain and sadness at the loss of lives. Noting that such incidents of building collapse happen every year especially during monsoons, Court said- "This incident is not a solitary incident. Finally, issuing …

Bhiwandi building collapse: Death toll rises to 39, rescue ops on
4 years, 3 months ago

Bhiwandi building collapse: Death toll rises to 39, rescue ops on

Hindustan Times  

The death toll due to a building collapse in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi city climbed to 39 on Wednesday. After carrying out rescue operations for over 30 hours, the NDRF along with other teams used machinery from both sides of the site to clear large portions of debris on the first floor of the building. Earlier, Ashish Kumar, deputy commandant, NDRF said,”Relatives …

Precarious houses: The Hindu editorial on building collapses
4 years, 3 months ago

Precarious houses: The Hindu editorial on building collapses

The Hindu  

Bhiwandi, a suburban town in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, has witnessed a building collapse in the receding weeks of the monsoon, killing at least 20 people including minors, and exposing once again, the precarious condition of many dwellings in one of India’s more prosperous States. Ending the tragic episodes of building collapses will require Maharashtra to raise the bar for …

Bhiwandi building collapse: PM Modi offers condolences, prays for quick recovery as death toll rises to 12
4 years, 3 months ago

Bhiwandi building collapse: PM Modi offers condolences, prays for quick recovery as death toll rises to 12

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered condolences and prayed for quick recovery as the death toll reached 12 in a building collapse in Bhiwandi city of Maharashtra’s Thane early Monday morning. — Narendra Modi September 21, 2020 At least 12 people were killed and many feared trapped after a three-storeyed building collapsed in Bhiwandi city of Maharashtra’s Thane early Monday. #UPDATE …

Elderly Woman Killed After Part of Building Collapses in South Mumbai's Dongri
4 years, 4 months ago

Elderly Woman Killed After Part of Building Collapses in South Mumbai's Dongri

News 18  

An elderly woman was killed after a portion of a five-storey residential building collapsed in Dongri area of south Mumbai on Wednesday morning, a civic official said. Six others were rescued from the old Razzaq Chamber building, located on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Road in Dongri, after its backside portion crashed around 7.30 am, the official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation …

Three-storey building collapses in Ahmedabad, Gujarat; several feared trapped
5 years, 4 months ago

Three-storey building collapses in Ahmedabad, Gujarat; several feared trapped

India TV News  

A three-storey building has collapsed in Gujarat's Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad building collapse: Several feared trapped Several people are believed to be trapped under the debris after the building collapsed in Ahmedabad's Amraiwadi today. Amraiwadi building collapse in Gujarat: Five rescued so far Rescue operations at the building collapse site in Ahmedabad's Amraiwadi are bearing results. ALSO READ | 3-storey building collapses …

Hyderabad: We can’t protect every life, say civic officials
5 years, 5 months ago

Hyderabad: We can’t protect every life, say civic officials

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Field staff has largely ignored the directive of GHMC commissioner M. Dana Kishore to identify dilapidated structures and ask property owners to either strengthen or demolish them. GHMC field staff identified 786 dilapidated structures this year. Immediately after the building collapses in Mumbai and Pune, Mr Kishore held a review meeting and alerted field staff to either demolish the …

Building collapse in Mumbai's Dongri: MHADA initiates process to raze remaining portion of dilapidated structure
5 years, 5 months ago

Building collapse in Mumbai's Dongri: MHADA initiates process to raze remaining portion of dilapidated structure

Firstpost  

MHADA had already said that the structure that collapsed on Tuesday was an illegal extension of Kesarbai building located on Tandel Street in Dongri. Mumbai: The Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority has initiated the process to demolish the dilapidated Kesarbai building in Dongri area, a portion of which collapsed on Tuesday, killing 13 people. MHADA has already said that the …

Mumbai Dongri building collapse: Toll rises to 14 as rescue operations continue; number of casualties likely to rise, say BMC officials
5 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai Dongri building collapse: Toll rises to 14 as rescue operations continue; number of casualties likely to rise, say BMC officials

Firstpost  

The death toll in a building collapse in south Mumbai’s congested Dongri locality has risen to 14, the NDRF said on Wednesday, even as rescue and search operation from the rubble was still on The death toll in a building collapse in south Mumbai’s congested Dongri locality has risen to 14, the NDRF said on Wednesday, even as rescue and …

Dongri building collapse: Mumbai needs enforcement of building safety norms, say experts
5 years, 5 months ago

Dongri building collapse: Mumbai needs enforcement of building safety norms, say experts

Firstpost  

The collapse of a residential building on Tuesday in the congested Dongri area has once again put the focus on Mumbai’s stressed infrastructure. Mumbai: The collapse of a residential building on Tuesday in the congested Dongri area has once again put the focus on Mumbai’s stressed infrastructure with experts and realtors calling for strict enforcement of safety norms and regular …

Building collapse in Mumbai's Dongri leaves 10 dead, eight injured; narrow lanes delay rescue work, probe ordered
5 years, 5 months ago

Building collapse in Mumbai's Dongri leaves 10 dead, eight injured; narrow lanes delay rescue work, probe ordered

Firstpost  

The Kesarbai building was located in a bustling narrow lane in Tandel Street of Dongri area of south Mumbai, Maharashtra housing minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil said. At least 10 people were killed after a four-storey residential building collapsed around noon in south Mumbai’s congested Dongri area on Tuesday, trapping over 40 people under the debris. The Kesarbai building was located …

7 killed, 10 injured in south Mumbai building collapse
5 years, 5 months ago

7 killed, 10 injured in south Mumbai building collapse

The Quint  

Mumbai, July 16 At least seven people, including three women, were killed as an old, four-storied residential building collapsed in south Mumbai while eight injured persons were rescued from the debris, BMC Disaster Control officials said here. Meanwhile, an RTI activist said that the name of the dilapidated structure, is mysteriously omitted from a comprehensive list of 499 "dangerous" buildings …

Photos show Dongri's building collapse aftermath
5 years, 5 months ago

Photos show Dongri's building collapse aftermath

India TV News  

Four people were killed after a four-storey building collapsed in Mumbai's Dongri area on Tuesday morning. Here are photos that show Dongri's building collapse aftermath: Image Source : INDIA TV Kesarbai building collapses in Mumbai's Dongri Four people died, 50 were trapped as Kesarbai building collapsed in Mumbai's Dongri Image Source : INDIA TV Kesarbai building collapses in Mumbai's Dongri …

The saga of building collapses in Mumbai: 234 people have died in last 5 years
5 years, 5 months ago

The saga of building collapses in Mumbai: 234 people have died in last 5 years

India TV News  

A four-storey building collapsed in Mumbai on Tuesday, trapping more than 40 people in the rubble. The heavy rainfall in areas in and around Mumbai often leads to old structures in the city getting destabilised -- resulting in multiple building collapses that have spanned over many years. In the last five years, as many as 234 people have died and …

Mumbai building collapse: Death toll mounts to 11, several trapped; PM Modi expresses anguish | Latest Updates
5 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai building collapse: Death toll mounts to 11, several trapped; PM Modi expresses anguish | Latest Updates

India TV News  

Mumbai Building Collapse LIVE: At least eleven people were killed after a four-storey building collapsed in Mumbai's Dongri area on Tuesday morning. Nearly 50 people, including children, are still trapped under the debris of the 'Kesarbai' building, as rescue workers rushed to the spot. Commenting on the incident, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said 15 families are trapped under the …

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