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Mumbai building collapse: Onus on MHADA or BMC? Yet another tragedy, yet another blame game

Mumbai building collapse: Onus on MHADA or BMC? Yet another tragedy, yet another blame game Mumbai building collapse: From a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation letter we have accessed, it looks clear that the civic body had advised evacuation of the 100-year-old structure two years ago. From a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation letter dated July 31, 2017, it is clear that the civic body had advised evacuation of the 100-year-old structure two years ago. On August 7, 2017, the BMC wrote to the Eecutive Engineer, Mumbai Building Repairs & Reconstruction Board of MHADA, to take appropriate measures as per the high court orders to prevent any loss of life. According a RTI activist, the name of the ill-fated Kesarbai Building is mysteriously omitted from this comprehensive list of 499 "dangerous" buildings prepared by the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation.

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