BMC identifies 188 dilapidated buildings in city
7 months, 2 weeks ago

BMC identifies 188 dilapidated buildings in city

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The BMC has identified 188 extremely dangerous and dilapidated buildings, rated C1, in the city, with the list available on the BMC’s website, and has ordered their immediate evacuation. The BMC has issued notices to the buildings, instructing residents to vacate them. Residents residing in such buildings are strongly urged to contact the BMC helpline at 1916, evacuate the premises, notify residents of neighboring buildings, and install supports after consulting with an expert. As per Section 353B of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, all buildings over 30 years of age must undergo structural audits.

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MHADA lists 20 buildings as extremely dangerous in South Mumbai, asks residents to move out before monsoon hits
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

BMC Issues New Guidelines To Construction Sites In Mumbai To Mitigate Air Pollution All Details Here
1 year, 1 month ago

BMC Issues New Guidelines To Construction Sites In Mumbai To Mitigate Air Pollution All Details Here

ABP News  

In a bid to combat the escalating air pollution levels in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has introduced fresh guidelines for construction sites in Mumbai. These guidelines, issued on Wednesday, encompass a range of measures that construction sites must adhere to in order to diminish their contribution to air quality degradation. According to an ANI report, the BMC's guidelines …

BMC wants to vacate us, redevelop our building, claim residents of 100-year-old building at Jacob circle
1 year, 5 months ago

BMC wants to vacate us, redevelop our building, claim residents of 100-year-old building at Jacob circle

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Alleging that the civic body wants to declare their building structurally unsafe, so that they can get it vacated and then redevelop it, the residents of a 100-year-old ground plus one storey Mehta Building at Jacob Circle in Mahalaxmi, a prime location, have complained of harassment by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. The residents of Mehta Building allege that the …

BMC identifies 217 unsafe buildings for demolition
1 year, 8 months ago

BMC identifies 217 unsafe buildings for demolition

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of monsoon, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has identified 217 buildings as dangerous and has issued eviction notices before demolishing them. K West ward comprising Andheri, Juhu and Vile Parle West, tops the chart of unsafe buildings, which are categorised as C1, at 29 this year. Of the 29 unsafe structures in K West, the BMC has succeeded in vacating …

BMC formulates new policy for reconstruction of old buildings damaged in fire mishaps
2 years ago

BMC formulates new policy for reconstruction of old buildings damaged in fire mishaps

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has formulated a policy that will make it easier for the residents to undertake redevelopment of old cessed buildings damaged in fire mishaps. Anil Diggikar, vice-president of MHADA said, “When an old building catches fire, there are many difficulties for reconstruction and we had requested the BMC to look into the issue.” The proposal was …

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 …

BMC starts demolition of illegal building in Pydhonie
2 years, 3 months ago

BMC starts demolition of illegal building in Pydhonie

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai Residents of Gulistan Apartments on Ismail Curtay Road, Pydhonie, are not willing to let go of their homes, despite the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation beginning demolition work on Tuesday. HT had reported on Monday how four years after its illegal status was raised in the assembly and C-Ward officials suspended by the state government for allowing the structure to come …

BMC serves notices to eight buildings in Borivali to vacate within 7 days
2 years, 4 months ago

BMC serves notices to eight buildings in Borivali to vacate within 7 days

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai In the wake of a collapse of a four-storey building in Borivali last week, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation last week issued notices to residents of eight buildings in the same ward to vacate their premises within seven days. The ground, first and second floor residents of Laxmi Niwas building on MG Cross Road, opposite GH High School, as well …

Mumbai: High Court gives nod for demolition of 100-yr-old dilapidated building, directs occupants to vacate it
2 years, 4 months ago

Mumbai: High Court gives nod for demolition of 100-yr-old dilapidated building, directs occupants to vacate it

Firstpost  

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has given a go ahead to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to demolish a century-old dilapidated building in south Mumbai and directed its occupants to vacate the premises. A division bench of Justices R D Dhanuka and Kamal Khata upheld the BMC technical advisory committee’s decision holding that the building was in a dilapidated and dangerous …

25 buildings to be self-demolished in Sion-Koliwada after an 8-year legal battle with BMC
2 years, 5 months ago

25 buildings to be self-demolished in Sion-Koliwada after an 8-year legal battle with BMC

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Twenty five buildings that once housed 1,200 families at Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar in Sion-Koliwada will be razed to the ground starting Monday, after an eight year-long battle between residents and the civic body, which first issued demolition notices in 2014. We are surrounded by darkness and it is intimidating for the children, but I feel safer in this …

Accepting BMC’s 2013 report could have averted tragedy
2 years, 5 months ago

Accepting BMC’s 2013 report could have averted tragedy

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai The building collapse, which claimed at least 19 lives and injured many others in Kurla east on Monday night, could have been averted if the occupants accepted the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s audit report in 2013, which declared it ‘dilapidated’. Over the three years, several notices were issued to the occupants of the building, urging them to start repairs or …

Mumbai: Toll in four-storey building collapse in Kurla rises to three, around eight feared trapped under debris
2 years, 5 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 …

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