With two weeks remaining for the monsoon to reach, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday launched a listing of 226 dilapidated residential buildings in Mumbai and urged their occupants to vacate the premises.
The dilapidated buildings have been categorised by the BMC as C-1, which suggests they’re completely unfit for habitation. The civic physique’s guidelines additionally state that if a residential or business constructing is older than 33 years, its occupants must perform a structural audit and submit a report back to the authorities.
In 2022 Mumbai had 337 dilapidated buildings. According to the newest BMC information, 126 C-1 buildings are within the western suburbs, adopted by 65 within the jap suburbs and 35 within the island metropolis.
The H-West (Bandra and Khar) and Ok-West (Andheri West, Juhu and Versova) wards home 22 C-1 buildings every whereas the Ok-East (Andheri East) and T (Mulund) wards have 21 buildings every. The N ward (Ghatkopar) has 17 such buildings and the P-North ward (Malad) homes 13 such buildings. There are solely two C-1 buildings within the C ward (Kalbadevi and Bhuleshwar) and three buildings every within the A (Churchgate and Cuffe Parade) and B (Dongri and Sandhurst Road) wards.
BMC officers mentioned that they had issued notices asking the occupants of the 226 buildings to vacate the premises instantly. Of these, 21 buildings have been declared repairable.
“The BMC has been repeatedly asking the occupants of these buildings to vacate their premises immediately for safety measures. While several buildings are vacant, there are tenants in some of the buildings. The administration makes it clear that the BMC should not be held responsible if any accident occurs in these properties since the occupants are staying at their own risk,” it mentioned in a press release.