Indian Express 08.06.2010
Ahead of rains, 770 told to leave 24 buildings
Express News Service Tags : 24 mumbai buildings extremely dangerous, mumbai Posted: Tue Jun 08 2010, 23:35 hrs
Mumbai: As pre-monsoon showers hit Mumbai over the weekend, the government has given one week to residents of 24 buildings identified as “extremely dangerous”; otherwise they will be forcibly evacuated.Mumbai Guardian Minister Jayant Patil and Minister of State for Housing Sachin Ahir visited some “dangerous” buildings in Tardeo on Monday and asked the residents to leave, saying the buildings could collapse during the monsoon. Ahir said the 24 buildings have 770 occupants of whom 241 have already left.
“We have requested them to leave as they are also putting lives of others in danger. The buildings have been declared beyond economically feasible repairs. They have been given one week, else they will face forcible eviction under Section 88(3) of the MHADA Act,” Ahir said.
“We have offered them the option of moving to the Dharavi transit camps where 500 units have been marked for them.” Around 700 buildings declared dangerous by the BMC have also been served notices.
