A portion of a five-storey building collapsed in Mumbai’s Dongri area in the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. Officials said that no casualties have been reported so far. The work to clear the debris is underway.
An official said that five vehicles from the fire brigade and police personnel team were rushed to the spot to conduct a search and rescue operation.
Locals gathered in large numbers near the spot and videos from the moment of the building collapse emerged on social media platforms.
Speaking on the building collapse, Congress MLA Amin Ali said that the building’s name was Noor Villa and that it was already in a dilapidated condition.
"This is a building namely Noor Villa, there were so many cracks in it, funds were being arranged, but repair work did not happen and a portion of this building collapsed today. There are no casualties as per the fire brigade and police. BMC, police and fire brigade are working to clear the debris," he said.
Recently, a civic body in Maharashtra's Thane district has undertaken a drive to demolish 58 buildings due to irregularities in their construction and registration.
The drive came in compliance with a Bombay High Court order that declared the structures illegal. An official said that The official said the demolition drive is expected to be completed in the next three months.
Out of 58 buildings, six have been demolished, while four were partially razed, he said.
There are around 6,500 residents in these buildings, and many have alleged that builders had deceived them into believing that the properties were legitimate.
Municipal Commissioner Indurani Jakhad has assured that the civic body will submit a compliance report to the Bombay High Court regarding the demolition and the legal regularisation of the affected buildings.
(With inputs from PTI)
