Over 260 rickety buildings in Ulhasnagar civic limits dangerous for living

Ahead of monsoon the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation UMC in Thane district of Maharashtra has identified 263 buildings within its limits as dangerous or most dangerous following a comprehensive survey a senior official said on Wednesday reported the PTIUlhasnagar Municipal Commissioner Manisha Awhale told PTI that the corporation has served notices to 51 buildings directing them to carry out the structural auditsDepending on the result of the audit report of these buildings the corporation will take further action she addedOut of the total 263 dangerous buildings two are classified under category C1 which will be pulled down in due course the civic chief said according to the PTIWhile 37 buildings have been classified under the C2A category 208 under C2B and 16 under C3These categories typically denote varying levels of risk and the corresponding actions required from urgent demolition to repairs or strengthening ahead of the Maharashtra rainsLast year 70 dangerous buildings were razed by the corporation Awhale said adding that 19 such structures have been demolished to date this year the news agency reportedAhead of monsoon BMC flags 134 buildings as dilapidated in MumbaiIn preparation for the upcoming monsoon season the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC has declared 134 buildings in Mumbai as dilapidated this year a notable decrease compared to previous yearsOf these 134 unsafe structures 57 have already been vacated while 77 remain occupied Civic officials noted that around 56 of these buildings are currently involved in ongoing legal proceedingsIn 2023 387 buildings were deemed dilapidated while the number dropped to 188 in 2024 Civic officials credit the decline to more buildings being vacated and demolished over recent yearsIn its 2025 survey the BMC has identified a total of 134 C1 category buildings across Mumbai that are deemed unsafe and unfit for habitation The highest number of such dilapidated structuresmdash15 eachmdashhave been reported in HWest ward Bandra Khar West and PSouth ward Goregaon These are followed by 11 buildings each in KE ward Andheri East and N ward Ghatkopar 10 in KWest Andheri West and 7 buildings each in HE Chembur and PNorth MaladOther wards like RSouth Kandivali West have 8 buildings while GN DadarMatunga and L ward Kurla have 6 each Wards such as A B D FN MW and S report between 3 to 6 unsafe buildings whereas C E ME and T wards have only 1 to 2 such structures Notably FS F South and RC R Central wards have no buildings marked under the C1 category this yearTo prevent casualties and injuries ahead of the monsoon BMC identifies and lists C1 category buildings those deemed unfit for habitation and requiring immediate evacuation and demolition Most of these structures are over 30 years old Once declared C1 the civic body issues notices giving residents 15 days to vacateDespite the civic body calling for the immediate evacuation of the unsafe structures many residents continue to reside in the dilapidated structures owing to a lack of alternate means of habitation and provisions offering them protectionSeveral inhabitants also question the categorisation of lsquo C1 dilapidatedrsquo calling for another survey of the structure which is conducted by BMCrsquos empanelled structural auditorswith PTI inputsatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params