The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) released a fresh list of dilapidated buildings on Wednesday evening. While the intent behind the move is to avert tragedy during the monsoon season, a ground check by mid-day has brought to light discrepancies and ambiguities in the list, which have sparked confusion among citizens.
 
Some buildings that had previously received C-1 notices — indicating that they were unsafe for habitation — were repaired in recent months. Despite this, these structures appear on MHADA’s latest list of dilapidated buildings, residents have claimed. Aparna Malar, owner of the Kalyan Building in Girgaon, one of the buildings on the list, told mid-day, “At the beginning of March, we received a notice stating that our building falls in the C-1 category, meaning major and minor repairs are necessary to make the building safe for habitation.”

Nirmala Jain, owner, Vishnu Nivas