In preparation for the monsoon season, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has identified over 4,000 unsafe and old buildings in Thane city. Residents in several of these buildings have been told to leave their houses.

According to TMC spokesperson Ravindra Manjrekar, 4,297 hazardous buildings have been identified across the city`s numerous wards. Mumbra ward has the most unsafe structures, with 1,340, followed by Wagle Estate (1,101), Diwa (654), and Kopri-Naupada (433), reported PTI.