Every year just ahead of monsoon, the civic body releases a list of dilapidated buildings, out of which the buildings that are unfit for habitation are categorised as C-1 structures
Ahead of monsoon this year, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has categorised 337 residential buildings in Mumbai as dangerous. Every year just ahead of monsoon, the civic body releases a list of dilapidated buildings, out of which the buildings that are unfit for habitation are categorised as C-1 structures and this year, a total of 337 buildings have been identified. A building is identified as dilapidated or unfit for habitation if several beams or pillars of the building are bent, the ground floor or foundation stones are worn out, there have been incidents of concrete slabs collapsing down from the roofs, and if portions of the building crumble due to heavy movement.
Source: Hindustan Times
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