After Kothari Mansion caught a massive fire on June 9 and a part of it had collapsed on Patel Mansion, the residents were told to vacate the building.
Almost 20 days after a fire charred Kothari Mansion, around 300 residents of Patel Mansion located in Fort are still homeless as they are waiting for requisite permissions from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority (MHADA) to occupy their homes.
After Kothari Mansion caught a massive fire on June 9 and a part of it had collapsed on Patel Mansion, the residents were told to vacate the building. A side of Patel Mansion was damaged and the authorities asked the residents for a fresh structural audit.
Kiran Dighavkar, Assistant Municipal Commissioner (A Ward, where Fort area falls), said, "The residents met me on Tuesday and informed me that the fresh structural audit report states that Patel Mansion is partially fit for residing. I have asked them to give it to me in writing, after which required permissions for their occupancy in the building will be granted."
The secretary of Patel Mansion, Bharat Jadhav, had told DNA that the residents are working on a war footing to get a structural audit report and get further permissions from MHADA to repair the damaged part of the building.
Although the BMC and MHADA told Patel Mansion residents to vacate the building, some residents occupied it a couple of days after the incident.
"Not all have alternative housing in Mumbai city while many cannot bear hotel expenses for long. Three to four families have taken the risk and are staying on their own started in the building," said Jadhav.
In the wee hours of June 9, the dilapidated and unoccupied Kothari building, a heritage structure in Fort near CST, caught a massive fire. The incident spelt woes for the adjacent building's residents.
MHADA SAYS
- Dilip Garje, executive engineer of MHADA, said, 'We will grant the building repair permissions as soon as we get the structural audit report. The residents met me on Tuesday but are yet to submit a report so we can issue requisite permissions.'
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