- By Nidhi Giri
- Fri, 23 May 2025 12:36 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
MHADA News: The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has alerted over 3,162 people residing in a total of 96 old buildings in Mumbai that are in ‘extremely dangerous’ condition and could collapse during heavy rain during the peak monsoon period in the city. The buildings listed by MHADA are mainly located in South and Central Mumbai areas. MHADA has asked the residents and tenants to vacate the buildings immediately for safety purposes.
AAreas Indentified By MHADA
The buildings are present in Bora Bazaar, Mohammed Ali Road, Falkland Road, Mazgaon, Girgaum, Khetwadi, and Dadar-Matunga, according to a Times of India report. Evacuation notices have been issued to 184 tenants so far.
Eviction notices have also been served and Mhada is preparing to shift them to transit camps, according to a Hindustan Times report.
Before the arrival of the monsoon, MHADA’s Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board (MBRRB) conducts a survey of old buildings to ensure safety of those living in these structures.
"Regular pre-monsoon surveys of old and dilapidated cessed buildings in Mumbai City under MHADA's Mumbai Building Repair and Reconstruction Board (MBRRB) have been completed, and this year, 96 buildings have been found to be extremely dangerous. These include two buildings that were declared high-risk last year in 2024,” MHADA said in a statement.
Mumbai Monsoon
The Pre-monsoon rains have started sweeping Maharashtra, including cities like Pune, Mumbai, Raigad, and Nashik, among others. In the fresh development, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert of heavy, very heavy rainfall in several districts on May 23. The rainfall will continue to batter Maharashtra for the next four days.
Among the districts/areas with an orange alert, Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Sindhudurg, Ahilyabai Nagar, Pune, Kolhapur, Nashik, and Satara are likely to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning on Friday.