Overview
- The Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board under MHADA released the list on Friday identifying 82 cessed buildings that it says are the city’s most dangerous structures and require immediate evacuation.
- MHADA says 2,736 occupants live in the flagged buildings and has issued 176 evacuation notices with 29 people moved to MHADA transit camps and 36 finding other accommodation while arrangements continue for roughly 2,102 remaining residents.
- Many tenants resist leaving because they fear losing long‑standing tenure claims, value local community ties, or find transit offers and monthly rent support inadequate, according to tenant groups and on‑the‑ground reporting.
- Long‑running redevelopment work is stalled by a pending Supreme Court dispute over whether BMC or MHADA can declare C1 status and push redevelopment, a legal deadlock that keeps unsafe buildings in place.
- MHADA has activated a control room and launched phased relocations ahead of the monsoon, but the short window for rehousing and limited uptake of transit options raise the risk of continued occupation and possible collapses during heavy rains.