The city of dreams, Mumbai, has as many challenges as it is dazzling. Especially during the monsoon, half of Mumbai gets submerged in rain. Keeping this challenge in mind, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has warned people of the risk even before the monsoon arrives. The authority has said that 96 buildings in the city are at the highest risk of collapse in the rain. The authority has already declared all these buildings as seized buildings and has also suggested to about 3,000 people living in them to shift to another place during the monsoon.

The authority has said that all these buildings are located in South and Central Mumbai. The highest risk is in areas like Bora Bazar, Mohammed Ali Road, Falkland Road, Mazgaon, Girgaon, Khetwadi, and Dadar Matunga. The department has instructed all the house owners and tenants to immediately leave the buildings identified in these areas and shift to another place. About 3,100 people live in these 96 buildings. So far, 184 tenants have been given notice to vacate the house. The authority has also started preparations to shift all the people to a transit camp.

The board conducts a survey every year.
The Building Repair and Reconstruction Board, aware of the condition of Mumbai during the rains, conducts a survey of old buildings every year before the rains. It is seen which building is not safe and preparations are started to shift the residents to another place. The board has found in this year's survey that many of the buildings that were declared risky last year are also included in the list this time.

BMC also issued a warning
Along with the authority, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has also surveyed the monsoon and warned people. The BMC has said that 134 buildings in the city under its jurisdiction are in danger. These buildings can collapse during the monsoon. Therefore, people should move out of them and shift to another place. BMC has also started issuing notices to people in this regard. Last year, BMC had declared 188 buildings as risky due to rain.

Notices were issued to 13 thousand buildings.
Mumbai Housing Authority has said that much before the arrival of monsoon, it had issued instructions to the people living in 13 thousand buildings, house owners, and housing societies to get them repaired. Most of these buildings are more than 70 years old and are not fit for people to live in. It is dangerous to live in them, especially during rain and monsoon.

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