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Slum encroachment near the railway track near Shiv Srushti, Kurla. (Photo: Sripad Naik)

BMC plays catch up as illegal shanties come up at Kurla a week after...

The land along the RCF railway line, a private line that runs from Kurla to Chembur, has seen around 100 new structures...

29 Oct 2017 7:57 PM

Illegal structures at Nehru Nagar, Kurla after being demolished by the BMC. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Construct Demolish Repeat

Illegal structures continue to crop up in city despite BMC's demolition drives.

29 Oct 2017 7:45 PM

Kaliedo restaurant in Andheri.

BMC razes illegal structures of Andheri's popular pubs

About 25 BMC officials and labourers participated in the demolition drive, whereas the police have deployed a team of 25...

20 Oct 2018 8:38 PM

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

BMC to increase demolition force

All 7 zones will have independent assistant commissioners.

15 Oct 2018 9:03 PM

The fire broke out around 5 pm at tanks 13 and 14, which have storage capacity of around 10 to 15 lakh litres each, said the MPT fire brigade official. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Mumbai: Toddler dies of suffocation after fire broke out at...

The personnel reached the spot and doused the fire within an hour of getting the call.

22 Jan 2018 2:40 PM

Buildings near mangroves in the city.

Forest department proposes wall to tackle intrusion

According to the forest department, total encroachment in the forest area of Thane is 16,159 hutments on a land area of...

10 Jan 2018 11:23 PM

Bombay high court

Court raps BMC for not razing illegal structures

The HC rebuke resulted in the BMC withdrawing the notice of motion.

1 July 2018 7:25 PM

The states mangrove cell aims to have a birds eye view of the citys mangroves to keep a check on intruders.

Mangrove cell to plant new trees in demolition areas

The mangrove body is mulling over planting various species of plants, which can be accommodated in these areas like...

11 Jan 2019 8:07 PM

207 structures in Ghatkopar were cleared.

Mangrove cell clears 500 illegal structures

Among the 99 illegal structures in Malvani, mostly were shanties.

4 May 2018 8:12 PM

The decision to remove the encroachments was taken in September last year but its implementation was delayed. (Representational Image)

Maharashtra govt removes over 2000 'illegal' huts on mangrove land

The official said that now fencing will be done around the mangroves to avoid such rampant encroachment.

7 May 2017 10:23 AM

The issue came to light after the authorities investigated the illegal extension by actor Kapil Sharma at his office by destroying mangroves in Versova. (Representational image)

53 illegal structures in Versova CRZ to be razed

Owners of the 53 illegal structures have allegedly violated the Environment Protection Act by encroaching on mangrove...

5 March 2017 7:57 PM

The BMC went on a massive demolition spree to remove illegal constructions and encroachments at malls, pubs, restaurants and gymkhanas across the city.

After Kamala Mills fire, BMC goes on massive demolition drive

Civic body smashes 300 illegal structures, seals 7 restaurants.

30 Dec 2017 7:20 PM