Mahim Fort all set for restoration

BMC razes 267 hutments which were in dilapidated condition; slum dwellers were staying put despite being allotted flats in various rehabilitation buildings; drive conducted under police protection

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The BMC recently demolished scores of encroachments at Mahim Fort, which is a protected historical structure since 1972 under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Ruins Act of 1960.

The sea side part of the fort is in a dilapidated condition and housed 267 huts with 3,000 residents, posing a risk to their lives and the precarious condition of the fort. Officials said they will undertake repair and restoration work under the guidance of appointed archaeologist Vikas Dilawari before opening the monument to tourists.