Builder flouts norms, gets stop-work notice

A building on New Link Road in Andheri West was razed by the builder, throwing up dust and debris, spiking concerns among residents in the vicinity, on January 12.

- Shreya Jachak

MUMBAI: A video of the demolition, posted on Sunday by the Lokhandwala Oshiwara Citizen's Association on social media platform X made the rounds, following which the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) issued a stop-work notice to the builder on Monday, until there is a compliance of guidelines.

The video showed the building being partially torn down. "It almost created a small dust storm. Earlier the demolition was being done in phases for a few days, then suddenly they razed half the building at one go. It was almost 50% of the whole building," said the resident of an adjacent building who recorded the video.