shot-button
Subscription Subscription
Home > News > India News > Article > BMC wants residents to raze their own houses

BMC wants residents to raze their own houses

Updated on: 17 October,2013 04:08 AM IST  | 
Chetna Sadadekar | chetna.sadadekar@mid-day.com

That way, they would at least be able to save doors, fixtures and other interiors, and sell the rubble, officials say; moreover, if BMC does it, residents would also have to cough up a fine

BMC wants residents to raze their own houses

Whether the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) doesit or gets someone to do it, there seems no stopping the imminent destruction at Campa Cola compound. And for its sake as well as theirs, the BMC is hoping that the residents take over the demolition procedure, scheduled to commence on November 11.


BMC officials claim that if the residents pull down the floors themselves, they would be in a position to save their doors, windows, wardrobes and ‘all those fancy interiors that are attached to the walls’, as an official involved in the process put it. “The residents have to vacate their premises by November 11, and whatever remains beyond that time will be scrap for the BMC, from which the civic body would earn lakhs,” he said.


The civic body plans to give the demolition contract worth Rs 2.11 crore to a private contractor and collect the sum from the residents in the way of fines.u00a0Mohan Adtani, additional municipal commissioner (city), who is in charge of the demolition procedure, said, “If the demolition is done by the residents themselves, they wouldn’t have to pay any fine. Our procedure would take a long time as the various utility providers -- for water, power and cooking gas -- would be involved to take care of the needs of the residents on the floors below the ones to be flattened.”


He added, “We will be taking care of all the important factors as the procedure would begin with providing a water tanker for residents on first to fifth floors, (which are legal and won’t be touched).”

Rubble revenue
A BMC officer said on the request of anonymity, “The math is that lakhs in revenue would be collected from the scrap of so many houses, which again will be with the civic body if the residents don’t remove it or don’t do the demolition themselves. Approximately five months will be needed for this so-called planneddemolition after which 96 families would lose their houses.

The quotations are almost done and the proposal is expected to be discussed in the standing committee. After it is passed, the demolition contract would be final. If it isn’t passed the demolition would still take place with the BMC’s own labour pressed into service, and more time would be required for the same procedure.”

Number game
7: Number of buildings affected in Campa Cola society
2: Number of towers with 17 and 20 floors eachu00a0
5: Number of floors in every building that are legalu00a0
35: Number of floors that would be demolishedu00a0
96: Total number of flats that would be razed

Drawn-out ordeal for residents as demolition may take 5 monthsu00a0
Residents of Campa Cola’s illegal floors will have to watch as their homes slowly crumble over the next half year, as the process unreels. The BMC has roped in a private contractor to tear down the 96 apartments on the illegal floors of the seven buildings in the society. But rather than having to deal with the blow all at once, residents may have to watch their homes brought down over five months – the time span given to the contractor to knock down the last illegal brick from the structure.u00a0
u00a0

"Exciting news! Mid-day is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!


Mid-Day Web Stories

Mid-Day Web Stories

This website uses cookie or similar technologies, to enhance your browsing experience and provide personalised recommendations. By continuing to use our website, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. OK