The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has pulled down an under-construction hotel, being built illegally near the city international airport, within 12 hours, a civic official said today. The unauthorised multi-storey structure being built in Sahar village was demolished between the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, the official said. "It was an under-construction hotel, where 30 rooms were planned. The illegal work was first noticed around seven months back by the BMC staff," the official said.

The unauthorised construction of a hotel with 30 rooms close to airport was demolished by the RE team of K East Ward under able guidance of AC Prashant Sakpale and police protection from DCP Anil Sir.

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"So far, up to 10,000 sq ft of construction work of three floors was completed. The building was being constructed on a plot at Sutar Pakhadi in Sahar village," he added. The civic administration earlier issued a 'stop work' notice and also filed a caveat in the court so that its demolition won't be stopped. According to the official, when the civic staff started pulling down the building on Thursday, the developer sent his men to obstruct the work.