300 families living on the edge in Ulhasnagar

Refuse to vacate dilapidated buildings; officials told to cut power, water

Dilapidated buildings that came in the crosshairs of the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation. Pics/Navneet Barhate

The Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC), which has taken extensive steps to ensure old buildings do not collapse during the monsoon, still has its work cut out. Though the civic body has vacated highly dilapidated buildings and initiated their demolition, about 300 families living in 20 buildings are yet to be vacated.

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