Whenever the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to demolish a building found to be dangerous, usually there is strong opposition from the residents, leading to a delay. Residents are scared of losing their homes, where they have been staying for years and fear they will never be able to go back. But the delay in development of some buildings the BMC owns, is proving to be a real worry for their staff.

While the BMC grants various permissions to new constructions and reconstructions by builders, the development of many buildings it owns is happening at a snail’s pace or has not started. mid-day takes a look at some buildings belonging to BMC, which were to be constructed, or pulled down and redeveloped at the earliest, and one that collapsed and was to be reconstructed.