In order to curb the illegal construction that has been a long-standing issue at Dharavi, since July 1, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has started taking up demolition work on a regular basis. On Monday, officials from G North demolished several structures in Dharavi hoping that this will deter other people from constructing structures illegally.

Assistant municipal commissioner of G North ward, Kiran Dighavkar pointed out that unauthorised construction has been a recurring problem in an area like Dharavi. "We want to discourage people from making illegal structures or extensions which is why we have decided to take continuous action spread out over eight days," he said. He added that when people illegally add additional floors, the structure is more susceptible to collapsing.