There is no relief for shopkeepers seeking the opening of City Centre Mall at Nagpada from the BMC, despite meeting environment and tourism minister Aaditya Thackeray. The BMC refused permission to open the mall early this month and insisted on a structural audit of the building. It has also issued notices to 29 malls in the city for lapses in their fire-fighting system.

The notices said that if the shortcomings are not corrected within a month's time, the mall owners could even lose their licenses. Out of the 29 malls in the city, 22 malls are in the western suburbs. The fire brigade had carried out a survey of 71 malls in the city.