At least 21 families, whose building is older and worse off than the Dongri structure which collapsed, continue to gamble with their lives daily as authorities have not provided alternative accommodation. A report in this paper should set alarm bells pealing. A building called Haidery Manzil, located in the same lane as Kesarbai Mansion that collapsed on Tuesday, is teetering on the brink of collapse.

Residents talk about living in fear and depending on the divine as cracks develop in the building, floors are set to give way any moment and walls are in imminent danger of collapsing. The inhabitants who say they cannot afford rent to move to another accomodation are sitting on a time bomb. It has been ticking since MHADA served an eviction notice to them in 2007, but lack of alternative accommodation has left residents with no choice but to live in the ramshackle structure.