'Heritage' tag means elderly have to live dangerously

Updated On: 27 December, 2013 07:27 AM IST | | Chetna Sadadekar

Old buildings in Dadar and Matunga have been given the 'heritage' tag, meaning they cannot be redeveloped or repaired; residents have to put up with termites, creaking staircases and live in fear of collapse every single day

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'Heritage' tag means elderly have to live dangerously

The ‘heritage’ tag has been haunting some in the city. Ever since the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) declared some residential buildings to be of heritage value in 2012, senior citizens in the Dadar, Matunga, King’s Circle areas have to live in constant fear that the building may collapse, as the structures are very old. This is because the BMC will not permit them to conduct the much-needed repair work, since the Heritage committee doesn’t allow any modification of heritage structures.

S Jayaram points to the broken celiing. Pic/Sameer Markande