With the spate of building collapses in Mumbra came the game of gaining political mileage over who would claim to have supported the needy. When the Lucky building collapsed on April 6, 2013, killing 74 people, several politicians from the Shiv Sena and NCP had demanded that the government provide for cluster redevelopment of dilapidated structures.u00a0

Strictly legal: Cluster redevelopment, which comes under Development Control Rule 33 (9), enables a developer to use an FSI of 4 to develop an area of a minimum of 4,000 sq m. But this facility is extended only to legal buildings that are in a dangerous condition. File Pic