That redevelopment and repairs are needed for buildings in Mumbai is a regular feature. But some residents are not able to carry out the required work, because the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has declared their building as a ‘heritage structure’. In 2012, the BMC had declared a list of heritage structures in the city, in which many residential buildings from Shivaji Park, Hindu Colony, Dadar Parsi Colony, Matunga, Five Gardens had also been included.

Shivaji Park, Dadar Parsi Colony, Hindu Colony are a few of the residential areas declared as a heritage precinct. File pic