Even after a disastrous fire in 2009, Behrampada continues to laugh in the face of BMC rules, breaking its own record to build multi-storeyed shanties that have reached a steep 80 feet.

A front-page report in this paper stated yesterday that the towering slums of Behrampada, spread over seven acres of land, are now closing in on the Bandra skywalk. In 2009, mid-day had reported how a fire had broken out in the slums after five-storeyed huts mushroomed there, climbing up to 60 feet. It took over 40 hours to control the blaze, as the fire brigade struggled to get through the narrow bylanes. Instead of learning from that disaster, the shanties continue to grow ever higher.