The recent fatal collapse of a building in Byculla, Mumbai, due to illegal structural extensions, serves as a harsh reminder of the city's ongoing battle with unsafe, unauthorized constructions.

The Supreme Court has stayed demolitions in Chandni Chowk’s Fatehpuri area and sharply criticized the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) over unchecked illegal constructions and residential-to-commercial misuse. Independent inspection ordered.

In compliance with a Bombay High Court directive, 41 illegal buildings in Nalasopara East’s Agrawal Nagari, built on 30 acres of reserved land, are being demolished. The first phase of the operation rendered over 50 families homeless as municipal authorities cleared 7 buildings despite protests.