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Navi Mumbai: 3-Storey Building Collapses In Shahbaz Village, Several People Feared Trapped

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Navi Mumbai: 3-Storey Building Collapses In Shahbaz Village, Several People Feared Trapped

Navi Mumbai: On Saturday at around 4.30 am, the residents of Shahbaaz village in CBD Belapur woke up to the sound of a building collapse after a G plus three-storeyed building collapsed. A total of 52 people ran outside the building when they realised about the collapse, two were pulled out alive and two were feared trapped inside.

Statement Of A Survivor

“At around 3.45 am, I got a call from the lady who stays below my flat saying that there is a crack in the building. She did not have everyone’s number but I had so I called everyone. We all ran out without taking anything in our hands. By 4.30 am the building collapsed. Yesterday someone told me that something at the salon on the ground floor was cracking. I assumed that some work would be going on. We all would have died if I would had not got the call. The owner of the house used to get the maintenance done as and when required but we never thought it was in bad condition,” Zoya Deshmukh, a survivor said.

Details Revealed By Fire Officer Purushottam Jadhav

Fire Officer Purushottam Jadhav said, “We got a call at around 4.50 am at CBD Belapur fire station about the collapse in Shahbaaz village. When we reached here, we found that there were two people who were stuck in the debris. They were identified as Saif Ali and Ruksar Khatun, who were pulled out alive. Mohamamd Siraj along with one more is feared stuck. Right now, there are fire officials and staff from Vashi, CBD Belapur, and Nerul fire brigade consisting of 70 people along with the NDRF team at the spot.”

Another survivor Satish Gond said, “The column had visible cracks since two days but we were staying as no one knew the consequences. We are workers, we do not know anything and we continued staying. Since last night small noises started coming of wall cracking, tile breaking and there was fear among us. A total of around 50 people stayed in 17 flats and the two shops that the building had.”

Official Statement Of Navi Mumbai Municipal Commissioner, Kailash Shinde

Navi Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Kailash Shinde who reached the spot at around 6 am, said, “Little before 5 am, the collapse happened at sector 19 in Shabaaz village. A total of 39 people and 13 children came out just before the collapse. The rescued people have been sent to rescue shelter. The building is just 10-year-old and we would be investigating why it collapsed in such a short period.”

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Who put up 103 out of 306 hoardings on railway land? BMC has no information. Hoarding mafia is active in Central and Western Railways.

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Mumbai: A total of 306 hoardings have been put up on Central and Western Railway land in Mumbai. Of these, 179 hoardings are on Central Railway land and 127 on Western Railway land. It is noteworthy that no information is available about who has put up 68 out of 179 hoardings of Central Railway and 35 out of 127 hoardings of Western Railway. This shocking information has come to light from an investigation conducted under the Right to Information (RTI) by RTI activist Anil Gilgali.

Anil Gilgali had sought various information from the Licensing Superintendent Office of Mumbai Municipal Corporation regarding the hoardings installed in the city. In response, the Licensing Superintendent Office provided detailed information about the hoardings installed on the land of Central, Western and Harbor Railways.

127 hoardings have been installed on Western Railway land. There are 3 seats in A ward, 1 in D ward, 1 in G South, 12 in G North, 2 in K East, 1 in K West, 10 in P South and 4 in R South. 35 hoardings are on Western Railway land, which have no owner and 179 hoardings are on Central Railway land. There are 68 hoardings on Central Railway land, which are not owned by anyone. There are 5 hoardings in E ward, 10 in F South ward, 2 in G North ward, 9 in L ward and 42 in T ward, a total of 68 hoardings.

According to Anil Gilgali, it is very important for the railway administration to maintain transparency after the Ghatkopar accident. Apart from this, the rules of the Municipal Corporation should be followed completely. If these hoardings are unauthorized, then the railway administration should remove them immediately and take strict action against the people concerned. Hoarding mafia is active in Mumbai and an IAS officer was given the charge of licensing department to bring a positive impact on the new advertising policy of Mumbai Municipal Corporation. Because financial irregularities are being done deliberately and without permission.

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Mumbai’s Bandra Worli Sea Link Toll Rates To Go Up By 18% From April 1

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Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation has announced an 18% increase in toll charges for Mumbai’s Bandra Worli Sea Link from April 1. According to media reports, this hike in toll rates is limited to-one way travel.

After the implementation of the surge rates, cars and jeeps, from Monday, will have to pay Rs 100, up from the current Rs 85.

On the other hand, minibus, tempos, and similar vehicles will have to pay Rs 160. Earlier, these vehicles paid Rs 130.

While two-axle trucks currently pay Rs 175, they will have to spend Rs 210 for a one-way trip from tomorrow.

The old rates were put in place in April 2021. The new rates will be in effect for three years – from April 1 to March 31, 2027.

The report added that the MSRDC officials announced a rebate of 10% for motorists and 20% on the purchase of booklets carrying 50 and 100 toll coupons in advance, respectively.

The Bandra-Worli Sea Link was opened to the public in 2009. The cable-stayed bridge was named after former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi. It connects Mumbai’s Worli and Bandra, making it easy for commuters to avoid congestion in Dadar, Mahim, Prabhadevi, and Worli neighbourhoods.

In a big relief to commuters, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde inaugurated the Mumbai coastal road. The 9.6-km high-speed corridor also connects Worli with Marine Drive.

The coastal road has been constructed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

It proposes to connect the Marine Drive area in south Mumbai to Kandivali, a western suburb, via the existing Bandra Worli Sea Link and is expected to ease Mumbai’s northbound traffic.

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Three lakh pilgrims visit Haji Ali in Mumbai on Eid

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Mumbai: Eid-ul-Fitr passed off peacefully in Mumbai. Muslims celebrated Eid with simplicity and protested against the Waqf Bill by offering namaz with black bands on their arms. After Eid-ul-Fitr, a huge crowd of pilgrims thronged Haji Ali and Mahim dargahs. Three lakh pilgrims visited Haji Ali, for which the police had made tight security arrangements.

More than 300,000 pilgrims visited Haji Ali Dargah on the occasion of Basi Eid 2025. As per the preparations made with the Haji Ali Dargah Trust

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78 CCTV cameras, CCTV camera operators, public announcement were arranged on the main road as well as in the dargah premises. First aid facilities were available on the main road as well as in the dargah premises. Heavy police force was deployed for search, barricades and ropes were also arranged. Eid and Basi Eid passed off peacefully in Mumbai and no untoward incident took place. On the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Panchalkar, the police had made additional security arrangements at dargahs and mosques.

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