Process of evacuating residents from dangerous buildings begins in Thane

On Sunday, Thane municipal commissioner Dr. Vipin Sharma said, residents of all buildings classified as ‘very dangerous’ are being evacuated in view of the current monsoon season and the process would be completed in a couple of days. In the previous years, there have been incidents of building collapse in the city during the rainy season. There are 79 buildings in the city which are under the C1 category (very dangerous and need to be vacated immediately), while 123 buildings fall under the C2 category. Around 150 families are yet to be shifted out of these buildings. Each ward committee has published a list of the dangerous buildings falling under its jurisdiction. The civic body will evacuate the residents at the earliest.