The Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) has launched a massive crackdown on dangerous structures in order to avert tragedy during the monsoon. The UMC has issued notices to the residents of 1,300 buildings, asking them to get structural audits done. It will evacuate residents from eight highly dilapidated buildings as soon as possible. In September 2022, four lives were lost in the civic body’s jurisdiction due to a building collapse. 

Hundreds of buildings in Ulhasnagar are more than 40 years old and in a sorry state. According to UMC officials, many such buildings stand on government land and are illegal. Hence, they do not figure in government records. Such buildings don’t have housing societies to take care of repair work. Also, occupants fear they will lose their rights once they leave the building’s premises. Over the past 20 years, more than 60 persons have died in building collapses in the area.