Residents refuse to hand over keys

BMC has set up a counter to receive keys from residents willing to obey SC order.

3 min readMumbaiMay 30, 2014 03:05 AM IST First published on: May 30, 2014 at 03:05 AM IST

The BMC has set up a counter to receive the keys from residents willing to obey the SC order and vacate the flats. (Source: PTI)

Sanyukta Dharmadhikari

The first day of the BMC’s five-day deadline to collect the keys of 96 illegal flats in the seven buildings at Worli’s Campa Cola compound, saw no response from residents, who continued their fight against the Supreme Court (SC) eviction order.

According to the civic administration, unlike previous attempts wherein the civic body tried to force its way into the compound to demolish the illegal flats, this time, the BMC instead has set up a counter to receive the keys from residents willing to obey the SC order and vacate the flats. Assistant municipal commissioner Sharad Ughade, in-charge of the operation, said, “We have set up a counter in the G-South ward office under whose jurisdiction the Campa Cola plot lies. We have stationed three officials at the counter from ward maintenance department to receive the keys. None of the residents have handed over the keys.”