A seven-storey building in two months. Unapproved structure with low quality construction materials. One unsuspecting day the building collapsed like a pack of cards in a matter of minutes. More than seventy people were killed, and many more were injured. IT WAS IN MUMBRA in Thane District. The Maharashtra government was generous enough in announcing a paltry compensation of INR 200,000 per life lost.
It is reported that 90% of the buildings in MUMBRA are structures without approval. The Maharashtra government admitted in 2010 that 5,00,000 buildings in Thane district were illegal. Building mafia grab public land and construct unauthorised buildings. The nexus of politicians,bureaucrats ,police officials and builders manages everything smoothly. EVERY HAND IS BRIBED. A national TV channel exposed through a secret operation the bribes taken by 36 police officials. The exposure forced the government to suspend the concerned officials without going deeper into the corrupt network. As regards the suspension it normally is a temporary change of environment.
The MUMBRA structures are death traps. Human tragedies are waiting to happen to those who live in such houses.
We have Ministers, MPs, MLAs, Local Body Representatives , and officials . BUT THERE IS NO GOVERNMENT. The people are duty bound to elect their representatives to LOOT public money.
It is reported that 90% of the buildings in MUMBRA are structures without approval. The Maharashtra government admitted in 2010 that 5,00,000 buildings in Thane district were illegal. Building mafia grab public land and construct unauthorised buildings. The nexus of politicians,bureaucrats ,police officials and builders manages everything smoothly. EVERY HAND IS BRIBED. A national TV channel exposed through a secret operation the bribes taken by 36 police officials. The exposure forced the government to suspend the concerned officials without going deeper into the corrupt network. As regards the suspension it normally is a temporary change of environment.
The MUMBRA structures are death traps. Human tragedies are waiting to happen to those who live in such houses.
We have Ministers, MPs, MLAs, Local Body Representatives , and officials . BUT THERE IS NO GOVERNMENT. The people are duty bound to elect their representatives to LOOT public money.
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