BMC demolishes illegal extensions at 314 restaurants in Mumbai, day after Kamala Mills incident

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Saturday demolished illegal structures at 314 restaurants in the city, sealed seven of them and identified more than 624 restaurants that have unauthorised extensions. It carried out the demolition drive a day after 14 people died in a massive fire at eateries in Kamala Mills in Lower Parel.

“The BMC has sealed seven hotels and seized around 417 LPG cylinders during the action,” it said.  It razed “illegal roofs” at two restaurants – Skyview Cafe



and Social – in Kamala Mills and illegal extensions at restaurants Pranay, Fumes and Sheesha Sky Lounge at Raghuvanshi Mills nearby. Pravas, an eatery that looked like a coach of a train, was also demolishes, as was a large portion of Zaffran Hotel in South Mumbai.

The municipal body continued its campaign against illegal constructions on Sunday. At least a thousand civic staff were involved in the demolition drive on Saturday. The BMC set up three teams in each of Mumbai’s 24 wards.