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Mumbai: Fort’s Botawala building evacuated after terrace collapse

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The Botawala building at Horniman circle. Pics/Satej Shinde

The Botawala building at Horniman circle. Pics/Satej Shinde

The Botawala building at Horniman Circle, which houses about 40 commercial spaces and is home to a single individual, had to be evacuated after cracks appeared and a small section of its terrace collapsed on Monday afternoon. Tenants told mid-day that Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has started carrying out repairs, but no one has been informed when they can occupy the ground-plus-three-storey building. 

The building facade and a cracked section

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