The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) demolished one of the last remaining bungalows in Mumbai's Seven Bungalows neighborhood on March 19, 2024. The 124-year-old bungalow, named Ratan Kunj, was formerly known as Talati Bungalow and was located in the oldest part of Andheri. The BMC issued a notice to the property's owners on February 29, 2024, instructing them to vacate and demolish the structure, which the BMC's technical advisory committee (TAC) deemed to be in a ruinous condition and likely to collapse. However, some national reports have recognized the building as stable.
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13 Mar 2024 — On February 29, BMC has issued a notice to the owners of this property named Ratan Kunj to vacate and demolish it. The notice said the structure was in a 'ruinous condition' and was 'likely to collapse'.
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12 Mar 2024 — Formerly known as Talati Bungalow, named after the Parsi family of Sorabji Talati, the current owners of the property, now renamed Rattan Kunj, are facing the imminent threat of its disappearance. On February 29, the BMC issued a notice to the property owners, instructing them to vacate and demolish the structure. The notice, issued by the K-West ward office, claimed that the structure was in a ruinous state and likely to fall, based on the findings of the BMC's technical advisory committee (TAC), which assesses the condition of structures and determines if they are beyond repair.
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21 Mar 2024 — The 124-year-old 'Ratan Kunj' bungalow in Andheri's famous Saat bunglow area is going to be demolished. The area is known as 'Saat Bangla' ...
11 Mar 2024 — Owners Alleges Andheri Builder Wants To Redevelop The Land. ... Notice Based On TAC's Report; MLAs Flagged 'Foul Work' By Committee. ... Other National Report Recognised The Building As 'Stable'
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22 Mar 2024 — Kausar Madhyia Mar 22, 2024, 1:37 PM. 1 of 1. 183 Interested. In the heart of Mumbai's bustling streets lies a neighborhood steeped in history and charm – Seven Bungalows. Once home to some of India's most influential figures, Seven Bungalows was not just a cluster of residences but a symbol of prestige and legacy. However, on March 19, Tuesday, a piece of this heritage was lost forever as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) demolished one of its last remaining bungalows. Nestled in the oldest precincts of Andheri, Seven Bungalows derived its name from the seven majestic bungalows that once adorned its streets.
The Seven Bungalows neighborhood was once home to some of India's most influential figures, including the Maharaja of Gwalior, the Maharaja of Kutch, Dadabhai Naoroji, Sir Rustom Masani, Sorabjee Talati, Kaiki Villa, the Khambatta's, and the Chinai's.
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The 'City of Dreams' recently lost one such crucial piece of history on March 19, Tuesday, when the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC pulled down one of the city's most historic buildings. Located in one of the oldest neighbourhoods of Andheri, one of the last of 7 bungalows has now been torn down.21 Mar 2024
11 Mar 2024 — Now, this slice of Mumbai's history may disappear soon. BMC issued a notice on Feb 29 to the owners of the property (renamed Rattan Kunj) to ...
11 Mar 2024 — The last-standing century-old Saat Bungla structure will now be demolished after the BMC's TAC declared it dilapidated, saying the building is " ...
The first one is the Dadabhai Navroji Garden, also known as Seven Bungalows Garden, which is maintained by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The ...
4 days ago — Mumbai's new draft policy on gardens, playgrounds, and recreation grounds scraps the controversial caretaker policy and limits adoption of ...
20 hours ago — Ravat said the BMC should concentrate on getting back the existing 51 plots given under caretaker/long-term adoption and 11 months adoption ...
13 hours ago — He added: “The new policy allows only those agreeing to put in hefty sums of money to adopt the space. BMC has the funds to maintain open spaces ...
10-Oct-2015 — Easing its norms, the BMC will require a deposit of only Rs 25,000 for adoption. The BMC will soon list the open spaces up for adoption in ...
7 bungalow area photo in 1940's
The huts near the lake (now garden) were occupied by East Indian Christians. Salt pans (to the right) and tidal area were covered by high tide up to 4 bungalows. The two isolated huts seen in front of the lake near the salt pan were later in 1980 bought by Raheja builders and made into Spring Leaf society where the present day Costa Coffee restaurant is now.
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AT THAT TIME 7 BUNGALOW MUNCIPAL PARK WAS GIVEN FREE TO A RATHER UNKNOWN PERSON AS CARE TAKER;he never took any care of the garden for many years ;
then one fine morning a huge painting showing the garden with an unheard of builder's name was seen near the park announcing to all staying around that a newspaper advertisement mentioning the garden and the builder had been published in some unheard of news paper asking for any objection from anybody to the builder making a huge multistorey
building in half the garden (no body saw the advertisement asking for any objection from public)
the notice mentioned that since no body objected to the builder cum care taker taking over half the garden ;
soon trees will be cut .still nobody wanted to confront a mighty builder and mighty others
few days later the so called builder cum caretaker of 7 bungalow garden came with about 20 people and cut down about 14 huge trees which were growing there for many years
still people around kept quiet because they were scared to stop.
""somehow"" TREE AUTHORITY OF B.MCZORU BATHENA
WAS INFORMED ""BY TREE LOVERS""AND THE WHOLE PROJECT STOPPED .IT TOOK ANOTHER MANY YEARS FOR NEW TREES TO COME UP
10-Oct-2015 — Easing its norms, the BMC will require a deposit of only Rs 25,000 for adoption. The BMC will soon list the open spaces up for adoption in ...
NOW SAME STORY AGAIN IN 2023 BMC WANTS TO GIVE PUBLIC PARKS TO UNKNOWN PEOPLE FOR CARE TAKER SHIP
4 days ago — Mumbai's new draft policy on gardens, playgrounds, and recreation grounds scraps the controversial caretaker policy and limits adoption of ...
20 hours ago — Ravat said the BMC should concentrate on getting back the existing 51 plots given under caretaker/long-term adoption and 11 months adoption ...
13 hours ago — He added: “The new policy allows only those agreeing to put in hefty sums of money to adopt the space. BMC has the funds to maintain open spaces ...
10-Oct-2015 — Easing its norms, the BMC will require a deposit of only Rs 25,000 for adoption. The BMC will soon list the open spaces up for adoption in ...
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Photo by Zoru Bhathena on September 16, 2023. 20,000 Sq Metres (5 Acres) of lush green tree cover To be removed at Malabar Hill To build a water tank? In entire ...
MY MOTTO IS I MUST DO MY UTMOST FOR OTHER HUMAN BEINGS -
AND NOT FOR LAND GRABBERS AND BUILDERS AS SOME CORRUPT GOVT:OFFICERS ARE DOING ALL THE TIME
THANKS FOR ZORU BATHENA
-HE MIGHT HAVE FORGOTTEN HIS HELP GIVEN AT THE CORRECT TIME TO SAVE 7 BUNGALOWS GARDEN MANY YEARS AGO.
BECAUSE THE LOCAL MAN WHO INFORMED ABOUT DESTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENT GARDEN BY A GREEDY BUILDER WAS SO SCARED TO USE HIS OWN MOBILE PHONE LEST HE WILL BE HARMED =
SO WENT TO A PUBLIC PHONE BOOTH TO INFROM ZORU WITHOUT EVEN TELLING THE NAME
WITHOUT EVEN KNOWINGWHO IS PHONING WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING HIS PHONE NUMBER -STILL THE GARDEN WAS SAVED
LATER I CAME TO KNOW THE BUILDER WANTED TO MAKE A MULTI STOREY MALL OVER HALF THE GARDEN-WHICH WAS STOPPED IN 2014
MUMBAI: New violations have surfaced at twoWorlihousing societies that are home to top politicians, with activists saying a public garden was de-reserved to increase floors without requisite permissions from theMaharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority(MCZMA) and the civic body.
The Sukhada and Shubhada societies are already in the spotlight for notices sent by theBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC) to some residents, from deputy CMAjit Pawarto BJP leader Gopinath Munde, for illegal alterations and conversion of shops into offices and gyms.
In the garden case, the BMC had repeatedly requested the urban development department not to go for deletion of the open space reservation. TOI has a copy of the resolution passed by the BMC improvements committee on November 5, 2001, where it stated that the modification would serve no public purpose and would be beneficial only to the developers of adjoining plots.
Despite the objections, the state government agreed to de-reserve the garden plot and transfer the floor space index (FSI) to a residential zone.
In a reply to an RTI application filed by activist Amit Maru, it was learnt that the deputy chief engineer of development plan wrote to the secretary of urban development department in 2001, that the land belonged to the estate department of the BMC and the public garden reservation could not be deleted. If deleted, the land could be merged with the adjoining plot only with BMC sanction.
"It was also noted that the land falls within 500 metres of the high tide line and thus is affected with the CRZ notification of 1991," Maru said. "This is a clear case of corruption and land-grab by politicians. An inquiry should be initiated by the municipal commissioner and the officer hand in glove with politicians should be prosecuted under the Prevention of Corruption Act."
Lawyer and former IPS officer Y P Singh had filed a legal notice on July 19 last year to the MCZMA chairperson and additional chief secretary, urban development department, stating that there was an illegal FSI grant to the societies.
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