The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has designated 134 structures in Mumbai as decrepit this year, a significant drop from prior years, in anticipation of the approaching monsoon season.

Of these 134 dangerous buildings, 77 are still inhabited and 57 have already been evacuated. About 56 of these structures are now the subject of ongoing legal processes, according to municipal authorities.

Buildings classified as decrepit decreased from 387 in 2023 to 188 in 2024. Local authorities attribute the drop to an increase in properties being destroyed and deserted in recent years.

The BMC found 134 C1 category buildings in Mumbai that are hazardous and unsuitable for occupancy in its 2025 census. There have been reports of the greatest number of these deteriorated buildings—15 each—in H/West ward (Bandra, Khar West) and P/South ward (Goregaon). Following these are ten buildings in K/West (Andheri West), seven buildings in H/E (Chembur) and P/North (Malad), and eleven buildings each in K/E ward (Andheri East) and N ward (Ghatkopar).

While G/N (Dadar-Matunga) and L ward (Kurla) contain six buildings apiece, other wards, such as R/South (Kandivali West), have eight. While C, E, M/E, and T wards only have one or two dangerous buildings, wards A, B, D, F/N, M/W, and S report three to six. Notably, this year’s C1 category does not include any structures in the F/S (F South) or R/C (R Central) wards.

Buildings classified as C1 category—those judged unsafe for occupancy and in need of prompt evacuation and demolition—are identified and listed by BMC in order to avoid deaths and injuries before the monsoon. The majority of these buildings are older than thirty years. Residents are given 15 days to leave once the local government provides notifications after a C1 is proclaimed.

Many inhabitants still live in the deteriorating buildings since there are no other options for housing or safety measures, even though the local authority has called for the urgent evacuation of the dangerous premises.

A number of residents also contest the designation of “C1 dilapidated,” urging a re-examination of the building, which is carried out by BMC’s structural auditors.

Rainfall fell on Saturday morning in a number of Mumbai locations, providing inhabitants some much-needed respite from the city’s oppressive humidity. A partly overcast sky with the potential for light showers throughout the day is the prediction from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The IMD predicts that the city will have mild to moderate rainfall. Over the last several days, pre-monsoon rains have been falling in Mumbai.

Over the following five days, the IMD has forecast further thunderstorms and rains in a number of the nation’s regions.