Recent incidents of hoarding collapses in Mumbai and Pune have raised concerns about structural safety and municipal governance. In Mumbai, the BMC lacks a department for structural checks and relies on private agencies. The BMC has identified 8 illegal billboards in Dadar linked to the same agency as the Ghatkopar hoarding. In Pune, a hoarding collapse during heavy rain and strong winds injured three men, a horse, and damaged vehicles.
Video captured at street level captures the moment a large billboard fell onto a gas station in Mumbai and killed at least 14 people. Authorities stated that “sudden storm and heavy rain” had caused the 220-foot-by-160-foot billboard to fall on a gas station in the eastern… https://t.co/q4qxdllTSD
#Horse injured as billboard collapses in Pune due to strong winds https://t.co/ZBtyjCeM0N
Pune Rains: Hoarding Collapse Amid Strong Winds Injures 3 People And Horse, Damages Vehicles | VIDEO https://t.co/soiN9FDBYP
#Maharashtra: A large hoarding collapsed injuring three men and a horse due to heavy rain yesterday and damaging two vehicles near Kavdipat Bridge in Loni Kalbhor, 30 km from #Pune. Police said the hoarding collapsed due to strong winds.
A horse was injured and a few vehicles were damaged after a hoarding collapsed due to strong winds in Maharashtra’s Pune city, police said. https://t.co/qJiAcODzNF
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#Mumbai #BMC Identifies 8 Illegal Dadar Billboards, Linked to Same Agency as #Ghatkopar Hoarding https://t.co/khxdxkS37y
#ExpressView | Hoarding accident in Mumbai is a moment to reflect on ailing municipal governance https://t.co/wTDKRNpbuw
Mumbai billboard collapse: BMC doesn’t have a dept to carry out structural checks, depends on private agencies @_iampratip reports https://t.co/ApwMAo4X19