Several malls in and around Linking Road in Bandra (W) have been committing gross violations of fire safety rules, revealed an inspection by the BMC. A former Congress minister has a stake in one of the malls.
The BMC's inspection team examined Shreeji Plaza, Link Corner, Crystal Shoppers Paradise, Link Square and New Beauty Centre. At one of the malls, the team found that the owner had constructed an additional floor without permission. At another, a shop had been converted into 24 shops with partitions. The BMC plans to issue notices to these establishments.
“Linking Road is a crowded area and such acts of negligence can lead to serious accidents. Mall owners and shopkeepers are risking their and others lives,“ said an official.
The most common violations are conversion of basement parking into shops or storage areas, including balconies into useable areas and operating shops from illegal mezzanine floors.
Last week, a fire broke out at Kenilworth Mall on Linking Road. Since the incident took place before the shops inside the mall opened for business, a tragedy was averted. Fire brigade personnel had said several shops in the mall had made illegal alterations and unauthorized units in the basement obstructed firefighting. Following the incident, civic chief Ajoy Mehta had held a review meeting and directed inspection of all the malls.
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