Thane tragedy: Are Mumbai's other mini townships as unsafe?

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  • Published On: April 05, 2013
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As rescuers pick their way through debris, the fears are the death toll in Thane building collapse will rise. The building that fell is symptomatic of almost 70 per cent of the structures in this township: illegal, constructed in and occupied in just months. So, who is to blame? And are many more such tragedies waiting to happen? We debate.

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