Building Collapse Shines a Light on India's Unchecked Urbanization A four storey residential building in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra collapsed recently, killing nine people and injuring three.
This tragedy is symptomatic of a larger issue plaguing India's cities: unchecked urbanization.
The cause of the collapse is still under investigation, but officials have confirmed that the building had been declared dangerous by the Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation (BNCMC) earlier.