India, April 1 -- A part of the ceiling plaster in CD Deshmukh Bhavan inside University of Mumbai's (MU) Kalina campus collapsed on Friday morning, highlighting how aging buildings on campus are turning into safety hazards. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) was assigned responsibility for developing campus infrastructure in 2018, and a consultant was appointed in 2019 to draw up a master plan. But six years down the line, the master plan is nowhere to be found, while MU and MMRDA officials are busy passing the buck despite a nudge from the governor's office.

"There was another plaster collapse incident at the sports complex in February. Several buildings here require urgent repairs," Pradeep Sawant, a senate me...