MUMBAI, INDIA - JULY 17: Following the high court’s directives to evacuate the dilapidated Khandu Niwas in Thane before July 15, Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) started demolishing the building on Wednesday, on July 17, 2019 in Mumbai, India. Khandu Niwas was completely evacuated on Tuesday and the demolition started on Wednesday. The three-storey building was 35 years old and had three families living there. Five shopkeepers, who had shops in the building, had approached the court in 2018, following an evacuation notice served by the TMC. (Photo by Praful Gangurde/Hindustan Times )
