Maharashtra, Feb. 18 -- Around nine thousand residents will likely be affected as the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) will demolish 51 "unauthorised buildings" in an area of its jurisdiction this week.

These buildings were declared unauthorized after builders constructed them using fake building plans and forged RERA certificates.

This development follows the Bombay High Court's order to clear the illegal structures built using fabricated documents in Kalyan-Dombivli in the Thane district of Maharashtra.

The residents in the illegal buildings have appealed to the state government for intervention, claiming they were unaware of the real estate scam.

Speaking about the issue, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said: "I am hol...