The building was fully functional with offices and shops. Fortunately, the fire brigade succeeded in evacuating people trapped inside. Euphemistically called the Queen of the Suburbs, Bandra west, has been pillaged beyond imagination, thanks to the presence of a building mafia, the underworld and some crooked politicians, who are allegedly hand-in-glove with several local, civic and police officials.
Over the past decade, locals have watched in utter horror their once pristine and quaint suburb decline. Building norms are blatantly flouted, illegal restaurants have sprouted in virtually every nook and corner, unauthorized hawkers are everywhere and the narrow roads are so congested that it is a curse to drive - and also a curse for those who want to walk. There are hardly any footpaths to walk on like on the landmark Hill Road.
Till the 1950s, Bandra had its own municipality; things were very clean and local citizens had a say in all matters concerning civic life. This suburb once consisted of agricultural hamlets with a large population of farmers and fisher folk. Residents remember of open paddy and rice fields and where Europeans lived in spacious bungalows on Pali Hill. The gaothan parts of Bandra comprised villages like Kantwadi, Pali, Sherly, Mala, Rajan and Chuim, which still exist today. But many of the pretty cottages have given way to high rise structures.
Today, one finds 15-20 storey towers on narrow roads, which are packed with cars and on most days there are huge traffic jams. Bandra is no longer what it used to be.
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