India, Sept. 25 -- The Bombay high court has stepped in to examine safety concerns raised by residents of a Dharavi rehabilitation building, ordering an independent structural audit after allegations of severe soil erosion and damage caused by an adjoining construction.

The 15-storey Kamraj Nagar Co-operative Housing Society, located on the Sion-Bandra Link Road, was granted a part Occupancy Certificate by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) in July 2022. Trouble began soon after developers launched construction of a 21-storey free-sale tower on the neighbouring plot.

Residents alleged that excavation work destabilised the ground, leading to large-scale soil erosion and damage within their premises. According to their petition, the ...