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West Bengal Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim announced that 500 illegal buildings have been demolished in Kolkata following the collapse of an unauthorized structure in Garden Reach last year. Notices have been issued to 1,000 other unauthorized constructions. Hakim urged other civic bodies to take similar measures to stop illegal constructions in their jurisdictions. Twelve people were killed in the Garden Reach building collapse last March.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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