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16 January 2011
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India's environment ministry has ordered the demolition of a block of flats in Mumbai that has been at the centre of a corruption scandal.
It said the Adarsh Society building must be demolished within three months for breaching coastal protection laws.
The 31-storey high-rise was originally planned as a six-storey housing project for war widows.
But flats were sold to politicians and military officers, allegedly at prices far below the market rate.
The state's chief minister had to resign over the issue.
Lawyers representing the owners of the building in an exclusive part of central Mumbai say they will challenge the demolition order.
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It said the Adarsh Society building must be demolished within three months for breaching coastal protection laws.
The 31-storey high-rise was originally planned as a six-storey housing project for war widows.
But flats were sold to politicians and military officers, allegedly at prices far below the market rate.
The state's chief minister had to resign over the issue.
Lawyers representing the owners of the building in an exclusive part of central Mumbai say they will challenge the demolition order.
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