The authorities on Wednesday demolished the third floor of two buildings that were newly constructed in the funnel zone along the flight path of the T2 runway at Santacruz. On May 19, the MMRDA issued eviction notices to Prakash Machekar, a resident of Prabhat Colony, Aasha Nagar. A copy of the notice, which is with mid-day, stated that the floors of the structure would be demolished, and the action was carried out on Wednesday.

The notice read: “As part of the implementation of the MMRDA’s (Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority) Special Investment Region (SIR) project near the Mumbai International Airport, certain land parcels falling under the jurisdiction of Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) will be acquired.”