{
  "id": 13217315,
  "title": "Mumbai: BMC Removes Encroaching Shop, Restores Access To Amboli's Historic Plague-Era Cemetery In Andheri",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/mumbai-bmc-removes-encroaching-shop-restores-access-to-ambolis",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-bmc-removes-encroaching-shop-restores-access-to-ambolis-historic-plague-era-cemetery-in-andheri"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai, October 9, 2026: Access to a historic plague-era cemetery in Andheri (West) has been restored following the removal of an encroaching shop by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The demolition of the structure, which blocked the cemetery's entrance, followed years of advocacy by the local church and residents. St Blaise Church, the cemetery's owner, had complained to the BMC in December 2017 about shops and sheds illegally expanding their structures into the plot. The 327-square-metre burial ground, dating back to the 1904 plague epidemic, houses around 100 graves, mostly of children, and has been in need of space for fresh burials. The church's efforts, supported by local residents, culminated in the civic action clearing the entrance, paving the way for an access road and potential future burials.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, October 9, 2026: Residents have regained access to a plague-era cemetery in Amboli, Andheri (West), after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) removed a shop blocking its entrance on Thursday. The demolition followed years of efforts by the local church and residents to reclaim access to the historic burial ground. The demand for access dates back nearly a decade. In December…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}