Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation authorities today reached the Campa Cola Society building in central Mumbai to begin the first leg of its demolition drive following the Supreme Court order. The court has ordered the demolition of illegal apartments in the society.

A team of officials of BMC and Mahanagar Gas arrived at the Society compound this morning even as residents formed human barricades and closed the gates to obstruct civic authorities from entering the compound.

In the first leg of the demolition drive, the BMC had targeted to cut off supply of household essentials such as water, piped gas and electricity supply. The BMC authorities have been seen convincing the residents to allow them to implement the Supreme Court order in order to avoid any confrontation.

Sources from the BMC had earlier informed that they would not resort to use of any force and instead film the entire incident to use it as evidence against people who obstruct the action.