MUMBAI: Thirteen months after 33 people died in the Husaini Building collapse at crowded Bhendi Bazaar , CM Devendra Fadnavis distributed cheques for Rs 1.65 crore among the relatives of the victims on Thursday.After the century-old building collapsed in August last year, the CM had announced monetary help of Rs 5 lakh to the families of each of the deceased.Local corporator and BJP state spokesperson Atul Shah, who relentlessly followed up the issue of aid to the families, said: "I thank the CM for keeping his word. No one can compensate for the lives lost in the unfortunate collapse but the monetary aid of Rs 5 lakh to each of the deceased families will provide a salve to their wounds."The 117-year-old ground-plus-six-storey building crashed on August 31, 2017. Husaini Building was among those scheduled to be redeveloped under the cluster development plan of the Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust (SBUT). The trust had submitted the proposal to a high-power state committee. In 2011, the building was given a warning notice as it was declared dilapidated. On May 26, 2016 the trust received permission to demolish the building. After a case was registered against unidentified office-bearers of the trust on September 14 last year, the J J Marg police arrested Shoaib Hashim, 56, in charge of the evacuation duties for failing to evacuate the tenants from the dilapidated building.

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