Shil Phata

Shil Phata is an area about 5km south of Mumbra, in the Thane district of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Shil Phata is located east of Parsik Hills on the old Mumbai-Pune Road (National Highway 4).Illegal housingIt was the site of the 2013 Thane building collapse that occurred on 4 April 2013. 72 people were killed and dozens injured in the collapse of an illegal building. Shil Phata was one of the locales within the Thane District where illegal buildings were demolished in 2010. In total more than 300 buildings were razed.