Stuck in lift in Zirakpur, harrowing time for woman, son

Tribune News Service

Zirakpur, June 8

A mother-son duo, residents of Aastha Apartments in Zirakpur, had a harrowing time when they were stuck in a lift for more than half an hour at the housing society this evening.

Seema Verma and her five-year-old son were stuck in the B Block lift around 8 pm and had to be rescued with the help of some residents. Power outage and voltage fluctuation had left them stranded on the first floor.

‘’Auto rescue devices of lifts of Phase 2 of Aastha Apartments are non-functional for a long time. Further, generator too is not working for want of fuel. Lift operator has not been provided for the past one year despite a High Court directive on January 24, 2019. Breaking down of lifts has become a routine. Senior citizens living in the six-floor building have to face harassment every day,’’ said Gulshan Rai, a resident here.

This is for the second day running that the residents of housing societies in Zirakpur had to face harassment due to malfunctioning lifts allegedly under the supervision of builders. Frequent power outages, voltage fluctuations and non-operational advanced rescue devices are only exposing the bare minimum infrastructure in the housing societies.