Structural audit on, four more Gurugram towers ‘unfit’

Sanjay Yadav

Gurugram, February 19

With majority of the residents of Chintels Paradiso housing society feeling unsafe and many flats showing signs of degradation, the administration has asked around 200 dwellers to move out till the structural audit report is submitted.

‘Arrest builders, order CBI probe’

• IIT-Delhi is conducting structural audit of four towers of Chintels Paradiso
• The move came after over 200 flat owners flagged poor construction work
• They are demanding arrest of builders and a CBI investigation into the matter

They have been given an option to stay in temporary accommodation provided by the builder or make own arrangement at the builder’s cost. A team of IIT-Delhi is conducting the structural audit of these towers. The move came after 200 flat owners of towers E, F, G and H flagged “poor construction work”.

“The towers fall under unsafe category till the IIT declares them safe. There were lapses in the construction and owners are worried about their safety,” said DC Nishant Kumar Yadav.

“Our flat has developed cracks. We have spent Rs 40 lakh on furniture and interiors. We have nowhere to go,” said Sunidhi, who lives on the fourth floor of tower E. Sonam, a representative of the residents, said, “The administration has asked us to vacate the society. It means all towers are unsafe.”