Provide compensation to owner of collapsed building: Shimla DC to NHAI

Shimla Deputy Commissioner Anupam Kashyap today said the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) should immediately provide compensation to the owner of the multi-storey building, which collapsed near Bhattakufar a few days ago.

Kashyap presided over an important meeting here today regarding the construction work of the Kaithlighat-Shimla four-lane and the compensation amount to be given to the affected people.

The DC directed the officials of the NHAI to ask the company concerned to complete the formalities and provide compensation to the person whose house had collapsed.

Last month the DC had directed the construction company working in the four-lane project under the NHAI to pay compensation amount of Rs 5.61 crore to the owner of the building, which collapsed due to digging for road construction.

The progress of the construction work was reviewed at the meeting and special emphasis was laid on providing timely compensation to other affected families. Along with this, instructions were also given to acquire unsafe buildings in the area on priority basis.

Directions were issued to the NHAI to work strictly as per the prescribed rules and ensure dumping of soil only at designated sites so that the environmental balance is not affected.

It was also pointed out that dumping on private land is illegal and there is also a provision for imposing a fine for it. four-lane project is not only important for regional development but will also ease the traffic system, increase employment opportunities at the local level and also accelerate economic activities.

Additional District Magistrate (Protocol) Jyoti Rana, Additional District Magistrate (Law and Order) Pankaj Sharma, Additional Superintendent of Police Ratna Negi, Joint Commissioner Municipal Corporation Shimla Bhuwan Sharma and officers of various departments were present in the meeting.