SBS Colony flat owners resent poor upkeep

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, June 8

After the parapet of a house gave way two days ago, owners of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony flats have resented that the Jalandhar Improvement Trust was not taking care of the colony that had been established by it nearly 25 years ago.

Residents said as there was heavy rainfall and windstorm on Saturday morning, the parapet of a house went down with a thud. They showed cracks that had started appearing in the outer walls of the building and the garbage that was accumulating spaces between the flats. They said the wild growth all around the flats and even in its crevices was making the building weak.

JIT Chairman Daljeet Singh Ahluwalia said: “The flats were constructed by us more than 25 years ago and handed over to the MC. So, the onus of maintaining flats now lies with the owners who had bought these flats. It is only the sewage and other common facilities that the MC has to maintain. Most people occupying the flats are our payment defaulters and we have been issuing notices to them.”

“Still we will get the exact situation checked tomorrow and issue directions to the flat owner or the MC (whosoever found responsible) to get the repair work done and ensure safety of the residents,” he added.