Chennai:
After the collapse of the 11-storeyed building in Porur, Chennai
Metropolitan Development Authority will now be monitoring 700
multi-storeyed and special buildings for any structural defect.
A CMDA official told Express that 19 inspection teams have been formed
and they would be inspecting 350 multi-storeyed buildings and 350
special buildings that have residential units from Thursday.
Interestingly, each team would have three planners (an assistant
planner and two planning assistants).
“These buildings would be the ones waiting for completion certificates
or under construction or have been approved,” the official said.
It would take another 30 to 40 days for the inspection to be
completed. The official also said that the inspection is happening
now as CMDA wants fool proof safety measures for the building.
“We were earlier relying on the reports from structural engineer as
well as the site engineer who are bound by the license to do it. But
despite this, the incident like Tower Height Project building crashed.
This has forced CMDA to conduct this operation to ensure safety of the
structure is maintained,” the official said.
Since the planners in CMDA don’t have technical expertise, the focus
would be on whether there is any deviation from the approved plan.
CMDA said that minor deviations in the plan could be considered if the
builder or structural engineer gives assurance that the structure is
safe.
He said in case of special buildings the inspection would focus
initially on buildings having 50 dwelling units. “Once this is over we
would be looking at smaller buildings,” the CMDA official said.
Interestingly, CMDA has vowed the checks will now be stringent.
Meanwhile, CMDA refused to give clean chit to S Nagesh, who has signed
as the structural engineer of the building, while rejecting the
Confederation of Real estate Developers’ Association of India report.
The report has stated that structural engineer S Nagesh, who signed
the building’s structural stability certificate was not engaged in
execution of the work owing to difference of opinion with builder.
“He has signed the certificate. He is responsible. If there was
anything like that he should have informed CMDA,” the official said.
After the collapse of the 11-storeyed building in Porur, Chennai
Metropolitan Development Authority will now be monitoring 700
multi-storeyed and special buildings for any structural defect.
A CMDA official told Express that 19 inspection teams have been formed
and they would be inspecting 350 multi-storeyed buildings and 350
special buildings that have residential units from Thursday.
Interestingly, each team would have three planners (an assistant
planner and two planning assistants).
“These buildings would be the ones waiting for completion certificates
or under construction or have been approved,” the official said.
It would take another 30 to 40 days for the inspection to be
completed. The official also said that the inspection is happening
now as CMDA wants fool proof safety measures for the building.
“We were earlier relying on the reports from structural engineer as
well as the site engineer who are bound by the license to do it. But
despite this, the incident like Tower Height Project building crashed.
This has forced CMDA to conduct this operation to ensure safety of the
structure is maintained,” the official said.
Since the planners in CMDA don’t have technical expertise, the focus
would be on whether there is any deviation from the approved plan.
CMDA said that minor deviations in the plan could be considered if the
builder or structural engineer gives assurance that the structure is
safe.
He said in case of special buildings the inspection would focus
initially on buildings having 50 dwelling units. “Once this is over we
would be looking at smaller buildings,” the CMDA official said.
Interestingly, CMDA has vowed the checks will now be stringent.
Meanwhile, CMDA refused to give clean chit to S Nagesh, who has signed
as the structural engineer of the building, while rejecting the
Confederation of Real estate Developers’ Association of India report.
The report has stated that structural engineer S Nagesh, who signed
the building’s structural stability certificate was not engaged in
execution of the work owing to difference of opinion with builder.
“He has signed the certificate. He is responsible. If there was
anything like that he should have informed CMDA,” the official said.
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